Overview
Our investment banking client has been present in the UK for more than 150 years, they're a long-term partner to British business. Today, the Group is formed of 10 divisions and employs 9,300 staff based in 21 core locations right across the country. Their role is simply stated: help clients achieve their goals by combining local know-how and global reach.
Job Opportunity
In so doing, they seek to make a positive, sustainable contribution to both the UK economy and society. On behalf of this organisation, AMS are looking for a Python Developer for an initial 6 month contract based in London with remote work available.
Purpose of the Role: As a Python Developer you will join the RISK function of the bank who are responsible for construction of application components and scripting to manage the interchange of data between external services and systems.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Python / Jython code.
- Rapidly prototyping solutions to quickly prove/disprove new concepts.
- Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications.
- Deal processing and integration into the system.
- Risk Metric Calculation.
- Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applications.
- Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
- Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
Requirements
- Proficient in Python, with a good knowledge of its ecosystem.
- Python application design and architectural patterns.
- Able to incrementally deliver server side applications to meet dynamic customer requirements.
- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and functional programming paradigms.
- Demonstrable ability to write clean and readable code.
- Experience with SQL and any industry standard relational database.
- Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
- Creating data schemas that represent and support business processes.
- Unit, integration and end to end testing.
- Appetite for developing an understanding of finance and risk metrics.
- Knowledge of risk and pricing and deal representation would be advantageous.
- Experience of market and/or counterparty risk would be advantageous.
Application Process
If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.
This client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model. AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business.