Quantitative Developer

3 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Mindworx Consulting Full time
Key Responsibilities :
  • Design, develop, and maintain sophisticated trading applications, ensuring they meet high performance and reliability standards.
  • Collaborate with quantitative analysts and traders to implement financial models, trading algorithms, and strategies within trading systems.
  • Analyze financial data to create and optimize models for risk assessment, trading decisions, and portfolio management.
  • Develop and optimize algorithms for real-time trading systems, minimizing latency and maximizing throughput.
  • Translate business requirements into technical specifications and contribute to system architecture and design discussions.
  • Conduct unit testing, debugging, and troubleshooting of complex software applications.
  • Continuously monitor, optimize, and enhance the performance and stability of trading systems.
  • Ensure systems are compliant with industry regulations, security standards, and best practices.
  • Provide ongoing support for live trading environments, addressing any production issues or system optimizations.
Skills and Qualifications : Required :
  • 5+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on financial services, trading systems, or financial modelling.
  • Strong proficiency in either C# or Java in a professional development environment.
  • Extensive experience applying quantitative techniques (e.g., statistical models, financial analysis) to trading applications.
  • Proven experience developing software solutions for real-time trading systems with a focus on high performance and low latency.
  • Financial services industry knowledge , with experience in trading systems, portfolio management, or risk management.
  • Experience with relational databases (SQL) and data analysis for financial applications.
  • Ability to break down complex technical problems and create actionable solutions.
  • Strong debugging, testing, and troubleshooting skills in a live production environment.
  • Clear communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred :
  • Experience in algorithmic trading and developing automated trading strategies .
  • Understanding of low-latency computing and high-performance systems .
  • A degree or higher in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Financial Engineering, or Computer Science.
Competencies/Attributes :
  • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to apply quantitative methods to solve complex problems.
  • Ability to thrive in a dynamic, high-pressure environment, delivering results on tight deadlines.
  • Excellent teamwork skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail and an ability to prioritize competing tasks.


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