Quantitative Developer -Front Office recruitment

Position Responsibilities:
• Maintain and develop new features for an extensive suite of proprietary financial modeling tools for structured products, written in SQL, C++, and C#.  The primary contribution of this role will be to develop and maintain database-driven functionality using SQL.
• Design and document recommendations for architectural enhancements
• Understanding of structured products and credit markets
• Work within the IT team to standardize technology used in solutions
• Contribute to cross-team implementations of reports and other ancillary systems

General Skills:
• Team-oriented work ethic that includes willingness to help others
• Willing and able to take ownership of complex projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Able to work independently and share results of assigned projects with  team members
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment

Experience and Skills Required:

• Must have extensive programming experience using SQL and a deep understanding of Excel. Exposure to other languages such as C++ or C# is a strong plus.

• Fixed-income product knowledge, particularly bank loans, CLOs, CDOs variable rates securities. Experience with Intex Desktop or with programming the Intex API is a strong plus.

• Mathematical/Engineering background is preferred. Experience with statistical analysis, implementing monte-carlo and other quantitative finance experience are all strong pluses.

• Minimum five years of SQL development experience. Ideal candidates have worked at either buy or sell-side investment management, or at a software company specializing in the investment industry.

• Bachelors or higher in Math, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or related field