StratOS Developer

Rothesay is the UK’s largest pensions insurance specialist, purpose-built to protect pension schemes and their members’ pensions. With over £68 billion of assets under management, we secure the pensions of more than one million people and pay out, on average, approximately £200 million in pension payments each month. Rothesay is dedicated to providing excellence in customer service alongside prudent underwriting, a conservative investment strategy and the careful management of risk.

We are trusted by the pension schemes of some of the UK’s best known companies to provide pension solutions, including British Airways, Cadbury, the Civil Aviation Authority, the Co-Operative, Morrisons, Smiths Industries and Telent. At Rothesay, we are striving to transform our industry. We believe deeply in creating real security for the future and our leadership in finding new and better ways to do that is the key to our success. To do that, we need the very brightest original thinkers to bring creativity as well as rigour. Rothesay is a rewarding place to work, where quality people can thrive and prosper. We pride ourselves on the connections our people build, many of whom have been with us for over ten years.

Under the leadership of the Chief Technology Officer, Rothesay has launched a multi-year project, Project Quest, to redevelop and modernize the full technology stack, encompassing pricing and other analytics, risk management, market data and trade capture and reporting. Project Quest is nearing the end of phase one, which over the past couple of years of fast-paced exploration, design and delivery, has successfully delivered to production several key components and established the core engineering required for the new platform. As we move into phase two, which will involve multiple and varied projects running in parallel, we have opportunities for a select few new hires to join the Quest team. This is a rare chance to work with and learn from Rothesay’s team of extremely highly regarded, experienced and friendly software engineers. At Rothesay Life every employee has the opportunity to make a real impact to the business. The engineering team are open to new technologies and creative ideas.

Responsibilities:

• Be part of the team responsible for the major build-out and support of what we call the platform:
• Advanced, bespoke SDLC tooling
• Distributed compute clusters in production
• Database setup and optimization in multiple technologies
• Debugging and profiling tools
• Monitoring and alerting
• Engineering expert consultancy, helping other teams design and optimize their code

We leverage existing market-standard tools, but augment them with custom code and features, to go beyond the industry standards. In general, we are looking for smart, commercial, problem-solving-oriented, “get-things-done” candidates with a proven track record of delivering robust, high performance software.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Advanced analytical skills (typically evidenced by a degree in maths, physics, computer science, engineering, etc.)
• A deep passion for technology and software development
• Excellence in applied programming skills - Python, Rust, C++ or other major languages (experience with the proprietary securities language Slang is not expected – but the role may involve some Slang development)
• A team player with excellent communication skills, this team communicates with lots of stakeholders in the business both technical and non-technical
• Cloud engineering experience
• Performance engineering experience
• Understanding of Fixed Income products and derivatives
• Python programming experience
• Rust programming experience
• A track record of contributions to an open source project
• Networking expertise
• Linux/Unix experience
• Microsoft Windows experience

Rothesay actively promotes diversity and inclusivity. We know that our success depends on our people and that by nurturing a culture that values difference, we create a stronger, more dynamic business. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability or age.