Junior Front Office Developer (Commando)

About Marex

Marex Group plc is a diversified global financial services platform, providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients in the energy, commodities and financial markets. It listed on Nasdaq Global Select Market in April 2024. With more than 35 offices in Europe, US and APAC, it has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange. The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantage, and its technology-led service provides access to all major exchanges, order-flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award-winning data, insights and analytics.

The Marex Solutions department is a division of Marex, specialises in the manufacture and distribution of customised derivative products. We have two specialist teams: Hedging Solutions and Financial Products. Marex Hedging Solutions helps corporations reduce their risk due to the volatility of commodity and currency prices. Marex Financial Products offers a customisable investment solutions platform, allowing investors to easily price and create fully tailor-made products.

Based in London, the Front Office Developer will be part of the Derivatives Engine within Marex Solutions and will work closely with trading, quants and technology.

For more information visit www.marex.com

Role Summary

Marex Solutions is a division of Marex Spectron providing investment banking solutions with a fintech mindset. We aim to become the world’s leading manufacturer of cross asset, customised derivatives.

We are looking for a Junior Front Office Developer (Commando) to deliver tools and applications to the trading desk to cover and improve hedging & risk management, pricing and ad-hoc trading activities. To succeed in this role, the candidate must have a good technological background and good understanding of the trading activity.

Responsibilities

• The primary task would be to design, implement, and participate in the support of applications for the trading desk, to cover hedging & risk management, pricing, and ad-hoc trading activities.
• In addition, the role would include:
• Ensure that trading applications are conforming to Marex technology testing standards and that proper support plans are in place.
• Work closely with Quants and Technology, to ensure that trading requirements are understood and accounted for in the design and implementation of global applications.
• When needed, help with the handover of tactical applications to Technology teams.
• Work closely with Trading to improve the technological maturity of the team and identify areas where gains can be made.
• Desire to gain deep understanding of structured products trading activities.
• The Company may require you to carry out other duties from time to time.

Skills and Experience

• Having the ability to adapt to business needs and quickly understand requirements, design solutions, and deploy applications dedicated to specific tasks is a must.
• Strong applied Python knowledge required.
• Professional developer experience required.
• Good experience in software design, OOP, and deploying Production-level code.
• Good communication skills, including ability to explain complex matters simply and to translate requirements into performant code.
• Ability to work autonomously and under pressure, with a good understanding of balancing tasks across shifting priorities.
• Experience with structured products/equities derivatives trading activities a plus.

Competencies

• A collaborative team player, that is approachable, self-efficient and influences a positive work environment
• Demonstrates curiosity
• Ability to take a high level of responsibility in a fast pace and high-volume environment
• Ability to make data and research informed decisions
• Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness

Conduct Rules

You must:

• Act with integrity
• Act with due skill, care and diligence
• Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators
• Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• Observe proper standard of market conduct
• Act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers

Company Values

Acting as a role model for the values of the Company:

Respect - Clients are at the heart of our business, with superior execution and superb client service the foundation of the firm. We respect our clients and always treat them fairly.

Integrity- Doing business the right way is the only way. We hold ourselves to a high ethical standard in everything we do – our clients expect this and we demand it of ourselves.

Collaborative- We work in teams - open and direct communication and the willingness to work hard and collaboratively are the basis for effective teamwork. Working well with others is necessary for us to succeed at what we do.

Developing our People - Our people are the basis of our competitive advantage. We look to “grow our own” and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking, talented people choose to build their careers.

Adaptable and Nimble - Our size and flexibility is an advantage. We are big enough to support our client’s various needs, and adaptable and nimble enough to respond quickly to changing conditions or requirements. A non-bureaucratic, but well controlled environment fosters initiative as well as employee satisfaction.

Marex is fully committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company.

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