Work with equity and macro researches and portfolio managers to understand their data needs
Implement and improve technology solutions to load, manage and deliver data for the systematic trading models,
algorithmic execution systems and other front office systems
Implement and improve technology solutions to clean and produce derived data sets from raw data sets
Work with production systems group to ensure data problems are resolved quickly and accurately
Work with data vendors to investigate new and alternative sources of data for the business, ensuring availability of
high quality and value-for-money data for the business
General
Any other duties commensurate with the post holders position and seniority; and
All employees should understand that it is their personal responsibility to comply with all organisational, statutory
and regulatory policies and procedures.
Experience, Knowledge & Skills Essential
2+ years experience of programming in any OO language (we mainly use Java and Matlab with some C#/Python)
2+ years experience of database systems and SQL (preferably SQL Server)
Experience of both Linux and Windows environments, scripting and tools
Willing to carry out operational data tasks alongside developing new solutions
Well organised with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple streams of work
Excellent communication skills
Beneficial
Experience in handling financial data sets and familiarity with financial instruments (equities, futures, FX)
Exposure to data vendor technology; Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters etc
Experience of developing tools for managing/visualising/exploring complex data sets
Statistical analysis of large/complex data sets
Educational & Professional Qualifications
Educated to degree (or equivalent) level or higher, from a leading university;
A degree with mathematical and computing content (e.g. Computer Science, Maths, Physics)
Employement Category:
Employement Type: Full time Industry: IT - Software Role Category: Application Programming / Maintenance Functional Area: Not Applicable Role/Responsibilies: Data Developer