Role

We are seeking a developer to work within the EMEA equities front office technology group based in London to support and develop our 2 primary platforms; GETS (trade processing) and CRB (Quantitative trading)

The candidate would have experience working in an equities front office trading environment; including directly interacting with the trading desks. Tasks would including; monitoring the live platforms, providing support for the trading desk, investigating and fixing issues in the production environment alongside the development of new functionality/workflows.

The candidate will require experience programming in Java. Ideally Additional exposure/experience in one of the following languages C++/Python would be an advantage.

The candidate should be able to demonstrate a solid mathematical understanding, good analytical skills, an enthusiasm to learn new technical/business skills and a logical approach to problem solving.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and extend the GETS and CRB platforms
• Provide front line support for the CRB trading desk
• Assist in the Design and implementation hedging strategies for the CRB desk

Person Specification

The following skills and experience are required for this role:

• Solid experience in Java and a willingness to learn C++
• Experience of building mutli-threaded, low latency Java applications
• Experience with multi-cast and distributed applications an advantage
• Experience with FIX protocol is a desirable skill but not essential
• Experience with Fidessa is also advantageous
• Previous experience working in an Equities front office environment and/or a quant/analytics role e a distinct advantage.
• Strong data manipulation and familiarity with analysing large data sets
• Genuine interest in equities and financial markets
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and energy in approach to new problems
• Collaborative approach to decision making; together with ability to work independently