Java Data Engineer – Investment Management
Contract 6 Months Min Outside IR35
£700 PD Remote occasional monthly office meet
Quant Capital is urgently looking for a Java Data Engineer to join our high profile client.
The firm is an offshoot of a well known Systematic Trading Hedge Fund.
Our client is a well known SAAS technology business in the portfolio management space. Through an open architecture it places control firmly in the hands of the user. It allows Multi asset, single asset and transformational businesses can select from pre-configured or fully customised workflows.
The business has expanded continuously and is building a new risk engineer for their systematic fund clients. This role will be working with a large distributed system (Built in Java) automating a large volume of realtime data into a portfolio management system. I am looking for a proficient developer with good tata knowledge and an understanding of latency.
I am looking for an engineer with strong core java knowledge who is happy to learn risk. You should be happy to expand a data platform from scratch with some serious help on the financial side.
The Java Engineer Must have:
· 2:1 Computer Science, Maths, Physics or Chemistry degree from a Red Brick UK or EU University
· 5 years plus commercial development experience
· Strong and demonstrable core java coding including experience with JVM
· Strong Database skills
· Experience in financial services ideally fund / wealth/ asset management
· Currently using Java 8 +
· Experience in software development within the enterprise space.
· An Understanding of computing fundamentals, object orientated programming, threading, concurrency and distributed systems
The environment is that of Facebook or Google, relaxed open with time to think and make the right decisions. The atmosphere is calm and relaxed with an open dress code. This is a role for technologists, those who are motivated by the sharp end of technology and the possibility of making serious money doing something you are passionate about.
My client is based in Central London but does not require office work unless a core meeting is called.
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