Quantitative Developer

Senior Software Engineer – Middle Office AnalyticsWe’re partnering with a leading trading firm to hire a senior engineer into a central analytics team responsible for building firm-wide risk and analytics systems used across multiple asset classes.This team sits at the intersection of engineering, quantitative research, and risk, with a focus on developing scalable platforms for risk analysis, scenario modelling, and portfolio analytics. Compared to front office roles, the work is more modelling-heavy and cross-functional, with broad exposure across the business.You’ll work closely with quants and risk managers to design systems that support decision-making at both the desk and firm level.What you’ll work onBuilding and scaling firm-wide risk and analytics platformsDeveloping scenario modelling and portfolio risk tools across asset classesDesigning systems for derivatives, rates, and cross-asset analyticsCollaborating closely with quants and risk teams on modelling and implementationContributing to architecture decisions for scalable, high-performance analytics systemsThe team values strong fundamentals in modelling and system design over strict language alignment.What they’re looking forBackground as a Quant Developer or Software Engineer with exposure to quantitative systemsStrong foundation in mathematics and statistics (e.g. linear algebra, probability, modelling)Experience building or working with pricing, risk, or analytics systemsAbility to work across engineering and quantitative domainsComfortable operating in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environmentWhy this roleBroad exposure across asset classes and strategiesWork closely with quants and risk managers on core modelling problemsBuild systems that are used across the firm, not just a single deskStrong balance of engineering and quantitative problem-solving