Quant Developer (KDB)
At a glance
Mid-level Data Science role at Squarepoint Capital. London.
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What you'll do
- Build, deploy and use software that supports quantitative research and trading, working directly with quantitative researchers
- Work with technology peers to improve research and trading tools and make them useful across the wider team
- Lead initiatives that bring technologists and quantitative researchers together across asset classes
What you bring
- A degree in applied math, physics, engineering, quantitative finance, computer science or another listed field
- At least three years of KDB experience
- Knowledge of finance, data storage, processing and analysis, plus familiarity with version control and agile development
- Strong technical communication skills
Who this fits
This role suits a quantitative developer who can work across technology and research teams. The listed locations are London and Singapore.
From the employer
Team: Quantitative Development
Position Overview:
Successful candidates will join a highly accomplished team of professionals working directly with quantitative researchers to design, implement, deploy and use software for research and trading. As part of the technology team, the team follows modern software development principles and works with peers in technology to mature and evolve these tools for wider use. Quantitative developers drive cross-team initiatives with technologists and quantitative researchers across all asset classes to achieve Squarepoint’s objectives.
Required Qualifications:
- Degree in applied math, physics, engineering, quantitative finance, computer science
- 3 or more years’ experience with KDB
- Knowledge of finance, data storage, processing and analysis
- Experience with modern software development: Version control, agile development
- Experience with continuous integration (CI), logging and monitoring systems a plus
- Advanced quantitative skills a plus
- Experience with requirements analysis and designing software solutions a plus
- Excellent technical communication skills
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