Quantitative Developer
bloqfish
·- Location
- Dubai, London
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- PhD
- Source
- RecruiterFlow
Description
Working for one of the world’s premier quantitative investment firms. This firm deploys systematic, computer-driven trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes, including equities, futures and foreign exchange. The core of our effort is rigorous research into a wide range of market anomalies, fueled by our unparalleled access to a wide range of publicly available data sources.
Role:
Quantitative Developer for a portfolio team based in Dubai.
Quantitative Developer for a portfolio team based in Dubai.
Responsibilities:
- Building components for both live trading and simulation
- Refining, and increasing automation and robustness of the research infrastructure including alpha estimation, risk modeling, and backtesting components
- Maintaining and updating the platform, ensuring its stability, robustness, and security
- Developing robust data checking and storage procedures
- Troubleshooting and resolving any systems related issues and handle the release of code fixes and enhancements
Requirements:
- Masters or PhD in computer science or other quantitative discipline
- 5+ years of experience designing and developing research and live trading infrastructure at a financial institution, including experience in futures and FX
- Experience handling connections to execution/order management systems
- Strong programming skills in Python
- Experience with SQL, database design, and large datasets
- Willing to take ownership of his/her work, working both independently and within a small team
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
Skills
PythonSQL