Quantitative Developer - Rates Systematic Trading - Associate

Job Description J.P. Morgan is seeking a Quantitative Developer to join our Rates Trading Strategies team, which is responsible for designing and implementing systematic trading frameworks and strategies. As an Associate in Rates Trading Strategies, you will work as part of the front-office team on the trading floor in London, with a focus on global Rates markets. You must be responsible, independent, driven and able to work in smooth coordination with the larger team. The environment is fast-paced, dynamic and highly collaborative within a globally distributed group.

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• Design, build and maintain frameworks and tools directly utilized in systematizing our Rates trading businesses.
  
• Collaborate across teams and drive further development of these tools into fully systematic trading strategies.
  
• Process, clean and analyze large datasets used in the context of alpha research.
  
• Work closely with traders to learn, understand and improve relevant models as well as quoting, hedging, risk management and allocation processes.
  

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• Extensive professional experience in software development, with a strong focus on Python
  
• Experience with data analysis techniques along with relevant data science libraries (numpy, pandas, etc.) and visualization tools
  
• Knowledge of database systems (KDB, SQL)
  
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to collaborate effectively with traders, quantitative researchers and software developers
  
• Exceptional attention to detail and outstanding work ethic
  
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field
  

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• Knowledge of Fixed Income / Rates
  
• Experience with high-frequency trading, algorithmic trading or electronic trading
  
• Proficiency in Java
  
• Experience working collaboratively on common codebases using git
  

This role encompasses the performance of UK regulated activity. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to meeting UK regulatory requirements in the assessment of fitness, propriety, knowledge and competence (as assessed by the Firm) and (where appropriate) approval by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority to carry out such activities.

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