Principle Quant Strategist - BFSI

Key Responsibilities include:

- Developing core library infrastructure code.

- Working closely adding features required by the Quant modelling teams.

- Performance enhancements, ad-hoc development and bug fixes.

- Enhancing, developing and extending the DevOps framework underpinning the library creation.

- Get familiar with and work on the build infrastructure and tooling.

- Work with a range of teams including Quant Development (India), Quant Development (London) and Quant Analytics (London)

Longer term:

- Take ownership of and work on project work for SAF client projects

- Become involved in strategic Cloud development projects

- Investigate and introduce new core technologies and techniques into the library

The Requirements:

Essential Experience: (must have)

- Strong computer science background with strong programming skills. Good knowledge of C++, plus VM languages (e.g. Java, C#), scripting languages (e.g. Python, Perl)

- Strong understanding of multithreading, performance optimisation, high performance algorithm.

- Excellent problem solving and analysis skills, understanding of data structures/algorithms.

- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written to engage with senior members of the wider team globally.

Supplementary Experience: (Good to have)

- General experience or knowledge of financial products/investment banking concepts.

- Any experience of specific asset classes (Rates, FX, Credit etc)

Qualification Ideally the candidate will hold a higher degree (preferably Master- s) in a Computer Science / Mathematical field only from Premier Engineering College (IIT/NIT).