What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Equity Derivatives Front Office Developer position at Quanta Search?
The Role
Our client, a renowned international bank, is looking for a junior .NET UI developer to take a role in the design and development of a suite of applications on pricing, trading, pre-trade analytics and sales intelligence. The suite includes application modules such as option trading strategy pricer, market and volatility analytics, order blotter and ticketing, and alerting.
The role requires the developer to be a team player with a strong communication skill who will
interact closely with derivatives desk and Quants. The developer needs to have experience in
building multi-thread trading application and can deliver solutions in a timely manner. Having
experience in option trading and analytics is a huge plus.
Specific responsibilities include, but not limited to
Develop new UI components for different modules or the application or enhance and
refactor existing ones
Collaborate with subject matter experts to capture technical requirements and
communicate business impact of changes to relevant teams
Plan and manage release cycles, providing guidance to QA and Support teams to meet
necessary delivery goals
Assist production support teams in the day-to-day inquiries.
Required Qualifications
Demonstrate high intellectual capacity and in-depth knowledge of core programming and
design patterns
3 years of hands-on UI application development experience preferably in C#
database /SQL experience (function, stored procedures, etc.)
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences or Engineering fields
Object oriented, multi-threaded UI development
Design patterns and algorithmic efficiency
Desired Qualifications
WPF/DevExpress development experience
SQL Server and / or KDB database experience
.NET application profiling and tuning
Messaging middleware (e.g. ZeroMQ, Tib/RV)
Financial knowledge (preferably in equity derivatives)
Order management/FIX protocol experience
Other skills
A strong team player who is able to work well across different groups
Self-motivated with high level of enthusiasm
Strong communication skills
Our client, a renowned international bank, is looking for a junior .NET UI developer to take a role in the design and development of a suite of applications on pricing, trading, pre-trade analytics and sales intelligence. The suite includes application modules such as option trading strategy pricer, market and volatility analytics, order blotter and ticketing, and alerting.
The role requires the developer to be a team player with a strong communication skill who will
interact closely with derivatives desk and Quants. The developer needs to have experience in
building multi-thread trading application and can deliver solutions in a timely manner. Having
experience in option trading and analytics is a huge plus.
Specific responsibilities include, but not limited to
Develop new UI components for different modules or the application or enhance and
refactor existing ones
Collaborate with subject matter experts to capture technical requirements and
communicate business impact of changes to relevant teams
Plan and manage release cycles, providing guidance to QA and Support teams to meet
necessary delivery goals
Assist production support teams in the day-to-day inquiries.
Required Qualifications
Demonstrate high intellectual capacity and in-depth knowledge of core programming and
design patterns
3 years of hands-on UI application development experience preferably in C#
database /SQL experience (function, stored procedures, etc.)
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences or Engineering fields
Object oriented, multi-threaded UI development
Design patterns and algorithmic efficiency
Desired Qualifications
WPF/DevExpress development experience
SQL Server and / or KDB database experience
.NET application profiling and tuning
Messaging middleware (e.g. ZeroMQ, Tib/RV)
Financial knowledge (preferably in equity derivatives)
Order management/FIX protocol experience
Other skills
A strong team player who is able to work well across different groups
Self-motivated with high level of enthusiasm
Strong communication skills
