Lead Quantitative Developer
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Freelance
27-02-2025
Job Specifications
Lead Quant Developer – Backend Trading Platform
Contract Length: 6-12 months
Location: Fully Remote (Open to EU Candidates)
Day Rate: £800-£1000
Understanding Solutions have partnered with a Leading Crypto firm to find a highly skilled Senior Quant Developer who support the company a key specific projects for the next 6-12 months. The role involves developing a high-performance, low-latency system for real-time trading and integrating quantitative models into the platform. You'll be responsible for the backend architecture, API design, and ensuring the platform supports scalable and efficient data processing for trading operations.
If you’re an experienced Lead Quant Developer with a passion for trading systems and backend development, this is an excellent opportunity to make an impact on an exciting project.
Experience Needed:
Proven experience as a Lead Quant Developer in financial services.
Strong expertise in Python and backend development for trading systems (Rust is a bonus)
Start-up experience would be great (No huge banks or firms)
Experience with API design and integration (RESTful APIs).
Knowledge of low-latency systems and high-performance computing for trading environments.
Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS, Docker, Grafana)
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Sciences, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Lead Quant Developer | Quantitative Engineer
Contract Length: 6-12 months
Location: Fully Remote (Open to EU Candidates)
Day Rate: £800-£1000
If this role matches your expertise and you’re ready to take on an exciting new challenge, apply with your updated CV. For questions or more information, feel free to reach out to Ross Britton @ Understanding Solutions via LinkedIn
About the Company
Understanding Solutions is the consultancy division of Understanding Recruitment Group, focusing on designing, building and executing project-driven and outcome-based services for our clients in and around the Architecture and Software Development arenas. We partner with our clients to help solve their business and technology challenges, utilising the proven history and capability of supplying the right expertise through our Understanding Recruitment business. We’ve naturally evolved to provide solutions and services which ... Know more
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