KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Proficient in Python, C++, Java, Lisp or other
• Excellent analytical skills
• Good communication skills
• Bachelors or master’s degree in computer science, Mathematics, Finance or related field

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative strategist / technologist to join our dynamic cross asset strategy team. Our team writes programs in Python that run on the Bank’s strategic platform, Quartz, to answer questions that relate to the entire global markets trading business. We work outside of the traditional IT organisation, based on the trading floor in London.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• You will be assisting the Cross Assets Strats team as part of the Strategic Risk and PnL project to re-factor and redesign our market model code.
• This project seeks to explain the risk and PnL of the Global Markets business in a strategic fashion
• Working as part of a team of 8 people, you will be writing and debugging code in Python, running within Quartz, the in-house bank platform.
• On-going learning about and debugging existing market model code used for calculating risk and PnL, simplifying and optimizing it to perform more efficiently.
• Programming ability is most highly prized. Financial knowledge is desirable but not strictly necessary, provided there is a willingness to learn.