Python Developer

Systematic Vol Developer – London or Paris

Who are you?

You have either just completed your Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or graduated in the last 2-3 years and have cut your teeth within a development team.

You did well in Maths and Statistics throughout education and have a reasonably mathematical mind but your real passion is coding. You love the art and science of taking a business requirement and translating that into a reality. Although you’ve dabbled with most languages including c++ you are very comfortable getting the best out of Python.

OK, that sounds like me, tell me more…..

We are working with one of the early pioneers in the hedge fund world. They have seen markets go up and down and have consistently made money. They are truly one of the most well respected hedge funds on the street.

One of their most profitable systematic trading teams needs to add a python developer. It’s a relatively small team split between New York, London and Paris. They trade medium-low frequency systematic strategies across global derivatives markets.

The team currently has one experienced developer based in New York but need to add a developer to work with their traders in London and Paris.

What would I actually do?

Quite a lot actually. As it’s a small team the role will involve working directly with the Quant Traders across the complete investment life cycle. That includes working with a senior developer in New York to design and build the tools and platforms for research, order management, risk and execution.

What skills / experience do I need?

Being proficient in Python is a good start – it’s the language they use and would expect you to hit the ground running - if you’ve gained that Python programming experience within a trading environment that would be preferred. Experience with equity derivatives is a real bonus. It is a quant trading team and you will be working directly with quants so if Maths scare you then this is not the right role for you. Experience with git version control and code release cycle is expected as this is a professional engineering role. Also specific experience with pandas and numpy would be welcome.

What’s on offer?

The chance to join one of the smartest teams within one of the best hedge funds. They are building out into new markets and strategies so a lot of this work will be greenfield. Oh and of course, the team is very profitable. Base salary and bonus will be good.

OK, sounds good, I have a few questions, how do I get in touch ?

You can book a quick call using the link below if you have any questions or alternatively you can send me an email at s.grainger@gslsearch.com