Job Title: Job Title: Quantitative Developer
Location:London, UK (Hybrid 3 days onsite per week)
Contract Type:Inside IR35
Experience
- 10+ years of professional experience as a Quantitative Developer or Senior Software Engineer within financial services.
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Quantitative Developer to build and enhance high-performance trading and analytics platforms. The role involves close collaboration with quantitative researchers and trading teams to deliver robust, scalable, and production-ready systems in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance trading, pricing, and analytics systems
- Implement quantitative models and strategies usingC/C++ and Python
- Optimise applications for low latency, high throughput, and stability
- Work extensively inLinux environments, including automation viashell scripting
- Collaborate with quants, traders, and technology teams to productionise research
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive continuous performance improvements
- Adhere to best practices for code quality, testing, and version control usingGit
Required Skills & Experience
- Expert-level development experience inC and/or C++
- Strong hands-on experience withPythonin production environments
- Deep knowledge ofLinux systems, performance tuning, and debugging
- Proficiency inshell scripting(Bash or similar)
- Strong experience withGitand collaborative development workflows
- Proven experience delivering mission-critical systems in financial services
Desirable Skills
- Background in quantitative finance, trading systems, or capital markets
- Experience with low-latency architectures, multithreading, and concurrency
- Understanding of numerical methods, statistics, or financial models