Algorithmic Trading Developer – Shell Jobs London

Overview

Position Title: Algorithmic Trading Developer

Company: Shell

Location: London, UK

Job Description

The Systematic Trading Team within SE-EA seeks to leverage improvements in technology, programming frameworks and state of the art quantitative analysis to develop profitable algorithmic trading strategies in energy futures markets. The key focus for the Algorithmic Trading Developer will be to support the desk in the development and implementation of novel algorithmic trading strategies within the algorithmic trading platform using best in class technology and development practices.

Responsibilities:

• Develop platform improvements and extensions as required to further algo trading activity.
• Co-operate with algo traders on implementing novel algorithmic strategies for execution and revenue generation as well as support the continuous optimisation of the existing strategies.
• Drive initiatives to improve and extend collection of relevant exchange market data including exchange feed handler implementations and data base designs.

Requirements:

• Excellent software engineering practices
• Experienced in algorithm design/implementation
• Hands-on data base design (SQL, KDB) expertise