Quantitative Developer - Fixed Income - Asset Manager (Contract)
Posted Today by Alexander Ash Consulting Ltd
Negotiable
Inside
Onsite
London, UK
Summary: The role of Quantitative Developer focuses on enhancing risk, P&L, and reporting systems for an asset manager's fixed income business. The position requires significant experience in developing enterprise-grade systems and data pipelines, particularly in Python and/or Java. The developer will collaborate closely with traders and quantitative researchers to implement robust code that meets their requirements. A strong understanding of financial products and experience with AI coding assistants is essential for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop enhanced systems and data capabilities for fixed income business.
- Collaborate with quant teams to implement their requirements into robust code.
- Utilize AI coding assistants to improve delivery timelines.
- Ensure production-grade enterprise systems are developed in Python and/or Java.
- Maintain a solid understanding of financial products and risk/P&L methodologies.
Key Skills:
- 8+ years commercial experience developing production-grade enterprise systems in Python and/or Java.
- Asset/investment management experience in front or Middle Office systems.
- Understanding of financial products, ideally FIC, with risk/P&L methodologies.
- Experience using AI coding assistants (Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot).
- Familiarity with AWS (S3, Lambda, EC2, Glue), Snowflake, Git, CI/CD, Datadog, MS SQL Server, REST, GraphQL, Airflow.
- Degree educated or higher in a relevant technical discipline from a leading university.
Salary (Rate): £900/day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Quantitative Developer - Fixed Income - Asset Manager (Contract). An asset manager is improving their risk, P&L, and reporting systems and are looking for an experienced quantitative developer to face off to the traders and quantitative researchers to develop enhanced systems and data capabilities for their fixed income business.
You will have a background in financial markets, ideally on the buy-side, with significant commercial experience developing enterprise production-grade systems and data pipelines in Python and/or Java, a solid understanding of financial products and their representation, and proven experience using AI coding assistants to enable faster delivery in compressed timelines. You will collaborate with quant teams, to ensure their requirements are properly implemented into robust code.
You should apply for this role if you are/have:
- 8+ years commercial experience developing production-grade enterprise systems in Python and/or Java
- Asset/investment management experience in the front or Middle Office systems space
- Financial product understanding, ideally FIC, with risk/P&L methodologies
- Experience using AI coding assistants (Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) with significant examples of delivery improvement
- AWS (S3, Lambda, EC2, Glue), Snowflake, Git, CI/CD, Datadog, MS SQL Server, REST, GraphQL, Airflow (as many as possible)
- Degree educated or higher in a relevant technical discipline from a leading university
This is a £850-900/day PAYE role (employers NI paid in addition) depending on the relevant experience of the candidate. On site 4/5 days a week, based London.