About Winton
Winton is a research-based investment management company with a specialist focus on statistical and mathematical inference in financial markets. The firm researches and trades quantitative investment strategies, which are implemented systematically via thousands of securities, spanning the world's major liquid asset classes. Founded in 1997 by David Harding, Winton today manages assets for some of the world’s largest institutional investors.
We employ ambitious professionals who want to work collaboratively at the leading edge of investment management.
We are seeking Front-end developer with interest or experience in full stack development. The ideal candidate enjoys understanding requirements, proposing solutions that fit the user goals, and writing high quality code with automated tests. They will have a keen interest in finance and keeping apace with the latest technologies.
You will be part of a friendly and collaborative team responsible for post trade, reporting and cross-business software development. The role involves working directly with business functions across the firm and senior management to understand requirements, design and implement solutions. As well as project work, there are regular allocated windows of opportunity for small enhancements for both the business and technology.
Responsibilities:
- Write and maintain good quality, well-tested code across UI, services and data storage layers
- Collaborate with team through active contribution in code reviews, knowledge-sharing and design discussions
- Work directly with technology and business functions across the firm and senior management
- Build domain knowledge in business and technology areas
What We're Looking For:
- A bachelor's or master's degree in a STEM subject
- Familiarity with Angular and Typescript
- A learning and growth mindset
- Strong interest in keeping aware of latest technologies and a measured approach for adopting them
- Comfortable problem solving across multiple technologies and business domains
- Desire to keep improving oneself and the team
- Collaborative nature and ability to work in a team e.g. partnering with business users and technologists
- Ability to have constructive technical discussions
- Interest in financial markets across all asset types
What Would Be Useful:
- An eye for design and user experience
- Experience developing client-facing websites with GDPR adherence
- Experience with automated UI testing tools
- Basic knowledge of any of: the trade life-cycle, valuation and P&L, financial instruments
Technologies We Use:
- Web: Angular, Typescript
- Server side: C#
- Data: SQL
- Cloud: AWS
- Deployment: Docker, Kubernetes
Equal Opportunity Workplace
We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.
