About the Company

A successful hedge fund with a passion for technology, my client is about getting things done and developing systems of which they're proud. Believing with a passion that agile, scalable and supportable systems are one of the keys to the fund's success, they've grown from a small office in London in 2011, to having over 370 people working across London, Hong Kong, New York, Zurich, Glasgow and Dubai; managing assets in excess of $12bn for clients.

Role description

Seeking a Rapid Application Developer to join the front office technology team in London. This is a fast-paced, collaborative and varied role working closely with Commodities Portfolio Managers as well as Quants and analysts. They take pride in using technology to automate and streamline processes wherever possible.

As a multi-strat fund, they trade nearly every asset class. This role's primary focus is with the Commodities business. The objective will be to focus on building out rapid applications suite to support investors across the research, idea generation, and portfolio construction process.

What you'll work with

With a diverse technology stack, including Python, React, SQL Server, Snowflake, Java and Kafka, they frequently develop new tools as the business grows. They look for candidates who have the confidence to suggest new technologies / methodologies where appropriate.

What kind of things you could be working on

• Working directly with analysts, portfolio managers and management in building tools and applications to support their workflows
• Building applications to facilitate research and idea generation for portfolio managers
• Developing and refining APIs and data pipelines, focusing on speed, robustness, and maintainability
• Improve and support the existing systems

Essential skills

• > 5 years' Python experience, of which 2+ years working as a RAD in a commercial environment
• Solid knowledge of SQL and database
• Experience with web scraping
• Good knowledge with Excel
• Excellent communication skills
• Basic knowledge of at least one asset class but not necessary
• Knowledge of web development useful but not necessary
• Bachelor's (or equivalent) Degree in Computer Science or similar

Location

This role will be onsite, in the London office - a modern, vibrant location, with a well-stocked kitchen and a much-enjoyed social area on the 10th (top) floor of the building including a private bar, foosball, video games, music, etc. They also make great use of this space, which includes a large private roof terrace overlooking Green Park, for social events and wellbeing initiatives including yoga and personal training classes.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Contact
If this sounds like you, or you'd like more information, please get in touch:

George Hutchinson-Binks
george.hutchinson-binks@oxfordknight.co.uk
(+44) 07885 545220
linkedin.com/in/george-hutchinson-binks-a62a69252