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Python Developer

Durlston Partners

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 80,000 - 120,000

Full time

22 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player seeks a talented Python Quant Developer to enhance their research environment for systematic strategies in commodities. This role offers the chance to work on impactful development projects, from data acquisition to order execution, within a dynamic team. You'll be at the forefront of building and maintaining systems that drive the business forward, with a focus on best practices in coding and system integration. If you're eager to grow in a fast-paced environment and have a strong academic background, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of experience with Python and managing code releases.
  • Familiarity with numerical Python libraries like Pandas and Numpy.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain a research environment for systematic strategies.
  • Improve existing systems and develop new ones for fixed income.

Skills

Python
Data acquisition and cleaning
Numerical Python libraries (Pandas, Numpy)
Version control
Testing and continuous integration
SQL databases

Education

Mathematics/Computer Science Academic background

Tools

SQLAlchemy

Job description

This range is provided by Durlston Partners. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Python Quant Developer - Hybrid - London - Up to £120k base + 40%+ bonus

A global investment management fund (~$10 billion AUM) is looking for a Python Developer to help them build and maintain a research environment that facilitates diversified systematic strategies in the commodities space.

You will take on development projects for the fixed income side of the business, improving existing systems and developing greenfield ones, having a lot of direct impact and watching your projects go into production from inception.

With the title of Quant Developer, some responsibilities include:

  • Data acquisition and cleaning
  • Pricing of fixed income financial instruments
  • Building and maintaining a research environment
  • Order execution and interaction with the firm's order management system
  • Consolidation with back office systems and risk systems
  • Creation of ad-hoc monitoring and reporting tools
  • Work on a live trading system

Requirements:

  • Mathematics/Computer Science Academic background
  • 3-5 years of experience with Python (writing and managing code releases)
  • Familiarity with numerical Python libraries, e.g. Pandas, Numpy
  • Firm understanding of version control, testing, and continuous integration
  • Understanding and appreciation for best practices
  • Experience working with SQL databases and Sqlalchemy desired

We encourage you to apply even if you think you may not currently fit all these requirements – so long as you have proven academics and are willing to work hard and learn, we want to hear from you.

Note: if you haven't received a reply within 3 days, your application was unfortunately not accepted.

Seniority level
  • Associate
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Engineering, Information Technology, and Finance
Industries
  • Financial Services, Software Development, and IT System Custom Software Development
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