LEAD QUANTITATIVE DEVELOPER

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Company Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity with one of our sector-leading financial services clients. They are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Quantitative Developer to oversee their EFX Trading platform, combining leadership with deep technical and strategic expertise.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

This is a hands-on leadership role with full ownership of codebase quality, delivery pipelines, and trading strategy performance. You will manage cross-functional teams, align with trading desks, and oversee architectural integrity and low-latency system performance.

• Own and manage the end-to-end delivery roadmap of the EFX Trading platform.
• Act as Scrum Master, leading sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Lead final-stage code reviews, enforce modular design principles, and maintain high codebase health.
• Design, refine, and deploy core strategy components within the trading engine, closely collaborating with traders.
• Maintain and enhance Python-based analytics for execution quality, latency, and P&L decomposition.
• Optimise low-latency Java code across the trading stack, including order gateways and market data adapters.
• Mentor developers, guide technical design sessions, and drive architectural scalability.

Required Skills/Experience

• Extensive experience building and maintaining low-latency Java-based trading systems.
• Proven leadership in designing and operating production-grade OMS/EMS infrastructure.
• Direct experience with strategy development, backtesting, and live trading in G10 FX.
• Deep understanding of FX market microstructure, LP connectivity, and front/mid-office operations.
• Strong grasp of the JVM, including GC tuning, JIT Watch, lock contention, and memory management.
• Expertise in quantitative signal execution, particularly VWAP, TWAP, alpha preservation, and order book dynamics.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Statistical modelling expertise, including PCA, regime-switching models, and time-series analysis.
• Strategy knowledge: momentum, mean reversion, Bollinger Bands, MACD, RSI, MA crossovers, Fibonacci.
• Experience in spoofing/manipulation detection, including hidden liquidity and iceberg order identification.
• Quantitative research involving Kalman filters and Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes.
• Infrastructure knowledge with a focus on low-overhead signal-to-execution flow and execution quality.
• Familiarity with security and audit compliance for trading platforms.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive compensation and bonus structure.
• Hybrid working model with central London office access.
• Collaborative, fast-paced team culture with strong growth opportunities.
• Exposure to cutting-edge trading infrastructure and technologies.
• Strong professional development and training support.
• Generous pension and benefits package.
• Gym membership included.

As a Developer, you will work closely with the Senior Developer on the electronic trading desk to develop Java-based financial services, encompassing market connectivity, pricing, risk management, and order execution.

Responsibilities:

• Establishing connections and ensuring seamless communication with liquidity providers (LPs)
• Developing a trading engine to assess trade viability
• Operating CRUD on the persistent data layer for audit purposes
• Building a fail-safe system with manual intervention circuit breakers
• Collaborate closely with the FX Quant, trading, and risk teams to ensure the system meets business requirements, reflects trading strategies, and supports dynamic pricing and risk management needs.

What We’re Looking For:

• Extensive experience in Java development
• Strong SQL expertise
• Office 3 days a week
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• 1st class Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Engineering
• Understanding/willingness to understand FX markets and familiarity with trading dynamics, liquidity provider interactions, and core FX instruments (e.g., spot, forwards, swaps) to help translate business requirements into technical features.

Overview

We are supporting a global consultancy delivering high-value cloud transformation and system engineering solutions across the automotive, industrial, and financial sectors. This role is tailored for a senior-level engineer or consultant ready to step into a leadership role, managing hybrid technical teams, and driving the successful delivery of complex cloud-native environments for enterprise clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead system engineering teams (5-10 engineers) across multiple client engagements
• Oversee the design, deployment, and management of scalable cloud-native infrastructure on AWS and/or Azure
• Guide implementation of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (or equivalent)
• Direct the development of CI/CD pipelines and drive automation best practices
• Own cloud migration strategies, containerisation rollouts, and backend integrations
• Act as escalation point for production incidents and system troubleshooting
• Collaborate with architects, developers, and DevOps leaders to align technical delivery with business goals
• Support junior engineers through mentoring, code reviews, and structured feedback
  

Tech Stack

• Languages: C#, Python, or Java
• Cloud Platforms: AWS or Azure
• Infrastructure & Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform
• CI/CD Tools: GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins
• Monitoring & Logging: Grafana, Prometheus
  

Ideal Background

• Strong background in cloud-native system engineering and infrastructure delivery
• Prior experience leading technical teams in consultancy or complex enterprise settings
• Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) and modern infrastructure tooling
• Confident managing stakeholders and delivering in client-facing environments
• Bilingual: Fluent in English and German
• Comfortable working in agile and distributed team structures

Why Join

• Step into a high-visibility role leading transformation for tier-one clients 
• Manage delivery across diverse industries such as automotive, industrial, finance
• Autonomy in delivery with flexibility on remote/hybrid setup
• Clear path to progression with direct exposure to enterprise-level projects and decision-makers

Company Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity with one of our global leading clients. They are looking for a skilled cloud software engineer to join their Cloud Transformation & System Engineering team, supporting clients on their end-to-end cloud journeys.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

As a Senior Cloud Software Engineer, you will contribute across the entire lifecycle of client projects, from initiation through to go-live. You will play a key role in designing adaptable cloud architectures in agile environments, championing clean code principles, and continuously improving infrastructure.

• Develop innovative cloud-based solutions and advise on future-ready strategies
• Implement proof-of-concepts and diverse architectural solutions
• Establish and promote best practices for testability, maintainability, and scalability
• Share expertise and mentor development teams
• Actively contribute to tech communities, conferences, and meet-ups

Required Skills/Experience

• Degree in IT-related disciplines (e.g., Informatics, Mathematics, Physics) or equivalent qualification/experience
• Proven experience in AWS, and Java, Python, or TypeScript.
• Skilled in microservices architecture, infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform), and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proficient in CI/CD tools and practices (e.g. Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Experience with scripting (e.g. PowerShell, Linux/Unix Shell) and enterprise cloud deployments
• Practical knowledge of interface development and database technologies (e.g. SQL, data warehousing)

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Familiarity with machine learning libraries and NLP technologies
• Bilingual fluency in English and German (minimum B2 level)
• Willingness to travel occasionally

Benefits & Perks

• Access to training and ongoing education through structured development and in-house university programmes
• Structured career progression with global mobility and project-based rotation options
• Family-friendly work policies including flexible hours, mobile working, and caregiver support
• Health and wellness initiatives, including fitness partnerships and sponsored events
• Attractive benefits such as car/bike leasing, smartphones for personal use, and EU remote working options
• Inclusive company culture with active diversity and inclusion networks

Overview

We’re hiring for a global leading consultancy supporting cloud transformation and system engineering projects across automotive, industrial, and finance sectors. This role will be ideal for system engineers who can operate across infrastructure, automation, and cloud, bringing clean, scalable solutions into client environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and manage cloud-native infrastructure (AWS)
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent)
• Build CI/CD pipelines and automate environment provisioning
• Support cloud migrations, containerization, and backend integration
• Troubleshoot production systems and improve system performance
• Work closely with developers, architects, and DevOps engineers

Tech Stack

• Languages: C#, Python, or Java
• Cloud: AWS 
• Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins
• Monitoring: Grafana, Prometheus

Ideal Background

• Experience in software engineering or infrastructure roles
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration
• Fluent in English & German

Why Join

• Work on high-impact cloud transformation projects across major sectors
• Fast progression and access to enterprise clients
• Hybrid flexibility with autonomy over how you deliver