Quantitative Developer

Quantitative Engineer – C++ / TypeScript / AWS

Job Description

My client, a growing SaaS organisation, is seeking an experienced Quantitative Engineer to design and develop high-performance software solutions, quantitative models and scalable cloud-based applications.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain high-performance quantitative applications and services using C++.
• Build and enhance modern application components and internal tooling using TypeScript.
• Develop scalable, reliable and secure solutions within an AWS cloud environment.
• Work closely with quantitative, product and engineering teams to translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Develop algorithms, models and data-driven functionality for use within production SaaS platforms.
• Optimise existing applications for performance, scalability, latency and reliability.
• Contribute to software architecture, technical design, code reviews and engineering best practices.
• Support automated testing, deployment and monitoring processes across the software development lifecycle.

Experience Required

• Minimum 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally within quantitative, financial technology, data-intensive or SaaS environments.
• Strong commercial development experience with C++, including performance optimisation, data structures and object-oriented programming.
• Professional experience developing applications or services using TypeScript and modern JavaScript technologies.
• Strong experience working with AWS and building or supporting cloud-native production systems.
• Experience designing scalable APIs, distributed applications or microservices-based architectures.
• Strong understanding of algorithms, numerical methods, data structures and software engineering principles.
• Experience working with large or complex datasets and developing reliable data-processing solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable Skills

• Previous experience in quantitative engineering, quantitative development or computational software development.
• Experience with Python for modelling, analytics, prototyping or data processing.
• Knowledge of financial modelling, optimisation techniques, statistical analysis or mathematical modelling.
• Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, EKS, S3, RDS, DynamoDB or CloudWatch.
• Exposure to containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL database technologies.
• Previous experience developing commercial SaaS products within an Agile engineering environment.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or third-level qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• A postgraduate qualification in a quantitative or technical subject would be advantageous but is not essential.

Working Hours & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time position.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Flexible working options.
• Competitive salary and performance-related benefits.
• Pension contribution.
• Health and wellbeing benefits.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Opportunity to work within a highly technical SaaS engineering environment using modern cloud technologies.

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please submit your updated CV. If your skills and experience match job requirements, you will be contacted to discuss your application in detail.

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