Contract Quant Developer - Capital Markets; 6 month contract outside IR35 at Newtyne, United Kingdom Wide, 6 Months, £Contract Rate

Contract Quant Developer - Capital Markets

Location: UK-based remote overlapping Gulf Standard Time

6 month contract; outside IR35

Our client is seeking an experienced Quant Developer to support a capital-markets technology function serving an Abu Dhabi-based team. The successful candidate will have experience developing quantitative solutions across areas such as:

• Pricing and valuation
• Risk analytics and modelling
• Trading analytics
• Market data
• Algorithmic or systematic trading
• Portfolio construction and optimisation
• Derivatives or quantitative finance

Strong programming experience in C#, C++, Python or Java is required, together with the ability to translate quantitative models into robust, production-ready systems. Experience with pricing libraries, risk engines, back-testing, execution platforms, FIX, low-latency systems or distributed computing would be advantageous.

Candidates should have:

• Commercial experience as a Quant Developer, Quantitative Engineer, Desk Quant or similar.
• Strong understanding of capital-markets products and workflows.
• Experience working closely with traders, quantitative researchers, risk teams and business stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

The role may be performed remotely from the UK, provided candidates can work United Arab Emirates business hours, approximately 08:00-17:00 Gulf Standard Time. Please submit your CV detailing your quantitative, programming and capital-markets experience, availability and contract expectations.