Credit Systematic Trading Developer

A leading global investment bank in the City of London is looking to hire a Credit Systematic Trading Developer on a contract basis. This is an initial 6 month contract with strong potential to extend, paying a day rate in the region of £800 to £925 per day. This role sits within a front office systematic credit trading team focused on building and enhancing the end-to-end trading platform supporting corporate bonds across Investment Grade, High Yield and Emerging Markets. The business is investing heavily into the automation and modernisation of its credit trading infrastructure and is looking for a strong developer to work across pricing, execution, risk and real-time analytics. Key responsibilities • Design and develop systematic credit trading infrastructure • Build pricing, risk and PnL services • Develop market data and analytics pipelines • Implement FIX connectivity and RFQ automation • Support model deployment and productionisation • Build real-time dashboards and monitoring tools • Work closely with Trading, Quant and Risk teams Experience required • Strong Python development experience within trading or quant environments • Java development experience within distributed or low-latency systems • Experience within credit trading, fixed income or electronic trading • Strong FIX protocol knowledge • Experience with Kafka, PostgreSQL, KDB+ or similar technologies • Knowledge of quantitative or statistical modelling • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD environments • Strong stakeholder communication skills across front office teams Beneficial • Experience with MarketAxess, Tradeweb or Bloomberg • Exposure to AWS or cloud environments • React or TypeScript front end development experience • Knowledge of risk analytics, RFQ automation or market data platforms This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile front office technology programme within a global investment bank. If you are a Credit Systematic Trading Developer with the above experience, please respond with an up to date CV.