Senior Quantitative Developer

Compensation: £Competitive (Financial Services)

Founded in 2010, we have grown from a united vision shared between two people to a team of over 140 across London, Toronto, New York and Singapore. We have achieved scale by building the best-in-class surveillance tooling, where our analytics bring the front office risk mindset to the compliance function.

Though we have developed in the trade surveillance arena, we have always been more than that. At heart, we are a finance-focused big data firm. Our goal is to continue creating the world’s leading financial markets analytics platform.

We are seeking a Senior Quantitative Developer to play a key role in the design, build and validation of mathematical models that power our industry-leading market surveillance products. This position is for our Metrics team, who are responsible for the end-to-end delivery of our market abuse metrics and analytics.

The successful candidate will combine excellent mathematical skills and proven industry experience with the ability to produce high-quality software.

Responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing complex quantitative models and sophisticated pattern-detection algorithms for use across all TH product offerings
• Architecting robust systems for quantitative analysis and prototyping proprietary mathematical/statistical models
• Leading technical research efforts and implementing production-ready solutions using in-house big data languages
• Optimising core algorithms for deep analysis of financial data, security pricing, and risk assessment
• Ensuring production systems meet performance and reliability requirements across the technology stack
• Taking ownership of major components of the TH's quantitative infrastructure

Main skills/competencies:

• Proven financial markets experience, ideally within an investment bank or hedge fund
• Proficiency with C#, Python or another object-oriented programming language
• Exceptional mathematical and problem-solving skills
• Exposure to the fixed-income or commodities asset classes
• Deep understanding of derivatives and how they are priced (e.g. options, swaps, futures)
• Good knowledge of database technologies such as SQL, Postgres etc.
• Experience coaching more junior team members
• Able to deliver projects to agreed deadlines with excellent prioritisation skills

Life at TradingHub is a rewarding journey within a fast-growing company that thrives on innovation and collaboration. By combining the best of both tech and finance, we’re able to solve complex problems together and deliver meaningful results to our customers. Everybody has value to bring, and we welcome individuality as a key driving force behind our collective success.

Rooted in everything that we do are our core values: Accountability, Ambition, Partnership and Trust. These provide the foundation for a sustainable workplace culture and the platform for you to harness your unique experience and become the best version of yourself. We believe in our people and invest in their growth, and together, we can sit on the right side of history.

Employee Benefits:

• Annual discretionary performance bonus
• Hybrid working policy
• Office lunches twice a week
• Aviva private medical insurance + Unum dental cover
• Extended parental leave (up to 6 months of fully paid maternity leave)
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Enhanced company pension plan
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• 5 days study leave towards professional qualifications
• Cycle to Work & Techscheme
• Death in service coverage

Don’t tick every single requirement?Research shows that candidates from under-represented groups are less likely to apply unless they meet all the criteria. We are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace, so if this role excites you, please don't let our specification hold you back. Get in touch!

TradingHub is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, ethnic or national origins, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, socio-economic background, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics. TradingHub selects candidates for interview based solely on their skills, experience and qualifications.

We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all and we encourage candidates to inform us of any required adjustments. A full copy of our diversity, equity and inclusion policy will be made available to you upon request.