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Quantitative Developer

Quantitative Developer

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London, United kingdom

Full Time

22-04-2025

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Job Specifications

Do you want to tackle the biggest questions in finance with near infinite compute power at your fingertips?

G-Research is a leading quantitative research and technology firm, with offices in London and Dallas.

We are proud to employ some of the best people in their field and to nurture their talent in a dynamic, flexible and highly stimulating culture where world-beating ideas are cultivated and rewarded.

This role is based in our new Soho Place office – opened in 2023 - in the heart of Central London and home to our Research Lab.

The role
Engineering underpins our continued growth and success, and we are committed to recruiting and developing the world’s best Engineers.

Our Quantitative Developers are the enablers of our success. They work side-by-side with our researchers to realise their ideas in global financial markets. They work at the bleeding-edge with immense compute power at their fingertips to achieve our aim: predicting the future.

The core tech stack is C# and Python, productionised in our own datacentres.
Areas of focus for these teams include:

Trading systems – reliable and performant systems able to trade 24/6 for our customers, with real money at stake
Modelling – building core capabilities and assisting quant researchers in our cutting edge prediction capabilities
Simulation – back-testing frameworks for validating the strategies our researchers produce and for assessing their ongoing performance
Research tooling – front-end UX and workflow for our quant researchers
Performance and scalability – optimising our trading and research systems to unlock new capabilities

To give a flavour of the work we do, here are some of our recent projects:

Low level performance optimisations in our core simulation engine, unlocking the next advances in quant research
Experimenting with alternative solvers in a core trade planning system
Integrating our high and low frequency systems for more optimal trading
Re-architecting systems to provide a seamless path from research to production for machine learning models
Enabling large-scale distributed training of machine learning models
Contributing back to open source projects

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will have the following the skills and experience:

Intelligent, pragmatic and capable engineers with a genuine interest in technology
Proven ability to engineer high-quality software
Appreciation of good architecture and engineering best practices
End-to-end ownership of solutions: from articulation through to delivery
Good understanding of fundamental algorithms and data structures
An interest in the quantitative finance and an understanding of the role engineering plays within the space
The ability to prioritise, plan and deliver to demonstrably drive business results
The ability to proactively identify where we can improve and implement long term, scalable solutions to drive business outcomes.
A proactive approach to learning, staying ahead of the technology curve and identifying how we can adopt new technologies in the ways we work
Balanced judgement, with the ability to evaluate different approaches and identify solutions for the benefit of the overall business
Adaptable communication styles and approaches tailored to their audience in order to convey compelling messages
The ability to understand the needs and challenges of others and present mutually beneficial solutions
A collaborative approach with the ability to build effective relationships across the business

Why should you apply?
Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
Lunch provided (via Just Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar
35 days’ annual leave
9% company pension contributions
Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance
Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance
Cycle-to-work scheme
Monthly company events

About the Company

We are a leading quantitative research and technology firm. We hire the brightest minds in the world to tackle the biggest questions in finance. We pair this expertise with machine learning, big data, and emerging tech to predict movements in financial markets. We offer a dynamic, flexible and highly stimulating culture where world-beating ideas are cultivated and rewarded. We are proud to employ some of the best people in their field and to nurture their talent in our collaborative working environment. Looking to make a... Know more