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Python Developer

💰 $50,000 - $100,000 🌍 United Kingdom 📅 07/05/2023

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Job Description

##### Job Description :

This is an opportunity for an experienced Quant Developer to join a team where
ideas are shared openly between software engineers, quantitative traders and
researchers. Your contribution will make a big difference to the future
success of the team. As such, we expect people to be willing to contribute in
areas beyond their immediate responsibilities.

Successful candidates must also have a pragmatic approach to problem solving,
and be willing to identify and focus on the highest-opportunity tasks. They
should also have solid technical skills, and the ability to communicate
complex ideas clearly. It is also essential that the successful candidate is
willing to spend time sharing knowledge with other team members, as well as
learning from them, in order to contribute to the team’s collaborative and
open culture.

##### **What your main responsibilities will be...**

* Designing, building and maintaining data pipelines
* Work with Quantitative Researchers to productionize and refine trading models
* Build post-trade analysis tooling to observe performance of trading signals
* Support and maintenance of the existing systems and infrastructure
* Applying modern devops paradigms to enhance operational capabilities
* Contributing to the continuous refinement of the desk’s system

##### **To be successful in this role, these are the essential experiences you
need…**

* 5+ years development experience in a trading environment
* Experience supporting researchers to develop signals and strategies
* Expert proficiency level in python
* Experience using pandas & numpy
* Experience with real time Linux systems
* Good design skills
* Strong understanding of data structures

##### **To fit into the culture of our team, you should be strong in the
following areas…**

* Great interpersonal and communication skills
* Team focussed with a passion for building strong and effective relationships
* Attention to detail
* Proactive approach and willingness to take ownership of problems
* Curious mindset with the continuous drive to improve yourself and those around you

##### **If you had any of these skills, it would be an added bonus…**

* B.Sc. in mathematics are other mathematical discipline
* Experience generating new signals/alpha
* Experience working with docker, AWS, Alerta, Airflow, Influx DB and Grafana