We are hiring Quant Developer (Index Events) Or D1
We are looking for a motivated individual to join our Trading Technology team. This individual will work closely with various Investment teams to deliver strategic technology initiatives and quant tools in order to facilitate decision-making. S/he will also be involved in broader technology strategy and work as part of a dynamic and expanding team. This role will have a focus on supporting our Index Events strategies.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop quant tools/applications to facilitate decision-making and risk analysisCollaborate with Investment teams (Portfolio Managers/Traders/Quant Analysts) to analyse data, implement and test models, deliver innovative ideas and trading opportunitiesFocus on supporting our Quantitative Index Event strategies, including strategy infrastructure and developmentContribute to the overall development of the internally developed analytics framework, which includes a powerful data and analytics platform responsible for the analysis and presentation of data for the business
Required Background3+ years of experience in quantitative development, including design and management of trading strategies and associated toolingBachelor/Masters degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, e.g. Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Mathematics,Previous experience in a similar role, from either:Hedge fund or similar buy-side institutionInstitutions directly related, e.g. investment bankPast experience in Index Events and/or Delta One strategies would be preferableRequisite SkillsStrong programming skills, particularly in Python and any other object-oriented languagesExperience working with distributed systems and understanding of financial datasets such as reference and market dataUnderstanding of asset classes and investment strategies typical of a multi-strategy asset managerExperience of pre-trade analytical tooling such as backtesting and portfolio optimisationStrong communication skills and attention to detail

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