Quantitative Developer

About the role

Join Cubist Systematic Strategies in London as a Quantitative Developer focused on systematic equity trading. Develop and maintain trading and research systems, ensuring robustness and automation in a collaborative team environment.

About the Team

• Focus on systematic equity trading with a mix of quant analyst and developer backgrounds.
• Team is established but still in early stages, offering broad development opportunities.
• All team members work onsite in London five days a week for optimal collaboration.

Role and Responsibilities

• Build components for live trading and research environments.
• Drive automation and robustness of trading processes.
• Develop robust data checking and handling procedures.
• Monitor and troubleshoot operational issues.
• Share responsibility for timely and correct operation of trading systems.
• Ideal for developers seeking more responsibility and independence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science or STEM discipline.
• 2+ years commercial experience with Python and data science libraries on Linux.
• Balance attention to detail with delivery focus.
• Ability to work with ambiguous requirements and self-driven problem ownership.
• Knowledge of finance and trading systems is a plus.
• Experience with systems programming languages (C++, Rust) and cloud/container tech is a plus.

Work Environment and Ethics

• Work onsite in London office five days a week.
• Commitment to highest ethical standards required.