Quantitative Developer, Commodities

Quantitative Developer, Commodities

We seek an experienced and talented quantitative developer to join the Investment Management & Research group at Winton. The role sits within our Fundamental Commodities strategy and will work closely with the Senior Portfolio Manager. You will work within a collaborative quantitative research environment to design and implement trading systems and tools that support the firm’s trading and research capabilities.
Responsibilities

Develop reliable and performant trading systems and strategies
Design and optimise trading infrastructure to provide a seamless path from research to live trading
Partner with the Portfolio Manager to develop frameworks for data validation and monitoring

What We're Looking For

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
5+ years of commercial development experience, with strong skills in Python.
Hands-on experience with building and deploying data pipelines
Familiarity with modern infrastructure (CI/CD, Kafka, Airflow)
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Detail orientated, with a commitment to best engineering practices
The ability to prioritise, plan and deliver to projects in a timely manner

What Would Be Useful

Experience of developing trading systems for commodity derivatives in a systematic hedge fund
Experience of working closely with researchers and portfolio managers
Basic knowledge of statistical modelling in a financial context
Experience with parallel & concurrent processing, e.g. Dask
Familiarity with containerised cloud development, deployment and management (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS)

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