junior quant dev with python
Junior Quant Programmer for Hedge FundHedge Fund seeks experienced quant programmer self-starter to help build and develop trading and operations/finance tools across a variety of product areas. Strong programming skills required and knowledge of operating systems and database desirable, paired with experience working with financial products, and ability to work well in a fluid and collegial organization.Products include US and European CLOs, RMBS, CMBS, and consumer ABS. Our edge is our analysis so this work is very important, investigative in nature, and broad in scope.ResponsibilitiesJoin existing quant team to develop tools to analyze and identify relative value in a variety of structured credit instruments. The position entails a high level of interactions with the experienced and quantitatively-oriented trading team, risk manager, and the rest of the quant team. Additional responsibilities include working with external IT firms to maintain and improve our overall IT infrastructure that includes networking, file and database replication.Skills RequiredProgramming: Python, VBA, SQL. Good programming practice, database desiDegree: A bachelor''s degree in quantitative fields such as CS, engineering, physics, and mathMarket: Good familiarity with financial concepts -- yield curves, fixed income instruments, corporate bonds and loans, P&L, risk analysis Other: Good oral and written communication skills required