Lateral

Quantitative Engineer

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Bromley, United KingdomSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design and oversee common, reusable, and scalable software components for data and analytical capabilities.
  • Build performant big data pipelines and deliver high-quality code for modeling and testing processes.
  • Apply quantitative methods and develop models, tests, data capabilities, and business solutions.
  • Source and evaluate modeling and testing data, understand financial data flows and controls, and address data issues.
  • Collaborate with risk managers, modelers, technologists, business stakeholders, auditors, and regulators.
  • Provide leadership and oversight to less experienced team members and lead enterprise-wide initiatives.
  • Maintain and continuously enhance capabilities in response to changing portfolios, economic conditions, and emerging risks.
  • Produce clear, concise, repeatable technical documentation for internal and regulatory purposes.
  • Drive improvements in quality, efficiency, processes, automation, and organizational weaknesses.

Requirements

  • Several years of relevant work experience, including software engineering experience in quantitative finance or another industry.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a closely related field, or a degree from a program where software engineering was a key focus, or equivalent work experience.
  • Strong programming skills such as Python and a solid understanding of software development lifecycle principles.
  • Experience with modular code, unit testing, regression testing, distributed computing paradigms, and distributed software optimization.
  • Knowledge of quantitative methods including regression, classification, clustering, data analytics, machine learning, and statistics.
  • Experience working with large-scale structured or unstructured datasets.
  • At least three listed capabilities, including quantitative methods, large-scale data, or user-facing applications using React, Angular, or JavaScript.
  • Proven experience leading enterprise-wide initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal, presentation, organizational, and prioritization skills.
  • Global Risk Management experience and experience implementing strategic process improvements or automation are helpful.

Benefits

  • Private healthcare for the employee and family, annual health screening, and optional partner screening.
  • Competitive pension plan, life assurance, and group income protection cover.
  • 26 weeks of paid maternity leave, 16 weeks of paid paternity leave, inclusive family leave, and backup childcare and adult care.
  • Flexible benefits, a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness cover, cycle-to-work benefits, and a flex fund.
  • Emotional wellbeing helpline, virtual GP services, Peppy App support, gyms and exercise classes, and wellbeing apps.
  • Charitable payroll donations matched by the bank and paid volunteering opportunities.
  • Based in the Bank of America Bromley office with workplace flexibility depending on the role.

Tech Stack

Categories

Data EngineeringML Engineering
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About Lateral

51-200 employees

Lateral is a privately held IT services and consulting firm headquartered in San Francisco and founded in 2008. It delivers end-to-end software design, development, integration, and UX services for enterprises and startups, with strengths in Microsoft technologies, native iOS/Android, databases, PHP, and web stacks. The company works on project-based engagements and consulting retainers rather than selling a standalone product.

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