At a Glance
- Tasks: Develop and enhance our quantitative library for structured products using JavaScript/NodeJS.
- Company: WSD, a leading financial services firm with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Gain exposure to the structured products market and enhance your programming skills.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team that values diversity and offers excellent career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in finance while collaborating with diverse teams.
- Qualifications: Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, or Computer Science; strong coding skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
WSD is a leading financial services firm that leverages cutting-edge technology to deliver innovative solutions to manufacturers and distributors of structured products. We provide a wide range of services to the structured products industry. Our tools enable price-efficient construction and dissemination of product information across market participants.
We are looking for a Senior Quantitative Programmer to help develop and enhance our in-house quantitative library, which supports all the WSD services. The ideal candidate will have:
- Strong coding skills
- Familiarity with structured products
- A collaborative mindset and strong teamworking skills
- An appreciation of the mathematics and statistics behind financial derivatives
At WSD, you will enhance your programming capabilities, gain exposure to the structured products market and interact directly with clients.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and develop our quantitative libraries, which are implemented in JavaScript/NodeJS.
- Design and development of new services for the structured products market.
- Respond to client queries that require deep knowledge of WSD’s quantitative systems.
- Expand the library’s capabilities to handle new and innovative structured products.
- Collaborate with software engineers to implement complex features, guide business logic and serve as a bridge between technical and non-technical teams.
- Actively communicate and cooperate with team members across departments.
Qualifications:
- Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (JavaScript and Java preferred).
- Experience with software architecture solutions, databases and API development.
- Understanding of stochastic calculus, statistics, probability and numerical methods.
- Experience in academic or industrial statistical projects.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts.
WSD is an employer that values diversity. We highly encourage applications from appropriately qualified and eligible candidates irrespective of age, race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.
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