London Who We Are: At Galaxy we are building products and services to help the world invest in economic progress. We believe crypto and blockchain innovations will permeate and improve all aspects of our global economy. Our vision is a society where value and ownership flow as freely as information. Galaxy is a digital asset and blockchain leader helping institutions, startups, and individuals access and navigate the crypto economy. As one of the most well-capitalized and trusted companies in the industry, we provide platform solutions custom-made for a digitally native ecosystem across three complementary operating businesses: Global Markets, Asset Management, and Digital Infrastructure Solutions. Our offerings include, amongst others, trading, lending, strategic advisory services, institutional-grade investment solutions across passive, active and venture strategies, proprietary bitcoin mining and hosting services, network validator services, and the development of enterprise custodial technology. Galaxy's CEO and Founder Michael Novogratz leads a team of crypto enthusiasts, and institutional veterans focused on the future of finance and Web3. The Company is headquartered in New York City, with global offices across North America, Europe and Asia. What We Value: We are a diverse team of free thinkers, and fast movers united to help investors and creators energize the global economy. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a culture of builders and overachievers and embrace high performance, transparent feedback, and a mission-first approach. Our culture shapes our way of working and gets us where we want to be. Be Selective To Be Effective. Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled. Disagree Transparently. Build Dream Teams. Who You Are: We are seeking a highly skilled Quantitative Developer to join our Crypto trading desk. The successful candidate will collaborate with traders, quants, and other developers to design, implement, and optimize market making and quantitative trading strategies. This role requires a strong background in software development, quantitative analysis, and financial markets, particularly in the FX and Crypto trading domains. What You'll Do: Develop, implement, and maintain high-performance trading algorithms and models for Crypto markets Collaborate with traders and quantitative analysts to understand trading strategies and translate them into efficient code Optimize existing trading systems for speed, reliability, and scalability Integrate new data sources and ensure data integrity for accurate model input Monitor and troubleshoot live trading systems, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in quantitative finance, software development, and Crypto markets Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and tools What We're Looking For: Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, or a related field Proven experience in developing and implementing quantitative models and trading algorithms Strong programming skills in Java Experience with high-frequency / low-latency trading systems Experience working on an FX or Cryptocurrency trading desk Experience in integrating and executing strategies on DeFi platforms (SOL/ETH) Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal Bonus Points: Experience of research and backtesting to evaluate the performance of trading strategies and models Proficiency in Rust and Python, statistical tools (e.g., NumPy, pandas, SciPy) Experience of development with relational and time series database technologies Knowledge of risk management infrastructure What We Offer: Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees and their eligible dependents Free virtual coaching and counseling sessions Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues Employee Resource Groups Benefits may vary depending on location. Galaxy respects diversity and seeks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived age, race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital or partnership or caregiver status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military or veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. 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Feb 21, 2025
Full time
London Who We Are: At Galaxy we are building products and services to help the world invest in economic progress. We believe crypto and blockchain innovations will permeate and improve all aspects of our global economy. Our vision is a society where value and ownership flow as freely as information. Galaxy is a digital asset and blockchain leader helping institutions, startups, and individuals access and navigate the crypto economy. As one of the most well-capitalized and trusted companies in the industry, we provide platform solutions custom-made for a digitally native ecosystem across three complementary operating businesses: Global Markets, Asset Management, and Digital Infrastructure Solutions. Our offerings include, amongst others, trading, lending, strategic advisory services, institutional-grade investment solutions across passive, active and venture strategies, proprietary bitcoin mining and hosting services, network validator services, and the development of enterprise custodial technology. Galaxy's CEO and Founder Michael Novogratz leads a team of crypto enthusiasts, and institutional veterans focused on the future of finance and Web3. The Company is headquartered in New York City, with global offices across North America, Europe and Asia. What We Value: We are a diverse team of free thinkers, and fast movers united to help investors and creators energize the global economy. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a culture of builders and overachievers and embrace high performance, transparent feedback, and a mission-first approach. Our culture shapes our way of working and gets us where we want to be. Be Selective To Be Effective. Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled. Disagree Transparently. Build Dream Teams. Who You Are: We are seeking a highly skilled Quantitative Developer to join our Crypto trading desk. The successful candidate will collaborate with traders, quants, and other developers to design, implement, and optimize market making and quantitative trading strategies. This role requires a strong background in software development, quantitative analysis, and financial markets, particularly in the FX and Crypto trading domains. What You'll Do: Develop, implement, and maintain high-performance trading algorithms and models for Crypto markets Collaborate with traders and quantitative analysts to understand trading strategies and translate them into efficient code Optimize existing trading systems for speed, reliability, and scalability Integrate new data sources and ensure data integrity for accurate model input Monitor and troubleshoot live trading systems, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in quantitative finance, software development, and Crypto markets Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and tools What We're Looking For: Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, or a related field Proven experience in developing and implementing quantitative models and trading algorithms Strong programming skills in Java Experience with high-frequency / low-latency trading systems Experience working on an FX or Cryptocurrency trading desk Experience in integrating and executing strategies on DeFi platforms (SOL/ETH) Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal Bonus Points: Experience of research and backtesting to evaluate the performance of trading strategies and models Proficiency in Rust and Python, statistical tools (e.g., NumPy, pandas, SciPy) Experience of development with relational and time series database technologies Knowledge of risk management infrastructure What We Offer: Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees and their eligible dependents Free virtual coaching and counseling sessions Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues Employee Resource Groups Benefits may vary depending on location. Galaxy respects diversity and seeks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived age, race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital or partnership or caregiver status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military or veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. 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React Developer (Software Engineer Programmer Developer React TypeScript Redux Saga Ag-Grid Python Fixed Income JavaScript Node Fixed Income Credit Rates Bonds ABS Agile AWS GCP Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management PostgreSQL Node Finance Front Office Trading Financial Services) required by our asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Experience as a React Developer/Software Engineer/Programmer Good JavaScript, TypeScript and React Financial markets/trading exposure Excellent stakeholder interaction skills Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Redux Saga, Ag-Grid Node AWS or GCP Python Role: React Developer (Software Engineer Programmer Developer React TypeScript Redux Saga Ag-Grid Python Fixed Income JavaScript Node Fixed Income Credit Rates Bonds ABS Agile AWS GCP Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management PostgreSQL Node Finance Front Office Trading Financial Services) required by our asset management client in London. You will be joining a team of Front End React Developers that are building out a Fixed Income trade tracking system. The system will allow portfolio managers to enter their trade instructions to be carried out by investment analysts. This will generate records and alignment to strategy. The tech stack is React, TypeScript, Redux, Redux Saga, Ag-Grid, Node, Python, PostgreSQL and AWS. You only need experience in React, TypeScript and finance. The rest can be learnt. There are supporting Python developers for the Back End. You would need to be open to acquiring Python skills though in time. There is a central UI development team who are compiling UI libraries and UX templates which could be used to accelerate your work on this product. This is an environment that has been described as the only corporate environment with a start-up/fintech attitude towards technology. Hours are 9-5. Hybrid working is a flexible 2 days/week in the office. £80k - £110k + 10% Bonus + 10% Pension
Feb 21, 2025
Full time
React Developer (Software Engineer Programmer Developer React TypeScript Redux Saga Ag-Grid Python Fixed Income JavaScript Node Fixed Income Credit Rates Bonds ABS Agile AWS GCP Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management PostgreSQL Node Finance Front Office Trading Financial Services) required by our asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Experience as a React Developer/Software Engineer/Programmer Good JavaScript, TypeScript and React Financial markets/trading exposure Excellent stakeholder interaction skills Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Redux Saga, Ag-Grid Node AWS or GCP Python Role: React Developer (Software Engineer Programmer Developer React TypeScript Redux Saga Ag-Grid Python Fixed Income JavaScript Node Fixed Income Credit Rates Bonds ABS Agile AWS GCP Buy Side Asset Manager Investment Management PostgreSQL Node Finance Front Office Trading Financial Services) required by our asset management client in London. You will be joining a team of Front End React Developers that are building out a Fixed Income trade tracking system. The system will allow portfolio managers to enter their trade instructions to be carried out by investment analysts. This will generate records and alignment to strategy. The tech stack is React, TypeScript, Redux, Redux Saga, Ag-Grid, Node, Python, PostgreSQL and AWS. You only need experience in React, TypeScript and finance. The rest can be learnt. There are supporting Python developers for the Back End. You would need to be open to acquiring Python skills though in time. There is a central UI development team who are compiling UI libraries and UX templates which could be used to accelerate your work on this product. This is an environment that has been described as the only corporate environment with a start-up/fintech attitude towards technology. Hours are 9-5. Hybrid working is a flexible 2 days/week in the office. £80k - £110k + 10% Bonus + 10% Pension
Senior Python Software Engineer (Programmer Developer Python Java Software Snowflake Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering AWS Athena Agile Apache Iceberg Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced ability as a Senior Python Software Engineer/Developer/Programmer AWS Excellent Python ability Ability to read Java Snowflake or Iceberg SQL The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Financial services Role: Senior Python Software Engineer (Programmer Developer Python Java Software Snowflake Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering AWS Athena Agile Apache Iceberg Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a new team within the central data office that is building out a new data management tool. You will be an expert in Python with some ability in Java. You will be working with AWS (Glue and Athena), SQL and Snowflake. In the background, they are moving to data mesh architecture and using tooling like DBT, Dremio and Iceberg. You DO NOT need experience in these however. Otherwise, the company also uses PySpark, Airflow and Apache Arrow. They have a very flexible hybrid working set up of 1-2 days/month in the office. Salary: £130k - £155k + 15% Bonus + 10% Pension
Feb 20, 2025
Full time
Senior Python Software Engineer (Programmer Developer Python Java Software Snowflake Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering AWS Athena Agile Apache Iceberg Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced ability as a Senior Python Software Engineer/Developer/Programmer AWS Excellent Python ability Ability to read Java Snowflake or Iceberg SQL The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Financial services Role: Senior Python Software Engineer (Programmer Developer Python Java Software Snowflake Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering AWS Athena Agile Apache Iceberg Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a new team within the central data office that is building out a new data management tool. You will be an expert in Python with some ability in Java. You will be working with AWS (Glue and Athena), SQL and Snowflake. In the background, they are moving to data mesh architecture and using tooling like DBT, Dremio and Iceberg. You DO NOT need experience in these however. Otherwise, the company also uses PySpark, Airflow and Apache Arrow. They have a very flexible hybrid working set up of 1-2 days/month in the office. Salary: £130k - £155k + 15% Bonus + 10% Pension
Senior Python Software Engineer (Programmer Developer Python Java Software Snowflake Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering AWS Athena Agile Apache Iceberg Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced ability as a Senior Python Software Engineer/Developer/Programmer AWS Excellent Python ability Ability to read Java Snowflake or Iceberg SQL The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Financial services Role: Senior Python Software Engineer (Programmer Developer Python Java Software Snowflake Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering AWS Athena Agile Apache Iceberg Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a new team within the central data office that is building out a new data management tool. You will be an expert in Python with some ability in Java. You will be working with AWS (Glue and Athena), SQL and Snowflake. In the background, they are moving to data mesh architecture and using tooling like DBT, Dremio and Iceberg. You DO NOT need experience in these however. Otherwise, the company also uses PySpark, Airflow and Apache Arrow. They have a very flexible hybrid working set up of 1-2 days/month in the office. Salary: £100k - £130k + 15% Bonus + 10% Pension
Feb 20, 2025
Full time
Senior Python Software Engineer (Programmer Developer Python Java Software Snowflake Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering AWS Athena Agile Apache Iceberg Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced ability as a Senior Python Software Engineer/Developer/Programmer AWS Excellent Python ability Ability to read Java Snowflake or Iceberg SQL The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Financial services Role: Senior Python Software Engineer (Programmer Developer Python Java Software Snowflake Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering AWS Athena Agile Apache Iceberg Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a new team within the central data office that is building out a new data management tool. You will be an expert in Python with some ability in Java. You will be working with AWS (Glue and Athena), SQL and Snowflake. In the background, they are moving to data mesh architecture and using tooling like DBT, Dremio and Iceberg. You DO NOT need experience in these however. Otherwise, the company also uses PySpark, Airflow and Apache Arrow. They have a very flexible hybrid working set up of 1-2 days/month in the office. Salary: £100k - £130k + 15% Bonus + 10% Pension
REMOTE Senior Python Software Engineer (Programmer Developer Python Java Software Snowflake Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering AWS Athena Agile Apache Iceberg Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced ability as a Senior Python Software Engineer/Developer/Programmer AWS Excellent Python ability Ability to read Java Snowflake or Iceberg SQL The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Financial services Role: REMOTE Senior Python Software Engineer (Programmer Developer Python Java Software Snowflake Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering AWS Athena Agile Apache Iceberg Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a new team within the central data office that is building out a new data management tool. You will be an expert in Python with some ability in Java. You will be working with AWS (Glue and Athena), SQL and Snowflake. In the background, they are moving to data mesh architecture and using tooling like DBT, Dremio and Iceberg. You DO NOT need experience in these however. Otherwise, the company also uses PySpark, Airflow and Apache Arrow. Salary: £130k - £155k + 15% Bonus + 10% Pension
Feb 20, 2025
Full time
REMOTE Senior Python Software Engineer (Programmer Developer Python Java Software Snowflake Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering AWS Athena Agile Apache Iceberg Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced ability as a Senior Python Software Engineer/Developer/Programmer AWS Excellent Python ability Ability to read Java Snowflake or Iceberg SQL The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Financial services Role: REMOTE Senior Python Software Engineer (Programmer Developer Python Java Software Snowflake Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering AWS Athena Agile Apache Iceberg Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a new team within the central data office that is building out a new data management tool. You will be an expert in Python with some ability in Java. You will be working with AWS (Glue and Athena), SQL and Snowflake. In the background, they are moving to data mesh architecture and using tooling like DBT, Dremio and Iceberg. You DO NOT need experience in these however. Otherwise, the company also uses PySpark, Airflow and Apache Arrow. Salary: £130k - £155k + 15% Bonus + 10% Pension
About G-20 Strategies G-20 Strategies, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, is a leading crypto market maker, employing a quantitative, technology-driven approach. The team combines a startup mindset with extensive experience in proprietary trading, digital assets, technology, and quantitative finance. Role Overview We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Python Quant Developer to join our team on a full-time basis. As a Quant Developer, you will be responsible for developing and supporting our trading and market-making systems and working closely with traders and the development team. Responsibilities: Have ownership, support, and improve existing trading systems and their components. Ensure that day-to-day trading operations run smoothly. Continuously monitor and optimize trading engine and associated systems. Design, implement and support automated trading strategies. Work closely with traders on their requests and implement enhancements to the existing systems. Minimum Requirements: Experience: At least 2-3 years of experience in python-based software development, ideally in a high-paced trading environment. Personal Qualities: Motivated, responsible and highly responsive individual. Mature enough to work collaboratively on the existing code base. Ability to work effectively in a high distraction trading environment. Tech Skills: Proficiency in Python, Rust is a bonus. Proficiency in Unix based systems and cloud platforms (AWS). Familiarity with real-time data messaging (Redis, websockets) and Rest APIs. Experience with deployment and monitoring tools, e.g. supervisor, dockers, Grafana, Nagios, etc. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Sciences, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.Additional Qualifications: Experience in the finance or cryptocurrency sectors. Experience with low latency systems and high-frequency trading environments. Experience with developing data storage and dissemination infrastructure. If you meet the above qualifications and are interested in this opportunity, please submit your resume and cover letter. We look forward to hearing from you at
Feb 19, 2025
Full time
About G-20 Strategies G-20 Strategies, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, is a leading crypto market maker, employing a quantitative, technology-driven approach. The team combines a startup mindset with extensive experience in proprietary trading, digital assets, technology, and quantitative finance. Role Overview We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Python Quant Developer to join our team on a full-time basis. As a Quant Developer, you will be responsible for developing and supporting our trading and market-making systems and working closely with traders and the development team. Responsibilities: Have ownership, support, and improve existing trading systems and their components. Ensure that day-to-day trading operations run smoothly. Continuously monitor and optimize trading engine and associated systems. Design, implement and support automated trading strategies. Work closely with traders on their requests and implement enhancements to the existing systems. Minimum Requirements: Experience: At least 2-3 years of experience in python-based software development, ideally in a high-paced trading environment. Personal Qualities: Motivated, responsible and highly responsive individual. Mature enough to work collaboratively on the existing code base. Ability to work effectively in a high distraction trading environment. Tech Skills: Proficiency in Python, Rust is a bonus. Proficiency in Unix based systems and cloud platforms (AWS). Familiarity with real-time data messaging (Redis, websockets) and Rest APIs. Experience with deployment and monitoring tools, e.g. supervisor, dockers, Grafana, Nagios, etc. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Sciences, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.Additional Qualifications: Experience in the finance or cryptocurrency sectors. Experience with low latency systems and high-frequency trading environments. Experience with developing data storage and dissemination infrastructure. If you meet the above qualifications and are interested in this opportunity, please submit your resume and cover letter. We look forward to hearing from you at
Elwood Technologies is a FCA regulated firm that provides end-to-end institutional-grade digital asset Execution, Liquidity Access and Portfolio Monitoring & Risk Management Software. Built with institutions for institutions, Elwood's EMS offers best available price execution, smart order routing and algorithmic tooling alongside a traditional finance grade Portfolio Management System. Built by industry experts with decades of combined experience in investment management and digital technology, we are now looking for a Senior Engineer to work on our EMS platform within the Engineering Team. Job Description We're currently looking for a Quantitative Developer to join our Quant team based in the UK. We have a mix of Quant Developers and Software Engineers bringing finance knowledge and enterprise scale software development respectively - occasionally both! The stack is comprised of C# .NET 5+ services which call into a proprietary C++ quant library and present results via a React frontend. Hosted on Linux in AWS with large calculations distributed over many instances, messaging via Redis. As part of the role, you will form an integral part of the team responsible for pricing and risk analytics available on our platform. You will contribute to the continued development of our models, whilst also working closely with the Product Team to implement new features, and provide desk support to our clients. Key Responsibilities Develop and enhance our in-house pricing and risk models, which are implemented in our digital Quant analytics library, written in C++. Build new services to meet critical product and business needs using C++ and Python. Build features that help customers collaborate on asset management. The functionality of the library is exposed to clients through a web based cross-asset Portfolio Management System providing clients with real time pricing, scenario, risk and P&L on their portfolios as well as the ability to structure and overlay new positions. Work with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to turn our roadmap and technical vision into a tangible product with timely deliveries. Monitor and support all Quant production system components (analytics, market data). Estimation, design, development and unit testing of features, with robust coding standards. Qualifications / Knowledge 5+ years' of experience developing applications in C# with good knowledge of coding fundamentals. Financial Services experience is essential (Buy or Sell-Side). Knowledge of the standard pricing models e.g. Black Scholes, sensitivities, with a strong understanding of derivatives of at least one asset class. Experience working with interest rate curves, vol surfaces and other market data. Experience implementing trading/risks applications in C#. Experience implementing C++ pricing libraries. Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance. Great communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team - bouncing ideas off colleagues, building consensus around a design etc. - Ability to explain complicated concepts with ease. Master's degree or PhD in mathematics or any other relevant numerical field. What we offer: Competitive salary and compensation packages. Fully paid medical and discounted dental schemes for employees and their family. Enhanced parental leave for all employees who have been with the company for one (1) year. Fully stocked kitchen and access to Ubereats. Discounted gym scheme with Fitness First. Employee Assistance Programme. Paid study leave and personal leave. Why Elwood? Join one of the fastest growing FinTech companies and help shape the future of finance. A startup with deep financial backing and a strong market presence. Our platform is enabling institutional access to the most exciting growth opportunity in Finance. Work with a modern technology stack and help solve high impact problems. Strong client focused team with a diverse background. We're a Global company and have modern, centrally based offices in London, New York, Singapore & Jersey.
Jan 29, 2025
Full time
Elwood Technologies is a FCA regulated firm that provides end-to-end institutional-grade digital asset Execution, Liquidity Access and Portfolio Monitoring & Risk Management Software. Built with institutions for institutions, Elwood's EMS offers best available price execution, smart order routing and algorithmic tooling alongside a traditional finance grade Portfolio Management System. Built by industry experts with decades of combined experience in investment management and digital technology, we are now looking for a Senior Engineer to work on our EMS platform within the Engineering Team. Job Description We're currently looking for a Quantitative Developer to join our Quant team based in the UK. We have a mix of Quant Developers and Software Engineers bringing finance knowledge and enterprise scale software development respectively - occasionally both! The stack is comprised of C# .NET 5+ services which call into a proprietary C++ quant library and present results via a React frontend. Hosted on Linux in AWS with large calculations distributed over many instances, messaging via Redis. As part of the role, you will form an integral part of the team responsible for pricing and risk analytics available on our platform. You will contribute to the continued development of our models, whilst also working closely with the Product Team to implement new features, and provide desk support to our clients. Key Responsibilities Develop and enhance our in-house pricing and risk models, which are implemented in our digital Quant analytics library, written in C++. Build new services to meet critical product and business needs using C++ and Python. Build features that help customers collaborate on asset management. The functionality of the library is exposed to clients through a web based cross-asset Portfolio Management System providing clients with real time pricing, scenario, risk and P&L on their portfolios as well as the ability to structure and overlay new positions. Work with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to turn our roadmap and technical vision into a tangible product with timely deliveries. Monitor and support all Quant production system components (analytics, market data). Estimation, design, development and unit testing of features, with robust coding standards. Qualifications / Knowledge 5+ years' of experience developing applications in C# with good knowledge of coding fundamentals. Financial Services experience is essential (Buy or Sell-Side). Knowledge of the standard pricing models e.g. Black Scholes, sensitivities, with a strong understanding of derivatives of at least one asset class. Experience working with interest rate curves, vol surfaces and other market data. Experience implementing trading/risks applications in C#. Experience implementing C++ pricing libraries. Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance. Great communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team - bouncing ideas off colleagues, building consensus around a design etc. - Ability to explain complicated concepts with ease. Master's degree or PhD in mathematics or any other relevant numerical field. What we offer: Competitive salary and compensation packages. Fully paid medical and discounted dental schemes for employees and their family. Enhanced parental leave for all employees who have been with the company for one (1) year. Fully stocked kitchen and access to Ubereats. Discounted gym scheme with Fitness First. Employee Assistance Programme. Paid study leave and personal leave. Why Elwood? Join one of the fastest growing FinTech companies and help shape the future of finance. A startup with deep financial backing and a strong market presence. Our platform is enabling institutional access to the most exciting growth opportunity in Finance. Work with a modern technology stack and help solve high impact problems. Strong client focused team with a diverse background. We're a Global company and have modern, centrally based offices in London, New York, Singapore & Jersey.
Python Quant Developer (Programmer Software Engineer Python Fixed Income Bonds Rates Credit Equities Commodities Derivatives Amazon Web Services AWS Azure GCP Cloud Quantitative Analysts R Asset Manager Buy Side Investment Management Fund Hedge Fund Finance Front Office Trading Asset Manager) required by our asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced Python- strong design, architecture and build experience, including the implementation of standards and methodologies Excellent experience as a Quantitative Developer/Quant Developer- helping to take quant models into production and improve the frameworks and components in the environment A good foundation in finance, when on the buy or sell side Good ability to work and collaborate with Front Office stakeholders such as traders, quants, researchers etc Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Fixed Income knowledge, such as an understanding of durations and yield curves Cloud- AWS, GCP or Azure, whether commercially or at home Research within finance Asset backed securities (ABS), credit and rates products, Fixed Income derivatives Buy-side- asset management, investment manager, hedge fund Bloomberg BQuant exposure Role: Python Quant Developer (Programmer Software Engineer Python Fixed Income Bonds Rates Credit Equities Commodities Derivatives Amazon Web Services AWS Azure GCP Cloud Quantitative Analysts R Asset Manager Buy Side Investment Management Fund Hedge Fund Finance Front Office Trading Asset Manager) required by our asset management client in London. You will work in a team of 8 quantitative developers. This team is dedicated to the Fixed Income quantitative analysts and credit researchers across the company. You will be in a floating role as a senior/lead, contributing towards broader technology initiatives in the space, adding to and improving the framework and components. The work will all be in Python. Your Python will be excellent. Exposure to Bloomberg BQuant, R or Fixed Income would be beneficial but is not essential. Hours are 9-5 but can be flexed to allow for school-runs and other commitments. There is flexible working from home. Salary: £90-120k + 20% Bonus + 10% Pension
Feb 01, 2024
Full time
Python Quant Developer (Programmer Software Engineer Python Fixed Income Bonds Rates Credit Equities Commodities Derivatives Amazon Web Services AWS Azure GCP Cloud Quantitative Analysts R Asset Manager Buy Side Investment Management Fund Hedge Fund Finance Front Office Trading Asset Manager) required by our asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced Python- strong design, architecture and build experience, including the implementation of standards and methodologies Excellent experience as a Quantitative Developer/Quant Developer- helping to take quant models into production and improve the frameworks and components in the environment A good foundation in finance, when on the buy or sell side Good ability to work and collaborate with Front Office stakeholders such as traders, quants, researchers etc Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Fixed Income knowledge, such as an understanding of durations and yield curves Cloud- AWS, GCP or Azure, whether commercially or at home Research within finance Asset backed securities (ABS), credit and rates products, Fixed Income derivatives Buy-side- asset management, investment manager, hedge fund Bloomberg BQuant exposure Role: Python Quant Developer (Programmer Software Engineer Python Fixed Income Bonds Rates Credit Equities Commodities Derivatives Amazon Web Services AWS Azure GCP Cloud Quantitative Analysts R Asset Manager Buy Side Investment Management Fund Hedge Fund Finance Front Office Trading Asset Manager) required by our asset management client in London. You will work in a team of 8 quantitative developers. This team is dedicated to the Fixed Income quantitative analysts and credit researchers across the company. You will be in a floating role as a senior/lead, contributing towards broader technology initiatives in the space, adding to and improving the framework and components. The work will all be in Python. Your Python will be excellent. Exposure to Bloomberg BQuant, R or Fixed Income would be beneficial but is not essential. Hours are 9-5 but can be flexed to allow for school-runs and other commitments. There is flexible working from home. Salary: £90-120k + 20% Bonus + 10% Pension
Python Developer (Software Engineer Python Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS GCP Athena Glue Airflow Ignite Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Apache Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Experience ability as a Senior Python Software Engineer/Developer/Programmer Expert Python AWS, GCP or Azure Finance - not necessarily markets or Front Office trading Agile A strong desire to be up to date with technology The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Apache Airflow and Ignite Spark, Dremio, Apache Iceberg, Arrow, DBT gRPC/protobuf Data engineering (Athena, Glue etc) Fixed Income Role: Python Developer (Software Engineer Python Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS GCP Athena Glue Airflow Ignite Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Apache Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a team of 5 that are responsible for the Back End architecture that ingests and distributes all the data coming into Fixed Income technology from internal and external sources. The environment is mostly built in Python and hosted entirely in AWS. There will also be some work to build analytics products too. The stack is Python, AWS - such as Glue and Athena, and some tools such as gRPC, protobuf, Apache Ignite and Airflow. Gradually, they are also incorporating Spark, Dremio, Apache Iceberg, Arrow and DBT. You only need to come with strong Python and some exposure to AWS or another cloud provider. You must also come from the finance although this does not need to the Front Office. The hybrid working set-up is 1-2 days/week in the office. Salary: £90k - £120k + 20% Bonus + 10% Pension
Jan 31, 2024
Full time
Python Developer (Software Engineer Python Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS GCP Athena Glue Airflow Ignite Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Apache Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Experience ability as a Senior Python Software Engineer/Developer/Programmer Expert Python AWS, GCP or Azure Finance - not necessarily markets or Front Office trading Agile A strong desire to be up to date with technology The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Apache Airflow and Ignite Spark, Dremio, Apache Iceberg, Arrow, DBT gRPC/protobuf Data engineering (Athena, Glue etc) Fixed Income Role: Python Developer (Software Engineer Python Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS GCP Athena Glue Airflow Ignite Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Apache Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a team of 5 that are responsible for the Back End architecture that ingests and distributes all the data coming into Fixed Income technology from internal and external sources. The environment is mostly built in Python and hosted entirely in AWS. There will also be some work to build analytics products too. The stack is Python, AWS - such as Glue and Athena, and some tools such as gRPC, protobuf, Apache Ignite and Airflow. Gradually, they are also incorporating Spark, Dremio, Apache Iceberg, Arrow and DBT. You only need to come with strong Python and some exposure to AWS or another cloud provider. You must also come from the finance although this does not need to the Front Office. The hybrid working set-up is 1-2 days/week in the office. Salary: £90k - £120k + 20% Bonus + 10% Pension
Python Developer (Software Engineer Python Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS GCP Athena Glue Airflow Ignite Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Apache Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Experience ability as a Senior Python Software Engineer/Developer/Programmer Expert Python AWS, GCP or Azure Finance- not necessarily markets or Front Office trading Agile A strong desire to be up to date with technology The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Apache Airflow and Ignite Spark, Dremio, Apache Iceberg, Arrow, DBT gRPC/protobuf Data engineering (Athena, Glue etc) Fixed Income Role: Python Developer (Software Engineer Python Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS GCP Athena Glue Airflow Ignite Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Apache Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a team of 5 that are responsible for the Back End architecture that ingests and distributes all the data coming into Fixed Income technology from internal and external sources. The environment is mostly built in Python and hosted entirely in AWS. There will also be some work to build analytics products too. The stack is Python, AWS - such as Glue and Athena, and some tools such as gRPC, protobuf, Apache Ignite and Airflow. Gradually, they are also incorporating Spark, Dremio, Apache Iceberg, Arrow and DBT. You only need to come with strong Python and some exposure to AWS or another cloud provider. You must also come from the finance although this does not need to the Front Office. The hybrid working set-up is 1-2 days/week in the office. Salary: £120k - £145k + 20% Bonus + 10% Pension
Jan 31, 2024
Full time
Python Developer (Software Engineer Python Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS GCP Athena Glue Airflow Ignite Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Apache Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Experience ability as a Senior Python Software Engineer/Developer/Programmer Expert Python AWS, GCP or Azure Finance- not necessarily markets or Front Office trading Agile A strong desire to be up to date with technology The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Apache Airflow and Ignite Spark, Dremio, Apache Iceberg, Arrow, DBT gRPC/protobuf Data engineering (Athena, Glue etc) Fixed Income Role: Python Developer (Software Engineer Python Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS GCP Athena Glue Airflow Ignite Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Apache Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a team of 5 that are responsible for the Back End architecture that ingests and distributes all the data coming into Fixed Income technology from internal and external sources. The environment is mostly built in Python and hosted entirely in AWS. There will also be some work to build analytics products too. The stack is Python, AWS - such as Glue and Athena, and some tools such as gRPC, protobuf, Apache Ignite and Airflow. Gradually, they are also incorporating Spark, Dremio, Apache Iceberg, Arrow and DBT. You only need to come with strong Python and some exposure to AWS or another cloud provider. You must also come from the finance although this does not need to the Front Office. The hybrid working set-up is 1-2 days/week in the office. Salary: £120k - £145k + 20% Bonus + 10% Pension
Python Developer - Data - Systematic Trading My Hedge Fund client is looking to hire a talented Python Developer to join their team, working directly with Researchers to process data. This is an ideal role for a developer looking to make a transition into Data Engineering, in a quantitative capacity, working alongside an exceptionally talented and profitable Trading and Research team. You will be working on implementing new market developments and software engineering projects in a market leading environment with best practices and high quality code base. Because of this, key skills that are needed to be successful are as follows: Strong Python development skills Computer Science Degree Strong Communication Skills The organisation uses both fundamental and quantitative trading & market making strategies across global financial markets and therefore it would be a bonus if you had: Previous Data Engineering Experience Experience working at a Big Tech company or in a Finance Environment Experience with SQL. Experience with Git and AWS. This is a great Pathway for a Python developer who is looking to gain more experience working in a Systematic Trading Hedge Fund environment.
Dec 16, 2022
Full time
Python Developer - Data - Systematic Trading My Hedge Fund client is looking to hire a talented Python Developer to join their team, working directly with Researchers to process data. This is an ideal role for a developer looking to make a transition into Data Engineering, in a quantitative capacity, working alongside an exceptionally talented and profitable Trading and Research team. You will be working on implementing new market developments and software engineering projects in a market leading environment with best practices and high quality code base. Because of this, key skills that are needed to be successful are as follows: Strong Python development skills Computer Science Degree Strong Communication Skills The organisation uses both fundamental and quantitative trading & market making strategies across global financial markets and therefore it would be a bonus if you had: Previous Data Engineering Experience Experience working at a Big Tech company or in a Finance Environment Experience with SQL. Experience with Git and AWS. This is a great Pathway for a Python developer who is looking to gain more experience working in a Systematic Trading Hedge Fund environment.
Job Profile Summary About the role : We are seeking an exceptional individual with a focus on business, customer solutions and user experience for the T&S I&E Price Management team. As part of the Innovation & Engineering (I&E) team that supports the Trading & Shipping entity (T&S) within bp, you will undertake the development, support, and on-going maintenance of application systems, both packaged and bespoke. The T&S I&E strategy is to create a world-class digital & communications technology organisation and capability that will propel bp differentiation from its competitors. You will design and develop applications that meet the business needs while keeping in line with the broader I&E strategy of the group for the next generation of price management. Solutions will provide innovative and intuitive software by automating manual activity and/or provide a differentiated user experience. Critical to role success will be possession of technical aptitude to communicate with globally distributed team of architects, developers, support engineers and business users to understand, shape and deliver solutions. As part of the team, you will deliver, and support solutions used globally in Singapore, London, Houston, and Chicago. Essential Experience and Job Requirements: • Strong experience in solution design and implementation using the following software development languages; Java, C/C++, C#, JEE, Spring Boot, Python, Perl, Shell scripting, REST API.Commodities trade lifecycle and energy trading knowledge. • Strong analytical, problem solving and testing skills. • Effective and clear communicator, ability to lead and work well with the team, high self-motivation and strong delivery focus. • Experience with full end-to-end project development lifecycle and change / release management to operations. • Demonstrable experience in an Agile working environment, with strong knowledge of Agile methodology (SCRUM) and continuous delivery. (formal qualification not essential). • Working knowledge of a continuous integration and delivery pipeline tools such as Jenkins/Ansible/Azure DevOps. • Experience of running applications in Unix/Linux environments. • Practical experience building user interfaces for complex web applications and modern JavaScript frameworks (Angular/React preferred). • Experience with database design, data modelling and analysis in Oracle/PostgreSQL with strong RDMS database query skills. • Working knowledge of cloud computing platforms and microservices/serverless architecture in AWS or Azure. • Good knowledge in architecture and design of applications running in RedHat OpenShift container platform. • Solid understanding of programming paradigms such as distributed architectures and multi-threaded program design. • Embraces a culture of change and agility. • Effective team player who looks beyond own area / organizational boundaries to consider the bigger picture and/or perspective of others and works across cultural boundaries with sensitivity. • Applies judgment and common sense - uses insight and good judgement to enable commercially sound, efficient, and pragmatic decisions and solutions, responding to situations as they arise. • Strong knowledge of relational and multi-dimensional database architectures. • Very strong user interface / user experience design skills, including UI/X design principles, human-computer interaction paradigms, usability guidelines, layout, navigation, and design Job Advert Essential Education: Bachelor's Degree, or comparable qualification, in one of the following areas: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Computer Science, Management Information System We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at out company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race , religion, color , national origin , gender , sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. Flexible working options will be considered. #Digital Engineering Entity Innovation & Engineering Job Family Group IT&S Group Relocation available No Travel required No Country United Kingdom About BP INNOVATION & ENGINEERING Join us in creating, growing, and delivering innovation at pace, enabling us to thrive while transitioning to a net zero world. All without compromising our operational risk management. Working with us, you can do this by: • deploying our integrated capability and standards in service of our net zero and safety ambitions • driving our digital transformation and pioneering new business models • collaborating to deliver competitive customer-focused energy solutions • originating, scaling and commercialising innovative ideas, and creating ground-breaking new businesses from them • protecting us by assuring management of our greatest physical and digital risks Because together we are: • Originators, builders, guardians and disruptors • Engineers, technologists, scientists and entrepreneurs • Empathetic, curious, creative and inclusive
Dec 08, 2021
Full time
Job Profile Summary About the role : We are seeking an exceptional individual with a focus on business, customer solutions and user experience for the T&S I&E Price Management team. As part of the Innovation & Engineering (I&E) team that supports the Trading & Shipping entity (T&S) within bp, you will undertake the development, support, and on-going maintenance of application systems, both packaged and bespoke. The T&S I&E strategy is to create a world-class digital & communications technology organisation and capability that will propel bp differentiation from its competitors. You will design and develop applications that meet the business needs while keeping in line with the broader I&E strategy of the group for the next generation of price management. Solutions will provide innovative and intuitive software by automating manual activity and/or provide a differentiated user experience. Critical to role success will be possession of technical aptitude to communicate with globally distributed team of architects, developers, support engineers and business users to understand, shape and deliver solutions. As part of the team, you will deliver, and support solutions used globally in Singapore, London, Houston, and Chicago. Essential Experience and Job Requirements: • Strong experience in solution design and implementation using the following software development languages; Java, C/C++, C#, JEE, Spring Boot, Python, Perl, Shell scripting, REST API.Commodities trade lifecycle and energy trading knowledge. • Strong analytical, problem solving and testing skills. • Effective and clear communicator, ability to lead and work well with the team, high self-motivation and strong delivery focus. • Experience with full end-to-end project development lifecycle and change / release management to operations. • Demonstrable experience in an Agile working environment, with strong knowledge of Agile methodology (SCRUM) and continuous delivery. (formal qualification not essential). • Working knowledge of a continuous integration and delivery pipeline tools such as Jenkins/Ansible/Azure DevOps. • Experience of running applications in Unix/Linux environments. • Practical experience building user interfaces for complex web applications and modern JavaScript frameworks (Angular/React preferred). • Experience with database design, data modelling and analysis in Oracle/PostgreSQL with strong RDMS database query skills. • Working knowledge of cloud computing platforms and microservices/serverless architecture in AWS or Azure. • Good knowledge in architecture and design of applications running in RedHat OpenShift container platform. • Solid understanding of programming paradigms such as distributed architectures and multi-threaded program design. • Embraces a culture of change and agility. • Effective team player who looks beyond own area / organizational boundaries to consider the bigger picture and/or perspective of others and works across cultural boundaries with sensitivity. • Applies judgment and common sense - uses insight and good judgement to enable commercially sound, efficient, and pragmatic decisions and solutions, responding to situations as they arise. • Strong knowledge of relational and multi-dimensional database architectures. • Very strong user interface / user experience design skills, including UI/X design principles, human-computer interaction paradigms, usability guidelines, layout, navigation, and design Job Advert Essential Education: Bachelor's Degree, or comparable qualification, in one of the following areas: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Computer Science, Management Information System We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at out company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race , religion, color , national origin , gender , sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. Flexible working options will be considered. #Digital Engineering Entity Innovation & Engineering Job Family Group IT&S Group Relocation available No Travel required No Country United Kingdom About BP INNOVATION & ENGINEERING Join us in creating, growing, and delivering innovation at pace, enabling us to thrive while transitioning to a net zero world. All without compromising our operational risk management. Working with us, you can do this by: • deploying our integrated capability and standards in service of our net zero and safety ambitions • driving our digital transformation and pioneering new business models • collaborating to deliver competitive customer-focused energy solutions • originating, scaling and commercialising innovative ideas, and creating ground-breaking new businesses from them • protecting us by assuring management of our greatest physical and digital risks Because together we are: • Originators, builders, guardians and disruptors • Engineers, technologists, scientists and entrepreneurs • Empathetic, curious, creative and inclusive
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients. We are transitioning to a hybrid work environment where both remote work and the office play a critical role. Our vision is a future where all employees are empowered to work flexibly to drive the best outcomes for our clients. Flexible work is a mindset and a core value. Our employees are encouraged to work remotely two days a week as a standard practice and will have flexibility in terms of working hours. POSITION The Portfolio Construction Technology team is responsible for enhancing, maintaining and supporting the application suite for the Investment Implementation team. We are seeking an experienced software developer with a background in financial service to join the Portfolio Construction Technology team. You will have a solid background in application development, release management and infrastructure/environment support, ideally within cloud-based architectures. You will be part of a dynamic team that requires a keen and diligent eye for analysis, problem solving and successfully delivery within a DevOps model. Your focus will be on developing, enhancing, and supporting systems across all asset classes (equity, fixed income, FX and derivatives). You will work predominantly with our in-house developed investment systems which cover order intent capture, target capture, order creation and submission, trading (to a limited degree) and live PnL tracking. You will work closely with the sustaining engineering team to ensure our systems adhere to a high level of quality, as well as engage with other teams and will require excellent communication skills. You will help identify areas of improvement and be a driver of change for areas of improvement, including pioneering high quality system architecture and offering solutions that will improve the user experience for our global investment team, while learning and adhering to existing architecture and development best practices, such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automated deployment, security, resiliency and branching/PR/merging. This is a multi-faceted role, and the successful candidate will be dynamic and capable of prioritizing and shifting focus while remaining calm under pressure. RESPONSIBILITIES Enhance existing applications to meet the need of our global investment team Build new applications where appropriate, utilizing existing frameworks and building with a strategic mindset Establish and maintain a rapport with Investment Implementation team and Portfolio Managers Adopt new technologies as needed, including self-training Work with the QA team to devise or improve test plans Provide guidance and code reviews for offshore teams Advocate technology best practices QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Economics, Finance or related subject 3+ years experience working with object-oriented software engineering Excellent written and verbal skills Attention to detail, problem-solver At least a basic grasp of financial instruments Capacity to work under pressure Comfortable working across time zones Pragmatic but innovative Not essential but advantageous: Experience with Tomcat, JavaFX, Swing, Hibernate, Spring, Jenkins, Git, React.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Python (including Jupyter notebooks), Oracle, OpenFin, GraphQL, Postman, or Wireshark Experience working with web technologies (HTML, JavaScript and CSS) Experience with AWS including EC2, CloudFormation, Route 53, ECS, API Gateway, and Lambdas CFA Foundations, IMC or similar qualification SKILLS JOB TITLE Senior Software Engineer - Solutions LOCATION London As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law . If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at .
Dec 05, 2021
Full time
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients. We are transitioning to a hybrid work environment where both remote work and the office play a critical role. Our vision is a future where all employees are empowered to work flexibly to drive the best outcomes for our clients. Flexible work is a mindset and a core value. Our employees are encouraged to work remotely two days a week as a standard practice and will have flexibility in terms of working hours. POSITION The Portfolio Construction Technology team is responsible for enhancing, maintaining and supporting the application suite for the Investment Implementation team. We are seeking an experienced software developer with a background in financial service to join the Portfolio Construction Technology team. You will have a solid background in application development, release management and infrastructure/environment support, ideally within cloud-based architectures. You will be part of a dynamic team that requires a keen and diligent eye for analysis, problem solving and successfully delivery within a DevOps model. Your focus will be on developing, enhancing, and supporting systems across all asset classes (equity, fixed income, FX and derivatives). You will work predominantly with our in-house developed investment systems which cover order intent capture, target capture, order creation and submission, trading (to a limited degree) and live PnL tracking. You will work closely with the sustaining engineering team to ensure our systems adhere to a high level of quality, as well as engage with other teams and will require excellent communication skills. You will help identify areas of improvement and be a driver of change for areas of improvement, including pioneering high quality system architecture and offering solutions that will improve the user experience for our global investment team, while learning and adhering to existing architecture and development best practices, such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automated deployment, security, resiliency and branching/PR/merging. This is a multi-faceted role, and the successful candidate will be dynamic and capable of prioritizing and shifting focus while remaining calm under pressure. RESPONSIBILITIES Enhance existing applications to meet the need of our global investment team Build new applications where appropriate, utilizing existing frameworks and building with a strategic mindset Establish and maintain a rapport with Investment Implementation team and Portfolio Managers Adopt new technologies as needed, including self-training Work with the QA team to devise or improve test plans Provide guidance and code reviews for offshore teams Advocate technology best practices QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Economics, Finance or related subject 3+ years experience working with object-oriented software engineering Excellent written and verbal skills Attention to detail, problem-solver At least a basic grasp of financial instruments Capacity to work under pressure Comfortable working across time zones Pragmatic but innovative Not essential but advantageous: Experience with Tomcat, JavaFX, Swing, Hibernate, Spring, Jenkins, Git, React.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Python (including Jupyter notebooks), Oracle, OpenFin, GraphQL, Postman, or Wireshark Experience working with web technologies (HTML, JavaScript and CSS) Experience with AWS including EC2, CloudFormation, Route 53, ECS, API Gateway, and Lambdas CFA Foundations, IMC or similar qualification SKILLS JOB TITLE Senior Software Engineer - Solutions LOCATION London As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law . If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at .
