C# Developer, FX E-Trading Desk, Investment Bank, London, £above market recruitment
You will join the team in London, but be part of the global group which works out of London, New York and Singapore. The team is focused on the full lifecycle research and development of the firm’s best in class FX electronic trading strategies and platforms.
As part of a smaller and technically elite sub-team of financial engineers, you will work daily / closely with traders and PhD quantitative analysts, in the research and C# implementation automated hedging strategies and algorithms, specifically, in the context of the G11 and EM FX markets.
This is an exciting opportunity for a quantitatively minded C# developer/engineer. There is tremendous opportunity for growth. As your experience and understanding of the market grows, it is anticipated that you will have an opportunity to be more involved in the enhancement and generation of new High Frequency FX trading strategies.
Your profile:
• Outstanding academic background, most likely an advanced degree in a quantitative or computer science discipline.
• Expert programming skills in C#, with at least 3-5 years robust C# industry programming experience.
• Knowledge of FX and a good appreciation of electronic trading
• Understanding and experience of multi-threaded coding, and the creation of high performance, low-latency systems.
• Strong quantitative skills and the willingness and ability to work in partnership with Ph.D level quantitative traders.
• Team orientated / collaborative personality who is innovative, pro-active and convincing in terms of finding solutions.
Contact:
If you find this role of interest, please contact Chris Kidd at +44 (0)20 3178 5678 or via email on apply@mavenalpha.com quoting the reference CRKD.