| Job Description |
A bank in Downtown Toronto is seeking a Senior Analyst Developer for a one year Contract. The GWRT – Cash Equity & Quantitative Trading Solutions is seeking a Quantitative Full Stack Developer. The Quantitative Trading Solutions (QTS) group develops and operates the bank's equity algorithmic trading platform, portfolio trading applications, ETF market-making operations and related technology systems. Scotiabank Sales & Trading provides liquidity, distribute content, and create product solutions to help our clients with best execution.
We are seeking a talented quantitative application specialist to join our team and contribute primarily to advanced analytics and financial modelling related to the measurement and management of our financial risk. The ideal candidate will have experience building high performance trading applications. The successful candidate will be joining the QTS team that offers an entrepreneurial environment for creative and driven individuals. In addition to working on quantitative problems (pricing and risk management), the candidate would be exposed to many challenges of building systems that incorporate machine learning and other AI techniques.
Candidate Value Proposition
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a challenging and fast paced work environment, while working with a great team and using new technology.
Typical Day in Role
• Work with QTS and trading to advance risk management platform
• Contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle including, but not limited to, product research, technical design, unit and regression testing, and production support
• Design and implement analytics and automation for equity desks
• Analyze system performance and trading results to find ways to improve our execution
• Develop and maintain a strong knowledge of quantitative trading strategies, technology, market structure, risk management and hedging
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| Job Requirements |
Must Have Skills:
1) 5 + years’ Strong programming skills, ideally including developing real-time, event-driven applications
2) 3 + years’ server-side development with Open Source Technology: Java and Spring Boot (min 1 year with Java 1.8)
3) 2 + years’ hands on development with Angular 2.0
5) 2 + years’ hands on experience with data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance
6) Minimum 1 year recent Capital markets experience
7) Good communication skills required to work with key business stakeholders
- The position will be evenly broken down between back end java development and front end UI development with Angular. (50/50 split)
- Hiring manager is ok with a candidate who has stronger exp. in one area if they have the know how and adaptability to learn new technologies
- Contractor does not have to be tenured; but Hiring Manager will be reviewing relevant experience
Nice-To-Have Skills:
- Experience with Kafka or Elastic Search experience
- Project experience algorithmic trading application is a big plus
- Financial Industry experience is a plus
- CSC certification is a plus
- Java/ Oracle certifications is a plus
Degrees or certifications:
• STEM post-secondary degree (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
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