Front Office Engineer, Risk UI

Capstone; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000

Job description

We see the world differently at Capstone Investment Advisors. You will, too.

Capstone is one of the world’s leading asset management firms in derivatives and complementary strategies. With approximately $10.4 billion of AUM and over 300 employees (as of June 1, 2024), Capstone was formed in 2007 and is headquartered in New York with offices in London, Amsterdam, Milan, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Stamford, and Boston.

For over 20 years, across market cycles, we have identified anomalies, tracked dislocations, and capitalized on opportunities to deliver for our investors. Our approach is built on a different way of investing, working together to innovate new strategies and solutions. Together, we explore the overlooked in the pursuit of lasting results for our clients.

With our sophisticated, global client base, we recognize that our success is deeply connected to real people. For that reason, we take a human approach to everything we do, focusing largely on collaborative performance. Our workflow and process are built around the belief that by sharing ideas, we achieve greater outcomes. This gives you greater access to resources, direct exposure to senior leadership, and new opportunities to experiment and innovate.

The Team:

The risk technology team is responsible for building solutions to support Risk Managers and the CRO in their mission to guide Capstone’s Risk platform. We’re looking for a highly motivated UX engineer with a passion for technology and markets. You’ll be responsible for designing and building user experiences for the next generation of our risk and trading platform, collaborating with our engineers and investment teams across the firm.

The ideal candidate possesses exceptional problem-solving skills, a collaborative mentality, and an ability to bring innovative ideas to life. The role offers great exposure to the many and varied areas of the hedge fund.

Responsibilities and Impact:

• Contribute to our state-of-the-art cross-asset risk & trading platform, empowering risk management and decision making across our global investment teams.
• Design and build a modern, intuitive user interface at the core of our risk management function. Deliver innovative visualizations of complex, multi-dimensional datasets.
• Build out screens for displaying risk data in tabular and graphical formats, visualize time series data, and work closely with members of the business in helping them to realize the presentation of specific analytics developed by Capstone for alpha generation and risk management.

Our future colleague has these skills:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Experience building production level UIs using React or Angular.
• Worked in an environment where the UX interacts with data and systems via APIs and service calls.
• Basic experience with SQL.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative team player with strong verbal communication skills and experience working with stakeholders; the desire to take ownership of various UI components and contribute directly is a key part of the role.
• 4+ years working experience, ideally in the financial industry (buy or sell side) but any other industry would be considered, based on your experience.
• 6+ years working experience in the financial industry (buy or sell side).
• Experience building enterprise solutions in Java or Python.
• Experience working with at least one financial asset class.

Benefits and Compensation Information:

Our team is our most important asset and investment. We value and respect our colleagues and their well-being inside and outside the workplace and our culture reflects this. We offer a robust and competitive benefits program to ensure the well-being of our colleagues.

In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

Some benefits included in this role are:

• Training and development opportunities.
• Robust Wellness Resources: Physical, Mental and Financial.
• Time-Off, Retirement and Commuter Benefits.
• Gym Reimbursement and other Discounts.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Capstone is committed to creating an inclusive environment where we welcome people of different backgrounds. Capstone considers applications for employment without regard to all applicable protected characteristics, including race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, parental status, veteran status, or disability status.

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