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The Role
As a Quant Developer at Man Group you will be working handinhand with our Quant Researchers. Your challenges will be varied and will involve implementing new trading strategies building new research frameworks and quant libraries prototyping new data feeds development of new portfolio construction techniques or building risk analysis tools.
The Team
Quant Developers at Man Group are all part of our broader technology team members of a group of over sixty individuals representing eighteen nationalities. We have varied backgrounds including Computer Science Mathematics Physics Engineering even Classics but what unifies us is a passion for technology and writing highquality code.
Our developers are organised into small crossfunctional teams with our engineering roles broadly of two kinds: Quant PlatformDevelopers otherwise known as our Core Techs and Quant Developers which we often refer to as SectorTechs. We use the term Sector Tech because some of our teams are aligned with a particular asset class or market sector. People often rotate teams in order to learn more about our system as well as find the position that best matches their interests.
Our Technology
Our systems are almost all running on Linux and most of our code is in Python with the full scientific stack: numpy scipy pandas scikitlearn to name a few of the opensource 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 ArcticDB https://arcticdb/ our inhouse developed DataFrame Database. Our technology list is never static: we constantly evaluate new tools and libraries.
Working Here
Man Group has a small company noattitude feel. It is flat structured open transparent and collaborative and you will have plenty of opportunity to grow and have enormous impact on what we do. We are actively engaged with the broader technology community.
- We host and sponsor Londons PyData and Machine Learning Meetups
- We opensource some of our technology. See github/mangroup
- We regularly talk at leading industry conferences and tweet about relevant technology and how were using it. See @ManQuantTech
Were fortunate enough to have a fantastic openplan office overlooking the River Thames and continually strive to make our environment a great place in which to work. We believe that agile working allows us to deliver the best business outcomes for our clients and investors as well as having a positive impact on life / work balance and the wellbeing of our staff. We are simultaneously committed to levelling the playing field and believe that agile working promotes inclusivity across teams regions and business units.
- We organise regular social events everything from photography through climbing karting wine tasting and monthly team lunches
- We have annual away days and offsites for the whole team
- As well as PCs and Macs in our office youll also find numerous pieces of cool tech such as light cubes and 3D printers guitars pingpong and tablefootball and a piano
We offer competitive compensation a generous holiday allowance various health and other flexible benefits. We are also committed to continuous learning and development via coaching mentoring regular conference attendance and sponsoring academic and professional qualifications.
Technology and Business Skills
At AHL we strive to hire only the brightest and best and most highly skilled and passionate technologists.
Essential
- Exceptional technology skills; recognised by your peers as an expert in your domain
- A keen interest and understanding of financial markets and instruments
- A proponent of strong collaborative software engineering techniques and methods: agile development continuous integration code review unit testing refactoring and related approaches
- Strong knowledge of Python
- Proficient on Linux platforms with knowledge of various scripting languages
- Experience of data analysis techniques along with relevant libraries e.g. NumPy/SciPy/Pandas
- Relevant mathematical knowledge e.g. statistics asset pricing theory optimisation algorithms
Advantageous
- Experience of front office quantitative software development e.g. in a hedge fund or investment bank
- Experience of web based development and visualisation technology for portraying large and complex data sets and relationships
- Experience of machine learning techniques natural language processing and related libraries and frameworks e.g. scikitlearn Tensorflow
Personal Attributes
- Strong academic record and a degree with high mathematical and computing content e.g. Computer Science Mathematics Engineering or Physics from a leading university
- Craftsmanlike approach to building software; takes pride in engineering excellence and instils these values in others
- Demonstrable passion for technology e.g. personal projects opensource involvement
- Intellectually robust with a keenly analytic approach to problem solving
- Selforganised with the ability to effectively manage time across multiple projects and with competing business demands and priorities
- Focused on delivering value to the business with relentless efforts to improve process
- Strong interpersonal skills; able to establish and maintain a close working relationship with quantitative researchers traders and senior business people alike
- Confident communicator; able to argue a point concisely and deal positively with conflicting views
Our Culture Values and Benefits at Man
Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees and we are committed to equal opportunities. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business and this is embedded in our culture and values. There are a number of external and internal initiatives partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and that encourage inclusion and diversity across our firm and the industry. Man Group is a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter and the Race at Work Charter.
Man Group supports many charities and global initiatives. We support professional training and development and requests for flexible or parttime working. Employees are also offered two Mankind days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trusts community volunteering programme.
We offer comprehensive firmwide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements pension/401k life and longterm disability coverage group sick pay enhanced parental leave and longservice leave. Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.
Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us please contact .
Man Group is a global technologyempowered active investment management firm focused on delivering alpha and portfolio solutions for clients. Headquartered in London we manage $174.9 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally.
We invest across a diverse range of strategies and asset classes with a mix of long only and alternative strategies run on a discretionary and quantitative basis across liquid and private markets. Our investment teams work within Man Groups single operating platform enabling them to invest with a high degree of empowerment while benefiting from the collaboration strength and resources of the entire firm. Our platform is underpinned by advanced technology supporting our investment teams at every stage of their process including alpha generation portfolio management trade and risk management.
Our clients and the millions of retirees and savers they represent are at the heart of everything we do. We form deep and longlasting relationships and create tailored solutions to help meet their unique needs.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where difference is celebrated and everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive as well as giving back and contributing positively to our communities. For more information about Man Groups global charitable efforts and our diversity and inclusion initiatives please visit: Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at
*As at 30 September 2024. All investment management and advisory services are offered through the investment engines of Man AHL Man Numeric Man Discretionary Man FRM Man Varagon Man Global Private Markets and Man Solutions.
Employment Type
Full Time
