eFX Senior Java Developer

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eFX Senior Java developer

Your role

• We are seeking an experienced candidate to join our eFX Quantitative Developer team within UBS Global Markets
  • This is a fast paced and collaborative team that are responsible for the development and enhancement of the best-in-class eFX platform
  • The team sits within the Global Markets Principal Flow Trading stream, and has a business reporting line
  • You will be operating within a high-performing, fast paced quant development team, whose goals are directly aligned to the success of the business
  • You will take ownership of initiatives from initial analysis through to design, implementation and delivery
  • You will proactively suggest and drive through improvements to the platform and our framework
  • You will be involved in every aspect of algorithmic trading:
  o Market connectivity
  o Designing, implementing and back-testing pricing and execution strategies
  o Designing and building analytics to assess model and platform performance
  o Latency analysis and optimization
  o Enhancing the proprietary eTrading framework that is used across the department

Your team

• A highly technical and innovative quant development team leading automated trading in FX
  • Part of the Principal Flow Trading Quant Development department, alongside teams aligned to eRates, eCredit, FX Derivatives, Equity Derivatives, and Cash Equities
  • Focused on maximising automation and performance in order to drive eTrading revenues
  • Operating in a highly agile manner, releasing to production multiple times per day

Your expertise
• Strong business knowledge of electronic trading, ideally eFX
• Proven experience in designing and implementing low-latency, high-throughput, event-driven algorithmic trading platforms
• Collaboration with quantitative analysts to design and implement algorithmic trading models and controls
• Experience of producing model documentation and partnering with governance and second line of defence functions