Job Description

9691//Cape Town//New Role
R HIGHLY NEGOTIABLE PLUS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUS
Our client offer distinctive investment strategies spanning equities, fixed income, multi-asset, alternatives and sustainability to help institutional investors, those advising others and individuals navigate an ever-changing world. All the employees have the opportunity to own part of the firm.. The company is a global investment manager driven by people who value the power of performance and relationships. They are looking for like-minded people to join them - strong performers who create strong relationships. They are active investors. At the company they say they are investing for a world of change.. Their experience lets them adapt and grow, in markets of all kinds. From one office in Cape Town, they are now present on five continents. They want to achieve better outcomes for their clients, their firm and the world they inhabit. This means they are optimistic and act with conviction. They offer their people opportunity, trust and the freedom to operate. At the company they are committed to providing equal employment opportunities. They have a strong belief in giving individuals the freedom to be themselves and ensuring all diverse perspectives are heard.
They now seek a software engineer to join their team.
The team is responsible for developing scalable and robust investment analytics and portfolio metrics that assist with the active investment management process. The team embeds quantitative models directly into the decision-making process, as well as using a market-leading range of additional models and data to augment its traditional, analyst led research process. In this global role, you will required to engage directly with portfolio decision-makers on a regular basis and use your software development skills to make product enhancements which will have a significant impact on the investment decisions made by the team.
JOB DESCRIPTION WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

• You will be required to play an active role in the development and enhancement of the analytics platform used in the investment research, portfolio construction and portfolio monitoring processes;
• You will be required to implement interactive decision support tools and services that increase users' productivity;
• You will be required to work on all aspects of the stack from data ingestion to front-end web development, using technologies such as Python and JavaScript;
• You will be required to work in a collaborative style. You will be required to play an active role in code reviews and contribute to cross-team learning;
• You will be required to engage directly with analyst and portfolio manager stakeholders to understand their needs and communicate how software product development and technology could be used to address them. You will be required to define clear implementation steps to deliver desired outcomes.

CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• You have the ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships;
• You have the ability to recognise and embrace change;
• You have a client focused and collaborative approach;
• You have high conviction and comfortable sharing opinions;
• You have the ability to analyse, interpret and assimilate information.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• You have a B.Sc Hnrs degree in a relevant field such as computer science, engineering or similar - this would be beneficial;
• You have a minimum of 5 years current, relevant working as a quant developer in a professional capacity - including best practice software development practices (code review; unit testing; automated deployment);
• You have a broad range of skills using open-source technologies such as Python, R, React.js, Linux, Docker, Git;
• You have knowledge of the asset management investment processes is not a strict requirement but is a material advantage, including experience in portfolio construction and management; risk and performance; portfolio back testing and signal extraction techniques.

New role - superb team - outstanding growth prospects and working from CT and interacting with global counterparts!

Skills Required