Graduate Software Engineer/Developer – technology driven, algorithmic/systematic trading hedge fund. Oxford recruitment

Our client has the reputation of having one of the best technology and research teams in the country. They hire exceptional people from graduates to domain specialists and have achieved exceptional results and numerous awards since their conception. They create quantitative models and utilise market leading technology which combines to identify, predict and ultimately profit from opportunities arising from inefficiencies in electronically traded financial instruments’ around the globe. They are looking to expand their development team and are looking for an exceptional graduate developer.

It does not matter what your specific practical experience is but rather how you approach a problem and your understanding of core computer science fundamentals.   If you are an inquisitive programmer who has a genuine interest in discovering how/why things work as they do and therefore the ability to design and build exceptional systems then this could be a role for you. Prior full time work experience is not essential as long as you have practical experience of developing clean/concise code.

Technology and therefore software developers are key to the ongoing performance of the firm. Once working for the organisation you will undergo extensive in house traing to provide you with the specific skills you need to develop solutions to problems as you deem fit and using the technology that provides the best results rather than being tethered to one particular language.

Primary responsibility will be the creation of proprietary tools that are used by the business to create and test trading algorithms. On top of this you will develop and operated the systems that are used to deploy, manage and monitor these algorithms.

To be successful in your application you must have an: excellent foundation in computer science and maths, excellent academic track record (2.1 upwards for a leading University), post graduate degree or post doc are well regarded but not essential, aptitude for practical problem solving, genuine enthusiasm for development and probably enjoying coding at home, enthusiasm to learn and constantly develop/use currently edge technologies.

Technically a strong understanding of the principles of OO programming, data modelling and algorithms are key.

This is one of the best graduate/entry level positions in teh country so please do not hesitate to apply and a consultant will be in touch to run through full details.