Octavius Finance
Quantitative Developer / Researcher – London Based Hedge Fund
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Octavius Finance - Quantitative Developer Role
Octavius Finance is collaborating with a prominent hedge fund to construct a new market-neutral, quantamental equity platform. They are seeking a Quantitative Developer to join the team and assume responsibility for the development, reliability, and scalability of the platform that supports the firm's quantitative research.
This role is not purely software engineering or quant research. You will operate at the convergence of quant research, data engineering, and software development, leveraging technology to address research challenges and transform concepts into robust production systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and develop the firm's quantitative research and production platform.
- Work extensively with large datasets, including cleaning, validation, and transformation.
- Develop robust, reusable Python libraries, data pipelines, and research tools.
- Take ownership of the full production lifecycle: coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and QA.
- Monitor production systems and respond to issues to ensure minimal downtime.
- Work closely with the quant research team to develop and test investment ideas and signals.
- Support backtesting and simulation of medium-frequency strategies.
- Help establish the technology infrastructure as the platform scales.
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What We're Looking For
- 2+ years' relevant experience in quant development, data engineering, quantitative research, or a similar role.
- Highly proficient in Python, with experience writing substantial production-quality code.
- Proven experience working with large datasets and building data-driven systems.
- Experience owning software through deployment, monitoring, and ongoing production support.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and a genuine understanding of quantitative research.
- Someone who understands the importance of system reliability and data quality in a live investment environment.
- Backtesting experience is desirable.
- Experience with Kubernetes, GitHub/CI-CD, or cloud infrastructure is advantageous.
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The successful candidate will be intellectually curious, highly accountable, and comfortable operating in an environment where they are expected to build, own, and improve critical technology from the ground up.
To apply for this role or learn more, email your CV in.docx format to quantresearch@octaviusfinance.com.
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