Selby Jennings

About the Company

From Investment Banking, Risk Management, Quantitative Trading, and Insurance, to Investment Management, Sales & Trading, Technology, and Wealth Management, Selby Jennings supports the world's largest financial institutions to revolutionary fintech start-ups with all their hiring needs as a leading Financial Sciences and Services talent partner.

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Listed Jobs

Company Name

Selby Jennings

Job Title

Software Engineer - QuPynt

Job Description

Our client, a leading hedge fund based in Paris, is seeking a Quantitative Developer with Python expertise to join their team. This role will focus on the end-to-end solution for signal-based extra-day and intra-day strategies. You will collaborate with researchers to develop and enhance the Python library/framework, enabling them to perform research and design strategies, while also working on the platform that runs all strategies in production, including scaling and monitoring.
The ideal candidate will have strong Python development skills, with experience in the Python integrator library and associated tools. A solid understanding of financial concepts is essential to design the features required by researchers and traders. Additionally, this individual should have architectural skills to help shape and evolve the platform, as well as experience with high-performance computing, particularly in Rust or C, to optimise component performance.
Responsibilities:
Work on the end-to-end solution for signal-based extra-day and intra-day strategies at QRT
Develop and enhance the Python library/framework for researchers to perform research and develop strategies
Build and maintain pipelines for submitting, backtesting, and validating strategies for trading
Oversee the platform that runs all strategies in production, including scaling and monitoring
Requirements:
Strong Python development skills, especially with the Python integrator library and platform tooling
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Advanced financial functional knowledge
Architectural skills to help design the platform
Strong CI/DevOps mindset
Experience with high-performance computing in Rust/C to improve performance

London, United Kingdom

On site

19-02-2025

Company Name

Selby Jennings

Job Title

Senior Python/Excel Engineer - Fixed Income Hedge Fund

Job Description

Senior Software Engineer (Python & Excel) - Fixed Income Hedge Fund
London, UK - Hybrid

Join a Leading Structured Credit Hedge Fund in London

Are you an experienced Software Engineer with a passion for finance and technology? Our client, a well-established structured credit hedge fund is seeking an innovative professional to join their London team. With over 13 years of success, this dynamic firm manages approximately $800MM AUM across its offices in both London and New York. Investment emphasis is on finding pockets of assets with superior risk/reward, through use of analytics, quantitative models, and in-depth structural analysis. Products include US and European CLOs, RMBS, CMBS, and consumer ABS.

The role offers:

An opportunity to be the sole technical representative in our prestigious central London office
Direct impact on projects as part owner of your workstream
A variety of projects including greenfield

Qualifications:

Proven experience (5-15 years) within software engineering roles.
Python: Your advanced skills will drive complex application development and financial modelling that underpins investment decisions.
Excel & VBA: You should have expert-level Excel capabilities including VBA scripting which are essential tools used extensively by our team.
Having knowledge about fixed income is crucial as it relates directly to the nature of investments handled by their organisation.
Entrepreneurial Mindset: take ownership and thrive independently while being supported by international experts from another office.

Please note that only candidates authorised to work permanently in the UK need apply.

Apply now for a confidential discussion about the role!

London, United Kingdom

Hybrid

25-02-2025

Company Name

Selby Jennings

Job Title

Front End Lead

Job Description

Our client, a world leading trading firm is seeking a Senior Frontend Team Lead to join a business-critical team, building data-intensive, interactive applications enabling users to connect with critical data across the firm. This is a new project aiming to transform the firm's performance through impressive User Interfaces and data visualisation across functions such as Portfolio Management, Treasury & Risk, Research and Operations.
You'll utilise modern technologies such as React, TypeScript and Node.js to build a modern, cutting-edge suite of products. As the Team Lead you will lead a team that owns critical components of the firm's software platform, combine people and technical leadership, owning the project and providing hands-on development and support.
Key Responsibilities:
-Leading and mentoring a team of engineers with a diverse skill set.
-Drive forward project ownership by defining requirements, allocating resources and ensuring the timely delivery of projects.
-Collaborate with various development teams, ensuring all goals and dependencies are met.
-Identify and implement processes to ensure efficient delivery of the project.
-Contribute towards the system and architecture design discussions, actively participate in feature development and challenge ideas.
Required Skills:
-At least 7 years of front-end/full-stack development.
-Over 3 years of technical leadership experience.
-Experienced with React, Typescript and Node.js
-Excellent problem solving skills with an ability to work across development and support tasks.
-Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate with a global workforce.

London, United Kingdom

On site

03-03-2025

Company Name

Selby Jennings

Job Title

Senior Frontend Developer

Job Description

Our client, an elite hedge fund, is hiring for their frontend team. A small, elite group of engineers partnering with diverse teams across the firm to tackle their most pressing technical challenges. Using cutting-edge technologies like React, TypeScript, CSS, GraphQL, Node.js, Apollo, Kubernetes, and Docker, our team delivers exceptional platforms and drives impactful transformations.
Members of this team consistently exceed expectations, thrive on solving the unsolvable, and aren't afraid to deconstruct and rebuild systems from scratch. Team members gain senior-level visibility, mentorship from industry-leading engineers, and the opportunity to contribute to high-impact projects across their Engineering organisation.
Requirements for Frontend Engineers:
Proven Experience: 5-12 years of hands-on software engineering experience with a demonstrated history of exceeding expectations, solving complex problems, and delivering impactful results.
Frontend Expertise: Deep experience building React applications from initial architecture through completion, with advanced knowledge of React Hooks and React Context.
Technical Mastery: Proficiency in modern TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and related libraries. Specific expertise in JavaScript frameworks such as React is essential; experience with Node.js is highly desirable.
API Knowledge: Hands-on experience with GraphQL, REST, or WebSockets (especially GraphQL Subscriptions).
Infrastructure Tools: Familiarity with deployment and containerisation tools, particularly Docker and Kubernetes.
Problem-Solving Excellence: Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex technical challenges into actionable solutions.
Collaborative Mindset: A consultative and flexible approach to problem-solving, capable of jumping into projects, delivering outstanding results, and moving on to the next challenge with ease.
Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with and present findings to senior stakeholders.

London, United Kingdom

On site

03-03-2025