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Quantitative Python Developer

A developer role in a business-embedded tech team building data pipelines and frameworks for strategy and performance analytics. It works closely with researchers and technologists.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Build complex data pipelines for strategy analytics
Develop frameworks for performance analytics
Pick up domain knowledge quickly from researchers
Apply sound design and implementation practice

What they ask for

Required

5+ years as a developer
Data structures, algorithms and maths
Python on Linux/Unix
Data processing tools: numpy, pandas, Airflow, Kubernetes
Communication

Preferred

Finance experience

Education: Not stated
Experience: 5+ years of hands-on development
Languages and tools: Python

How to prepare

Build an Airflow pipeline that computes strategy performance metrics
Practise vectorised pandas and numpy on large datasets
Learn Kubernetes and container basics
Read about performance attribution and strategy analytics

What to study

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