Ref:- EUR/VBA/160405
Position – Application Developer X 5 Permanent
For our Client, London based Financial Institution, we are looking for 5 VBA Excel Application Developers .The successful candidates will be supporting the trading desks in their day-to-day activities, as well as assisting in the development of a suite of software products.
The goals are
? to develop applications that are reliable and functional;
? to keep pace with the trading desk as it expands.
Activities include tactical support and development (new products such as conversion of Excel sheets into applications, new risk reports, risk management for new products etc.) as well as longer-term deliverables designed to create a standardized and well-controlled environment.
Candidate profile/experience
Candidates should have either (though preferably both) of the following two core competencies:
? Technology / software engineering;
? Fixed income / fixed income derivatives product knowledge
Currently the delivery platform is Excel/VBA/Fincad/Bloomberg, and candidates are expected to be very familiar with this and associated Microsoft technologies, except possibly for the Fincad/Bloomberg part of the platform.
Technology: C/C++, Java, ms Sql and Excel/VBA knowledge desirable; at the minimum candidates should have 2-3 years experience with one mainstream programming or scripting language, which will be examined. They should have experience of working with (and preferably developing) large complex software systems; experience of distributed computing and working with high-end databases (besides sql) is also desirable.
Candidates are expected to have a disciplined and structured approach to software delivery.
Fixed income product knowledge: Ideally, candidates will have strong product knowledge, gained via experience in a financial institution. Candidates should be familiar with yield curve building, bonds, swaps and option pricing theory. Practical knowledge of risk management – acquired in a front office or support position – would be a good complement to the theory.
Candidate academic background
We are looking for either a BSc / MSc / PhD degree in Computer Science or a degree in Math/Science/Engineering backed by extensive experience in coding.
In particular, we are not looking for a person with Finance/Economics background who has been creating Excel/VBA applications for a trading desk!
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