FID, Quantitative Developer, Associate, London recruitment
Overview:
Credit Suisse is investing significantly in its Fixed Income eCommerce platform, building a comprehensive suite of client-focused services and tools encompassing pre-trade, execution and post-trade components. This initiative covers products in Foreign Exchange, Interest Rates, Credit, Commodities, Emerging Markets and Securitized Products (Mortgages).
Fixed Income eCommerce is seeking a quantitative developer to develop advanced analytics for electronic trading and put them in production. The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of trading and risk analytics and the sufficient development skills to produce robust implementations. This work requires an understanding of and willingness to work on high-frequency market and trading data. The position reports to the head of quantitative technology for Fixed Income eCommerce. This is a highly visible entry-level position that can serve as a basis for a future career in trading or quantitative analysis.
Duties will include:
• Analysis of high-frequency price and trade data from fixed-income markets.
• Develop quantitative financial models in R, C++, and/or C#, contributing to our software
assets.
• Provide concise written summaries of findings, including graphical presentation.
• Sit on the trading floor and work closely with quantitative analysts, traders, and developers.
Candidate requirements:
• Strong mathematical background, preferably with an advanced degree in mathematics,
physical science, economics, or finance.
• Knowledge of probability and statistics.
• Proficiency in modern computer-programming languages such as C++, C# and/or Java.
• Familiarity with market and trading data.
• Ability to explain complex/technical matters.
• Ability to complete multiple tasks with short turnaround times.
• Ability to convey ideas clearly in writing.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Methodical and rigorous approach to work.
As one of the world's leading financial services group, Credit Suisse provides its clients with investment banking, private banking and asset management services worldwide. Founded in 1856, Credit Suisse has a long tradition of meeting the complex financial needs of a wide range of clients, offering advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally. The Credit Suisse Group is active in over 50 countries and employs approximately 40,000 people. Further information can be found at www.credit-suisse.com.
Cultural diversity is essential to our success. As such, we employ people from more than 100 countries. Credit Suisse empowers employees to work openly and respectfully with each other and with clients, ultimately striving to deliver superior results while offering initiatives and programs to assist employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.
Credit Suisse is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of any protected category.
To the extent permitted or required by applicable law, a candidate who is offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check and other background checks before the appointment is confirmed.