Job Description
Highly experienced Python Engineer - Tech Driven Fund £160,000-250,000 + bonus
About the Company
Office based in St James, LondonQuant Capital is urgently looking for a top-tier Python developer to join our high profile client. Our client is a well-known global systematic hedge fund. They have incredible performance figures and compensation packages.
The firm is known globally for its attitude and rigor. More importantly, you will be surrounded by smart people deeply interested in teaching what they know, and in learning from you.
Responsibilities
- The trading team is looking to hire an expert Python developer to extend existing infrastructure to accommodate new systematic strategies trading interest rates and foreign exchange.
- Work in close collaboration with research teams to architect, implement, and analyze new automated electronic trading algorithms.
- Play a key role in building and engineering the firm’s software infrastructure to support new and existing lines of business.
Requirements
Python Developers Must Have:
- Expertise in writing production-level Python code including numpy, pandas, scipy, statsmodels, etc.
- Able to take high-level requirements and lead with constructing the engineering concept to underpin that project.
- Experienced interacting with databases, ideally in SQLAlchemy (Python) and SQL (query language), proficient with Redis and Docker.
- Knowledge of fixed income products including terminology, conventions and general construction.
- Fluently worked with time series of varying frequency and experience of dealing with issues such as different time zones, gaps in data, constructing constant maturity derivatives series and futures contracts.
- Has initiated/worked with git for version control, and gitlab deployment processes.
- Experience dealing with FIX would also be useful.
Benefits
You will be joining a progressive and exciting company committed to excellence. They offer an excellent working environment with ongoing training and a structured career path. You can also expect an excellent salary and benefits package. Including a large bonus from day 1. My client is based in London Python, Hedge Fund