Job Description

United Kingdom
Quantitative Analysis
Investment Bank

Job Reference #

317582BR

City

London

Job Type

Full Time

Your role

Are you an experienced Quant developer analyst with experience in derivatives pricing, risk and data science?


Are you in innovative thinking and enjoy building tools?


We are looking for someone who can work closely with trader and sales, utilizing a variety of technologies to provide fast time-to-market and applications.




You will be responsible for developing high quality trading and sales tools for the desk with a side focus of integrating proven solutions


The candidate will be participating in the design and development of cutting-edge infrastructure, systems, and applications (both client and server side) used by Front Office to provide streamlined and revenue-generating services to our clients, examples of which include:

o Working as part of the team developing the next generation Trading and structuring pricing capabilities.

o Designing and building a microservice-based Pre-Trade and pricing platform for the Global Equity Derivatives business.

o Migrating Excel-based pricing / param / risk management tools onto service-based Web apps on strategic Azure cloud Analytics platform



The candidate will be expected to closely liaise with trading, sales, structuring and the technology groups in the Equity Derivatives business. The products spread across exchange listed, OTC and exotics. The candidate will be able to rapidly learn in-depth knowledge and gain experience of Equity Derivatives trading / risk management from both technology and business perspective.

Your Career Comeback

We are open to applications from career returners. Find out more about our program on ubs.com/careercomeback.

Your team

You'll be working within the ACQA Quant Platform team working with the wider QAD team, Quant Core platforms & Valuation model quant teams both locally and globally. In addition, you will be working closely with global business stakeholders to elicit and review requirements

Your expertise

This position is open to professionals with >4 years of experience. Exceptional candidates with less experience can be considered. Minimum Bachelor degree from a recognized University. Computer Science / Engineering / Mathematics majors preferred. An excellent team player with a good balance of strategic view & rapid application development. Strong technical skills in at least one core language (Java / C#) and one scripting language (Python, Javascript / ReactJS + TypeScript). Solid background in data structure and algorithms. Knowledge of Web development will be a plus. Knowledge of Equity Derivatives will be a plus. Knowledge of Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, SQL, KDB, Excel/VBA and Unix programming will be a plus. Good understanding of testing and familiarity with different testing approaches. Familiarity of TDD / BDD will be a plus.






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About us

UBS is the world's largest and the only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors..



We have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries.

Join us

At UBS, we know that it's our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We're dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That's why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we're more than ourselves.



We're committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.

Disclaimer / Policy statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.