Financial Services Technology
Quantitative Developer Jobs & Careers
Looking for your next Quantitative Developer opportunity?
HOK Consulting connects Quantitative Developers with investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, trading firms and FinTech organisations building sophisticated financial models and high-performance trading technology across permanent, contract and interim opportunities.
Whether your experience covers Python, C++, quantitative finance, algorithmic trading, low-latency systems, market data or electronic trading, explore current opportunities or upload your CV to join HOK’s technology talent network.
Current Quantitative Developer Jobs
Explore current Quantitative Developer opportunities available through HOK Consulting.
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What Does a Quantitative Developer Do?
Quantitative Developers build the software, models and technology used by trading, investment and risk teams to analyse financial markets and make data-driven decisions.
The role combines advanced software engineering with mathematics and quantitative finance, often involving the implementation of pricing models, trading strategies, market data systems and high-performance analytical tools.
Quantitative Developers frequently work alongside quantitative researchers, traders, Trading Technology Engineers and software teams, translating mathematical models and research into reliable production systems.
Quantitative Developer Skills & Experience
The exact technical requirements vary between organisations, asset classes and trading environments, but Quantitative Developer roles commonly involve experience across areas such as:
- Quantitative Development
- Quantitative Finance
- Python
- C++
- C#
- Java
- Scala
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Algorithms and Data Structures
- Quantitative Trading
- Algorithmic Trading
- Electronic Trading
- Low-Latency Systems
- FIX Protocol
- Market Data
- Order Management Systems
- KDB
- Linux
- Distributed Systems
- Financial Modelling
- Statistics
- Mathematics
- Capital Markets
- Front Office Technology
Quantitative Developers may specialise in equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, derivatives, commodities, systematic trading or multi-asset environments.
Strong software engineering and mathematical skills are particularly important when translating quantitative research into reliable production technology where accuracy, performance and execution speed can be critical.
Typical Quantitative Developer Responsibilities
- Developing and implementing quantitative models and analytical tools
- Translating quantitative research into production software
- Building trading, pricing and risk management applications
- Developing high-performance software using Python, C++ and other languages
- Working with market data and real-time financial information
- Supporting algorithmic and systematic trading strategies
- Optimising applications for performance and low latency
- Building and maintaining data pipelines used by quantitative teams
- Testing and validating mathematical models and software implementations
- Working closely with quantitative researchers, traders and technology teams
- Investigating production issues within trading and analytical platforms
- Improving the reliability, scalability and maintainability of quantitative systems
Responsibilities vary depending on the organisation and whether the role focuses on quantitative trading, pricing, risk, research infrastructure, electronic execution or wider capital markets technology.
Quantitative Developer Salary Expectations
Quantitative Developer salaries vary significantly according to experience, location, asset class, programming expertise and the type of financial institution or trading environment.
Permanent Quantitative Developer
Around £100,000 per year
UK median advertised salary
Contract Quantitative Developer
Around £785 per day
UK median contract rate
Senior Quantitative Developers working within hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, investment banks or highly specialised front-office environments may command substantially higher salaries, bonuses or contract rates.
Salary information is provided as a general UK market guide and can vary considerably according to seniority, asset class, employer, location and compensation structure.
Quantitative Developer Career Progression
Quantitative Development can lead into senior quantitative engineering, trading technology and technical leadership positions.
Typical Quantitative Developer Career Path
Alternative Career Paths
Quantitative Developers may also progress into roles such as:
- Trading Technology Engineer
- Low Latency Engineer
- FIX Developer
- Software Architect
- Engineering Manager
- Head of Quantitative Technology
The right progression depends on whether you want to deepen your quantitative expertise, specialise in high-performance trading technology or take responsibility for wider engineering and quantitative technology teams.
Your Next Move
Looking for Your Next Quantitative Developer Opportunity?
If you’re considering your next permanent position, contract assignment or interim opportunity, send HOK Consulting your CV.
Tell us about the quantitative systems you’ve developed, the programming languages and asset classes you specialise in and the type of financial technology opportunity you’re looking for.
Specialist Recruitment
Financial Services Technology Recruitment
Quantitative Development forms part of HOK Consulting’s wider Financial Services Technology recruitment expertise, connecting organisations with specialist professionals across FinTech, banking, payments, trading technology, capital markets and financial services transformation.
Hiring?
Recruiting Quantitative Developers?
HOK Consulting supports investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, trading firms and financial technology organisations looking for experienced Quantitative Developers across permanent, contract and interim requirements.
Whether you’re building quantitative research platforms, developing systematic trading technology, modernising front-office systems or expanding a specialist quant engineering team, speak to HOK about your requirements.