Head of Technology

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Oxford Knight Full time

Head of Technology (Portfolio Management)- Thriving Software Development Start-Up Head of Technology (Portfolio Management)- Thriving Software Development Start-Up
Oxford Knight London, United Kingdom Posted 12 hours ago Permanent Competitive Head of Technology (Portfolio Management)
Portfolio Management is responsible for all of this fund's optimisation and allocation research along with monitoring fund performance and reviewing the quant process. As manager of the PM Tech team, you will be responsible for the simulation, analytics, and reporting infrastructure; for monitoring gearing, allocations and implementation shortfall; along with developing and supporting the production optimisers and the engineering needed to implement any outcomes of Portfolio Management research.
You will work with Quants and Engineers across the firm and Technology to make this possible. The role will report into the Co-Head of Front-Office Engineering.
Looking for an agile and hands-on technology manager with excellent engineering skills, good financial markets experience, and a good working knowledge of statistics.
The Technology
Systems are almost all running on Linux and most of the code is in Python, with the full scientific stack: numpy, scipy, pandas, scikit-learn to name a few of the open-source libraries we use extensively. We implement the systems that require the highest data throughput in Java and C++. We use Airflow for workflow management, Kafka for data pipelines, Bitbucket for source control, Jenkins for continuous integration, Grafana + Prometheus for metrics collection, ELK for log shipping and monitoring, Docker and Kubernetes for containerisation, OpenStack for our private cloud, Ansible and Terraform for architecture automation, and Slack for internal communication. We heavily utilise our in-house developed DataFrame Database. Our technology list is never static: we constantly evaluate new tools and libraries.
They are actively engaged with the broader technology community.
They host and sponsor London's PyData & Machine Learning Meetups and open-source some of their technology
They regularly talk at leading industry conferences, and tweet about relevant technology and how we're using it.
They have a fantastic open-plan office overlooking the River Thames, and continually strive to make the environment a great place in which to work.
Regular social events; from photography to climbing, karting, wine tasting and monthly team lunches
Canteen with a daily allowance for breakfast and lunch, and an on-site bar for in the evening
As well as PCs and Macs, you'll find loads of cool tech including light cubes and 3D printers, guitars, ping-pong and table-football, and a piano.
Technology and Business Skills
Excellent team management and communication skills
A knowledge of a modern data-science stack
Demonstrable programming experience, ideally in Python, Java, (C++ desirable)
Experience of the challenges of dealing with large data sets, both structured and unstructured
Working knowledge of one or more relevant database technologies, e.g. Oracle, Postgres, MongoDB, ArcticDB.
Proficient on Linux
An excellent understanding of financial markets and instruments
Prior experience of working with financial market data
Experience of web based development and visualisation technology for portraying large and complex data sets and relationships
Relevant mathematical knowledge, e.g. statistics, time-series analysis.
Strong academic record and a degree (or equivalent industrial experience) with high mathematical and computing content, e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or Physics from a leading university
able to establish and maintain a close working relationship with your team, quantitative researchers, traders and senior business people alike
Self-organised with the ability to effectively manage time across multiple projects and with competing business demands and priorities
Work-Life Balance and Benefits
Running a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes which help them to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and encourage diversity and inclusion; they're also a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter.
They offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits, including competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.

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