Quantitative Developer / Haskell Developer

Starting date: ASAP

Contract Duration: 1 year (possibility to extend)

Location: London, UK

Working model: Hybrid

Company: World's biggest Investment Bank

Paid holidays and national insurance plus benefits!

The Key Responsibilities

As a senior developer, you'll drive our platform forward and deliver quality solutions to business-critical customer requirements. You will collaborate in a dynamic global team based in London with fellow technologists, business analysts, project managers, and business stakeholders across multiple locations.

Key Attributes

• An excellent Haskell developer with good software design principles and the ability to write robust code and accompanying test suites

• We are willing to consider proficiency in other functional languages like OCaml or Scala, but knowledge of Haskell is a plus.

• Ability to write efficient, clear code and be able to articulate what has been implemented and why

• Self-starter who can drive/facilitate requirements and development effort

• Take ownership and responsibility for the full development life cycle

• Experience working in an agile development environment

• A team player, capable of engaging with other teams

• Knowledge and experience of financial markets systems is a plus

Technical skills:

• Demonstrable experience with software development using functional programming languages, preferably Haskell

• Experience in industry delivering software solutions, preferably using functional programming languages.

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Ability to learn new theories and skills quickly

• Experience with using Linux environments

• Experience with developing Server Side software

• Willingness to learn about Financial Markets and derivative products

• Willingness to learn about Cloud computing

Functional skills:

• Financial Market domain knowledge

• Investment banking is a strong plus

• Derivatives knowledge is a plus

• e-trading technology experience is a plus

Soft skills:

• Fluent in English

• Strong ownership and ability to deal with ambiguity

• Outstanding problem-solving skills

• Proactive, self-starter, autonomous

• Good team spirit