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Software Engineer – Equity Derivatives Pricing & Risk

London, United KingdomFull-time2026-09-04 → 2026-10-21

Core

Design, develop, and implement robust risk systems and exotic pricing models to support Equity Volatility trading strategies and product lifecycle management.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (equity derivatives pricing & risk)

Builds

Scalable, high-performance server-side applications and risk systems for Equity Volatility Managers

Domain

Financial services / Equity derivatives / Quantitative risk

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Java, Spring Boot, Python, distributed caching (Ignite), containerization (Podman, Kubernetes), AWS, Git, CI/CD, automated testing

Preferred skills

Experience supporting Equity Derivatives in sell-side or buy-side environment, understanding of structured products pricing and risk characteristics

Technologies

Java, Spring Boot, Python, Ignite, Podman, Kubernetes, AWS

Responsibilities

Design and implement robust risk systems for Equity Volatility trading strategies; Build and maintain scalable, high-performance server-side applications; Build and integrate exotic pricing models; Provide Level 3 production support including troubleshooting and performance tuning; Identify system bottlenecks and implement improvements; Conduct code reviews and implement automated testing

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC