Job description
Python Developer (Software Engineer Programmer Python JavaScript AWS GCP Azure Cloud Agile Apache Airflow React Ag-Grid Equities Fixed Income FX Commodities Derivatives TypeScript Finance Front Office Trading Investment Technology Manager Asset Management Banking Sell-Side Brokerage Hedge Fund Buy Side) required by our asset management client in London.
You MUST have the following:
- Advanced experience as a Python Developer/Programmer/Software Engineer
- Excellent Python
- Experience in front office trading- whether in banking, hedge funds, asset managers, brokers or exchanges
- Basic understanding of FX, Fixed Income, Equities, Commodities or derivative products
- Agile
The following is DESIRABLE, not essential:
- React
- Apache Airflow
- AWS
Role: Python Developer (Software Engineer Programmer Python JavaScript AWS GCP Azure Cloud Agile Apache Airflow React Ag-Grid Equities Fixed Income FX Commodities Derivatives TypeScript Finance Front Office Trading Investment Technology Manager Asset Management Banking Sell-Side Brokerage Hedge Fund Buy Side) required by our asset management client in London. You will join a team of 6 experienced Python developers who are building out further functionality to an equities portfolio management system. Over the next 12 months, you will help to build trade modelling functionality for the order management module of the system and risk data visualisation.
The working model is hybrid with 2 days/week in the office. During these office days, you are sat with the equities portfolio managers. They give requirements directly to the engineers allowing for great interaction and an ability to further improve your business knowledge and understanding.
The only technical requirement is Python. Any experience in the cloud, AWS, GCP or Azure, is helpful but not required. Likewise, React or other front end technologies and frameworks would be helpful but are not required. The complete tech stack is AWS, SQL, Apache Airflow, Python, React, TypeScript, Redux and Ag-Grid. Therefore, this is an excellent opportunity to enter a role that will allow you to modernise your technical skillset, continue working with modern technology or work extremely closely with the business.
You MUST have trading experience in finance. The asset class does not matter. Equities, commodities, fixed income, FX and any kind of derivatives knowledge would be beneficial.
Hours are otherwise flexible. They are 9-5 but can be shifted around as long as the work is done.
Hybrid working: 2 days/week in the office
Salary: £100k - £125k + 20% Bonus + 10% Pension