# Software Engineer – Equity Derivatives Pricing & Risk System

**Company**: Equity IT
**Location**: London, United Kingdom
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Java Developer with a strong background in Equity Derivatives to join our team in London.

In this role, you will play a pivotal part in building and enhancing Equity Volatility Risk and P&L system that supports our Equity Volatility Managers.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced hedge fund environment, where your contributions will directly impact trading performance and risk management capabilities.

The ideal candidate will bring a combination of technical expertise and business domain knowledge for developing robust, scalable systems.

Principal Responsibilities:

- Design, develop, and implement a robust risk system for Equity Volatility trading strategies.

- Build and maintain scalable, high-performance server-side application using Java and Spring Boot frameworks.

- Build and integrate exotic pricing models to handle pricing and lifecycle of the product.

- Provide level-3 support, troubleshooting, and performance tuning for production systems.

- Proactively address system bottlenecks and implement solutions to ensure the platform remains robust.

- Conduct code reviews and implement automated testing to ensure the reliability and quality of the system.

- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code, adhering to best practices in software engineering.

Qualifications/Skills Required:

- Proficiency in Java development with experience in building scalable, high-performance systems.

- Strong knowledge of Spring Boot and its ecosystem for developing microservices.

- Experience with Python for scripting and automation.

- Experience in distributed caching technologies (e.g. Ignite, or similar).

- Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g. Podman, Kubernetes) and cloud computing platforms (e.g. AWS).

- Solid understanding of software development best practices, including version control (e.g. Git), CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.

- Previous experience working with Equity Derivatives in a sell-side or buy-side firm.

- Strong understanding of equity derivative products such as options and futures.

- Some understanding of structured products in terms of pricing, lifecycle, and risk characteristics.

- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

## Skills

### Required
- Java
- Spring Boot
- Python
- Distributed caching technologies
- Containerization technologies
- Cloud computing platforms
- Version control
- CI/CD pipelines
- Automated testing frameworks
- Equity Derivatives