Quantitative Developer
Switzerland - Zürich
Information Technology (IT), Quantitative Analysis
Global Wealth Management
Job Reference #:
195342BR
City:
Opfikon
Job Type:
Full Time
Your role:
Do you share our belief in the power of big data? Do you want to work at the forefront of innovation and apply your data analytics skills in a state-of-the-art technology-driven trading environment?
We are looking for someone who combines a solid background in technology and data analytics with a strong interest in securities trading to:
help us transform our electronic trading business into a truly data driven organisation
derive data driven insight from large amounts of complex datasets to measure trade execution performance, optimize automatic client order routing processes and help reduce risk by detecting order flow anomalies
deliver tools and applications based upon defined solution architecture, business requirements and UBS enterprise architecture standards
write clear and maintainable production code, in close interaction with our team of data scientists, business and IT
work directly on the trading floor, embedded with trading desks and global stakeholders across the securities order handling and execution value chain
Your team:
We are a part of UBS Wealth Management’s global Buy-Side trading desk and are responsible for cross-product automated electronic order execution, global order flow management and monitoring of execution quality. We serve professional and private clients from around the world to find and source liquidity across almost all trading places and time zones to ensure best-in-class execution of client orders to meet our clients’ highest standards for price quality, execution speed and seamless processing. Our desk is recognized as one of Europe’s leading Buy-Side trading desks and classified as top tier client of all major dealers, brokers and market makers.
Your expertise:
You have:
University degree (MSc or PhD) in natural sciences or computer science
Experience developing business critical software libraries or applications
Commercial experience in Python, Java or another OO environment
Experience with relational databases (SQL) and streaming platforms (Kafka)
Experience with web application development (Node.js, ReactJS, Flask) and data visualization (D3.js, Tableau)
Understanding of statistics and machine-learning techniques
A strong interest for financial services in general and the trading business in particular
You are:
eager to learn, highly motivated, innovative and capable of thinking out of the box
analytical and attentive to detail - in good balance with a healthy level of pragmatism
able to work efficiently and independently to meet deadlines under high pressure
an excellent team player
fluent in English and preferably also in German
About us:
Expert advice. Wealth management. Investment banking. Asset management. Retail banking in Switzerland. And all the support functions. That's what we do. And we do it for private and institutional clients as well as corporations around the world.
We are about 60,000 employees in all major financial centers, in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?
Join us:
We're a truly global, collaborative and friendly group of people. Having a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace is important to us. And we support your career development, internal mobility and work-life balance. If this sounds interesting, apply now.
Contact Details:
UBS HR Recruiting Switzerland
Disclaimer / Policy Statements:
UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.