Software Developer, Quantitative Development Team

Methodfi; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology firm based in London is seeking an experienced Software Developer to join their Quantitative Development Team. You will develop and maintain an algorithmic trading platform, collaborating with Quantitative Researchers and coding primarily in Python. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in distributed software systems and strong communication skills. This role offers a hybrid work model and various professional benefits.

Benefits

Health insurance

Flexible sick time policy

Office Lunches

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of diverse experience in the development of distributed software systems.
• Experience upgrading legacy software systems.
• Experienced in utilizing data and analysis providing detailed feedback and solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop an algorithmic trading platform.
• Collaborate with Quantitative Researchers to implement and optimize features.
• Write automated tests to cover simulation, training, and execution stages.

Skills

Python

Golang

Java

Communication skills

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Docker

Airflow

Hadoop

Job description

We are looking for a Software Developer to join our Quantitative Development Team. You will have an opportunity to be a part of an open and collaborative environment that is at the forefront of quantitative investing. As a member of the Quantitative Development team, you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining a platform for the delivery of trading strategies to production. Your engineering expertise and dedication to developing robust, resilient software systems capable of handling high loads will be crucial for delivering effective solutions for our algorithmic trading platform.

Location

London, UK (Hybrid mode with 3 days in-office requirement)

Key Responsibilities

• Develop an algorithmic trading platform
• Collaborate with Quantitative Researchers to implement and optimize features of the trading platform
• Code using primarily Python
• Write automated tests to cover simulation, training, and execution stages of trading strategies
• Analyze and improve efficiency, scalability and stability of various system resources

Basic Requirements

• At least 5 years of diverse experience in development of distributed software systems
• Expertise in Python, Golang or Java programming languages
• Experience upgrading legacy software systems
• Experience successfully leading major initiatives
• Experienced in utilizing data and analysis providing detailed feedback and solutions
• Strong communication skills

Nice To Have Requirements

• Experience in algo trading or similar industry
• Experience with ML projects
• Familiarity with Data Analysis

Tech stack we use

• Python 3.6 and 3.12
• Scientific python libraries: pandas, numpy, pytorch etc
• Airflow
• Hadoop
• PostgreSQL and MongoDB
• Docker
• Github, Teamcity, proprietary infrastructure tools
• S3

What You’ll Get

• Flexibility to choose the tasks you have the best solution for
• Professional guidance from the team
• Challenging tasks to help you grow professionally

What Makes You a Match

• You confidently communicate technical ideas
• You are willing to explore new articles and implement suitable ideas
• You are not afraid of the unknown and love to learn
• You have A LOT of passion and drive

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Flexible sick time policy
• Office Lunches