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Tools & Compilers Research and Development

An established proprietary trading firm · London, United Kingdom · first seen today

What is the Tools & Compilers Research and Development role in London, United Kingdom?

An established proprietary trading firm is hiring a Tools & Compilers Research and Development in London, United Kingdom. It is an experienced other / business seat.

Indicative base

£115k – £170k

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Location

London, United Kingdom

Role family

Other / business

Education

PhD

Status

Open

Ref KQ-410B04

First seen

today

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About the employer

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What you would do

  • ·Own other / business work end to end, from idea to production.
  • ·Work directly with traders, researchers and engineers on the same P&L.
  • ·Measure, monitor and defend the performance of what you build.
  • ·Publish your reasoning so decisions can be checked by other people.

What they are asking for

  • ·PhD in a quantitative discipline, or equivalent demonstrated ability.
  • ·Practical experience with production-grade code and real market data.
  • ·Comfort with probability, statistics and precise reasoning under time pressure.
  • ·Evidence of shipping work that other people relied on.

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