Front Office Python Developer [Commando Development Team]
On-siteLondon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Design, implement, and support applications for the Derivatives Engine Trading Desk to cover hedging, risk management, pricing, and ad-hoc trading activities. Ensure trading applications conform to Marex technology testing standards and establish proper support plans. Collaborate with Quants and Technology to understand trading requirements, design global applications, and facilitate handovers of tactical applications. Work with Trading to improve technological maturity and identify areas for performance gains. Adhere to FCA regulatory requirements and the operational risk framework while reporting breaches and escalating risk events immediately. Deploy production-level Python code for structured products and equity derivatives trading.
Required Qualifications
- Strong applied Python knowledge
- Professional developer experience
- Good experience in software design, OOP, and deploying Production-level code
- Good communication skills, including ability to explain complex matters simply and to translate requirements into performant code
- Ability to work autonomously and under pressure, with a good understanding of balancing tasks across shifting priorities
- 2 – 5 years of experience
- Act with integrity
- Act with due skill, care and diligence
- Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators
- Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
- Observe proper standard of market conduct
- Act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers
- Self-starter
- A collaborative team player, approachable, self-efficient and influences a positive work environment
- Demonstrates curiosity
- Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment
- Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others
- Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness
- Having the ability to adapt to business needs and quickly understand requirements, design solutions, and deploy applications dedicated to specific tasks
- Good experience in software design, OOP, and deploying Production-level code
- Good communication skills, including ability to explain complex matters simply and to translate requirements into performant code
- Ability to work autonomously and under pressure, with a good understanding of balancing tasks across shifting priorities
Desired Qualifications
- Desire to gain deep understanding of structured products trading activities
- Experience with structured products/equities derivatives trading activities a plus
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