Java Developer

Selby Jennings is working with a leading hedge fund that is looking to hire a Software Engineer for their Quant Team.

You will be part of our Quant Technology team to build our next generation of in-house analytics and trading support tools. This team will develop and maintain the in-house models and pricing libraries, providing firm-wide live risk and Profit & Loss analysis to support global trading in Fixed Income, Commodities, Credit, commodities and FX products.

This is a unique opportunity to join one of the leading hedge funds in the world and enter the fast-growing world of FinTech, learning from the best in the field how it is done at the highest levels. We offer a fast-paced environment with excellent international growth opportunities and exposure to world-class financial technologies and global markets.

Responsibilities

Take part in the development and enhancement of the back-end distributed system, providing continuous and uninterrupted Risk and Profit & Loss information to Portfolio Managers and Risk Officers.

Work closely with Quant researchers and developers, tech teams, middle office and trading global teams

Build micro services on top of our new analytics library and integrate it into the existing system, using the latest technologies

Requirements

5+ years of professional experience experience developing in Java (will accept Kotlin experience for Java applicants)

Experience in Client-Server, Distributed computing and Microservices design patterns

Experience developing and maintaining back-end distributed system.

Good understanding of various Design Patterns, Algorithms & Data structures

Experience working with Git / GitHub

B.A. in computer science or another quantitative field

Ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders across the organization

Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Detail oriented, organized, demonstrating thoroughness and strong ownership of work

Desired additional skillsets

Experience with Docker/Kubernetes

Experience with NoSQL like MongoDB

Experience with asynchronous programming in python and use of the asyncio library

Experience with Java concurrency constructs and writing multi-threaded code in java

Experience with reactive and or functional programming

Experience working in Linux environment

Experience with Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD)

Experience developing in Java or C++ with good understanding of the Modern C++ standards

Experience developing Cross Asset Pricing and Risk Systems

Experience with financial mathematics and statistics.

Experience in the financial industry

Permanent