Junior Quantitative Risk Developer bei Geneva Trading
Geneva Trading · Chicago, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
- Junior
- Optionales Büro in Chicago
Founded in 1999, Geneva Trading is a premier global principal trading firm with strategically located offices in Chicago, Dublin, and London. Our relentless focus on trading excellence combined with technological innovation has equipped us with a best-in-class proprietary trading platform, enabling us to compete at the highest levels in the global markets. Rooted in a culture of integrity, collaboration, and an unwavering passion for progress, we foster an environment of personal and professional excellence. Our nimble organizational structure and entrepreneurial spirit attract top-tier talent with a passion for innovation, laying the foundation and driving our consistent success in the industry.
The Junior Quantitative Risk Developer will work with members of the Risk team to gather requirements, design, develop, document, and implement solutions that meet our risk management needs. The ideal candidate must be able to communicate effectively with fellow risk manager, traders, business leaders, and technology team members. This person will play a key role in updating and improving internal tools and code base.
Responsibilities
50% of time
- Collaborate with the Risk team and other stakeholders to set specifications for new applications
- Analyze, develop, test, and implement new solutions
- Write high-quality source code, creating complete applications within deadlines
- Maintain source code version history
- Design creative prototypes according to specifications
- Perform unit and integration testing before launch
- Conduct functional and non-functional testing
- Troubleshoot and debug applications
- Evaluate existing applications to reprogram, update, and add new features
- Develop technical documents and handbooks to accurately represent application design and code
- Designing and maintaining databases to ensure their stability, reliability, and performance
- Demonstrate the ability to work independently and with colleagues
50% of time
- Monitor risk on a real time basis, leveraging our monitoring and analysis framework to identify and communicate important risk-related information to traders and management
- Model, analyze, and optimize existing and new risk tools, such as VaR and stress tests
- Develop and implement analytical risk models to provide insight into the firm’s various trading activities
- Interpret and utilize quantitative results from risk reporting efforts and communicate these effectively
- Use sound judgement and decision-making ability, including confidence to challenge assumptions and enforce risk limits
- Work directly with traders and senior management on escalated risk issues
- Engage with trading teams to understand and model their approach to risk
- Perform risk and performance studies using SQL, Excel, and R/Python, often with extensive scripting and statistical analysis
- Maintain ongoing understanding of trends and concerns in the markets and how they relate to current positioning/strategies
EXPERIENCE:
- Software development in R, Python, and SQL are required
- Modern practices such as Collective Code Ownership preferred
- Experience developing dashboards in R, specifically with large-scale datasets and multiple database connections
- Web framework experience is a plus
Other Knowledge
- Experience using asynchronous/parallel concepts in Shiny or Python is highly preferred
- A deep understanding of statistical methods and experience employing optimization libraries and statistical packages
- CFA or CRM certifications are a plus
- Solid understanding of traditional financial markets or cryptocurrency a plus
Education
- BS Degree in Computer Science/Financial Engineering or comparable experience
Base Salary Range: $80,000 - $130,000. The final salary determination will be dependent on the successful candidate's skills, experience, education, and qualifications. Beyond the base salary, our full-time employees receive a competitive total rewards package, including a discretionary bonus opportunity and a comprehensive benefits program. Learn more about our employee incentives here: https://www.genevatrading.com/employee-incentives
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.