We're looking for a Junior Quantitative Developer with strong software engineering skills and a genuine passion for quantitative research to join our global technology and trading team.
In this role, you'll help design, build, and optimise the systems that power our large-scale algorithmic trading platform. You'll work closely with researchers, portfolio managers, and technologists across our global offices, contributing to innovative solutions that drive our trading strategies forward.
This is an excellent opportunity to grow your career in a collaborative, intellectually stimulating environment at the intersection of technology and finance.
Key Responsibilities
Primary Duties
Build and optimize the research and trading infrastructure;
Ensure the platform is scalable, reliable, and low latency to handle large volumes of market data and trades;
Work closely with quantitative researchers to ensure models perform as expected both in back testing and live environments;
Automate workflows to improve research productivity and deployment efficiency;
Advise researchers on good software design practice, work to improve model code structure;
Development, primarily in Python or Java.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Experience, Knowledge & Skills
A minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar role;
Experience using a statistical computing language - such as Python, Matlab, Java or R;
Experience of Linux, cloud computing, distributed systems, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) technologies;
Git, Jenkins, or similar tools for code deployment and testing.
Understanding of system performance optimisation (time complexity, profilers, memory layout, caching issues etc);
Use of convex optimisation tools, such as Mosek;
Experience with Machine Learning frameworks;
Financial market product and pricing understanding;
A degree (or equivalent) with mathematical or computing content (e.g. Computer Science, Maths, Physics)
Benefits
Systematica Investments provides you with excellent benefits from day 1. We provide private medical insurance for you and your immediate family. We offer competitive salaries combined with an attractive bonus and pension plus free drinks and snacks at the office. We also offer paid parental leave with enhanced leave for mothers/primary carers.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
About Systematica Investments
Systematica Investments, launched in January 2015 after a decade of experience within BlueCrest Capital Management, is an innovative technology-driven firm focused on a quantitative and systematic approach to investing. The firm was founded by Leda Braga and manages assets across a number of futures, equity and OTC based strategies.
The philosophy of the firm is one of innovation, excellence in research and a commitment to fostering a strong alignment with investors. Systematica Investments has a global presence with offices in Jersey, Geneva, London, New York, Singapore and Shanghai.
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