React Job: Quantitative Developer

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Company

UBS

Location

London, England - United Kingdom

Job type

Full-Time

React Job Details

United Kingdom
Quantitative Analysis
Investment Bank

Job Reference #

262846BR

City

London

Job Type

Full Time

Your role

Are you an innovative thinker, who enjoys building platforms and is looking for a new challenge? We are looking for a quant developer to join our team, who can:
Work in a market-facing team within the Financing and Delta1 business to build algorithms and tools to systematize trading activities
Work closely with trader and sales, utilizing a variety of technologies to provide fast time-to-market applications. You will be responsible for developing high quality trading and sales tools 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 to provide streamlined and revenue-generating services to our clients, examples of which include:
  • Factor-based optimizers and advanced risk analytics
  • State-of-the art pricing tools to expand business activity in new products
  • Real time index rebalancing trading platforms

The candidate will be expected to closely liaise with trading, sales, structuring and the tech groups in the global markets. The products spread across cash, exchange-listed and OTC.

The candidate will be able to rapidly learn and gain experience of how Delta1 and financing markets operate, and cooperate with traders to streamline and enhance book management and scarce resource utilization

Your team

You’ll be working within the Financing Quants team in London as a Quant Developer, and also collaborating closely with the wider Quant 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.


Diversity helps us grow, together. That’s why we are committed to fostering and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. It strengthens our business and brings value to our clients.

Your expertise

  • Proficiency in functional & object-oriented programming, ideally Python (but strong experience in other object-oriented languages would also be considered). Knowledge of web app development (ENAML) and scripting language (Javascript/ReactJS) is a plus.
  • Solid background in data structures and algorithms
  • Some experience with applying statistics and machine learning techniques to solve problems would be beneficial (some quantitative finance & derivative pricing knowledge is also useful but not strictly required)
  • Some knowledge of Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, SQL, KDB/q and Unix programming would be a plus
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas in a fluent and articulate manner, adapting to audiences at different levels
  • Entrepreneurial and rigorous mindset, coupled to outstanding problem-solving ability
  • Self-motivated with independent thinking, and a quick learner that can thrive in a fast-paced environment.
  • An excellent team player with a good balance of strategic view & rapid application development.

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About us

UBS is the world’s largest and 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.

With more than 70,000 employees, we have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?

Join us

At UBS, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills, we know that great work is never done alone. We know that it's our people, with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests, who drive our ongoing success. Together we’re more than ourselves. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact?

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.