Quantitative Developer

Quantitative Developer

I'm currently working with a leading financial markets technology and data business that is looking for a Pricing / Quantitative Analyst to join a multidisciplinary team working across quantitative analysis, market data, development and product.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong background in derivatives pricing and financial markets data, who also enjoys working with technology and solving complex valuation problems.

The Role:

You'll play a key role in the development and production of high-quality financial market data, with responsibility for maintaining and improving pricing models used across the business.

You'll be involved in:

Monitoring, maintaining and calibrating pricing models

Investigating discrepancies between model outputs and market observations

Supporting the valuation of esoteric and illiquid assets

Developing pricing models within an application development framework

Working with real-time, event-driven market data

Sourcing and analysing data to understand its impact on valuations

Building data comparisons and investigating pricing anomalies

Producing documentation to support pricing processes and regional handovers

Collaborating with Quant Analysts, Data Scientists, Developers, Product Specialists and Testers

What We're Looking For:

Proven experience maintaining accurate pricing of financial derivatives

Strong knowledge of pricing and valuation within at least one asset class

Good understanding of financial markets data and how it impacts valuations

Experience working with real-time / event-driven environments

Regular experience using Bloomberg and/or Reuters

Experience accessing market data through Excel, APIs or similar tools

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Intermediate-level programming experience in at least one of:

Python, Java or C++

Experience across multiple asset classes would be advantageous, as would exposure to:

Pricing and valuation models

Electronic trading and execution platforms

Execution and hedging algorithms

Database technologies

KDB+/Q

Python, Java, C++ or C

Why Consider It

You'll be joining a genuinely multidisciplinary environment where quantitative analysis, market data, software engineering and product come together.

The role offers the opportunity to work on complex pricing challenges, gain exposure to different areas of financial markets and contribute to technology and data that is used across a global business.

If you're a Pricing Analyst, Quantitative Analyst, Quant Developer or Market Data specialist with strong derivatives pricing experience, I'd be keen to hear from you.