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Java Quant Developer Software Engineer Trading Finance London

Joseph HarryLondon🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 5 Oct 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid Java Quant Developer role offers a fantastic opportunity to refine your skills in a dynamic trading finance environment within a reputable asset management firm, with a competitive hourly rate of GBP 120-160. You will thrive here if you possess strong Java development expertise and an understanding of financial markets, collaborating closely with front-office stakeholders to bring innovative quantitative models to life. Embrace this chance to grow your career in a stimulating London-based position.

Quick Overview

Salary
£120 - £160/hr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
London, United Kingdom
Posted
3 days ago
JavaPython

Job Description

Java Quant Developer (Programmer Software Engineer Java Python Fixed Income Bonds Rates Credit Equities Commodities Securities Munis Municipals FX Equity Derivatives Quantitative Analysts Analysis Asset Manager Buy Side Investment Management Fund Hedge Fund Finance Front Office Trading Asset Manager Banking Pre-Trade Risk Pricing PnL) required by our asset management client in London.

You MUST have the following:

  • Excellent experience as a Java Developer/Software Engineer/Programmer
  • Strong Java- strong design, architecture and build experience
  • An understanding of fixed income whether rates or credit markets, equities, commodities or FX markets
  • Good ability to work and collaborate with front office stakeholders such as traders, quants, researchers etc

The following is DESIRABLE, not essential:

  • Buy-side- asset management, investment manager, hedge fund
  • Pre-trade analytics, pricing or PnL analysis
  • Derivatives

Role: Java Quant Developer (Programmer Software Engineer Java Python Fixed Income Bonds Rates Credit Equities Commodities Securities Munis Municipals FX Equity Derivatives Quantitative Analysts Analysis Asset Manager Buy Side Investment Management Fund Hedge Fund Finance Front Office Trading Asset Manager Banking Pre-Trade Risk Pricing PnL ) required by our asset management client in London. You will work in a team of 6 global quantitative developers. This team is dedicated to government bonds (rates) and MBS fixed income quantitative analysis and researchers across the company and productionising their models. This is 80% Java and 20% Python. You don't need to have Python experience though. Fixed income experience is advantageous but not essential. They would be happy with experience in equities, commodities or FX. Pre-trade risk or pricing as well as PnL knowledge is highly desirable.

Hybrid working is 4 days/week. There is flexibility with hours to accommodate school runs etc.

The company has aggressively adopted AI: ChatGPT, MS CoPilot and GitHub CoPilot and ClaudeCode are all available. There are no limitations on the use of tokens.

Salary: £100-150k + 100% Bonus + 10% Pension (£200k - £300k total comp)

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