eFX Trading/Quant Development Manager

eFX Trading/Quant Development Manager (DIR)

Societe Generale is one of Europe's leading financial services groups and a major player in the economy for over 160 years, we support 25 million clients every day with more than 126,000 staff in 65 countries

Our Group draws on our European roots to develop our business internationally. Our unique geographic positioning enables us to connect Europe and Africa with major global financial centres in Asia and the Americas.

The Group combines financial strength, proven expertise in innovation and a sustainable growth strategy with the objective of creating value for all our stakeholders. We seek to be a trusted partner in the projects of those building tomorrow's world today.

About the team:

The FX pricing and hedging development team support the electronic trading activities of the FX desk, with a strong emphasis on Spot FX, non-deliverable forwards (NDF) and Precious Metals (PM) in London and Paris.

Summary of Key Purposes of the Role:

Working closely with traders and quants, the candidate will work on and oversee the development of the FX electronic market making, pricing and hedging systems. Functionally, the candidate will have the opportunity to work on all aspects of the algorithmic trading ecosystem: low-latency pricing / auto-hedgers, pre-trading controls, monitoring tools, post-trade analytics & back-testing systems. In addition to the developer aspect, the role will involve management of the global FAR/RAD (rapid development) FX team.

Responsibilities:

• Design of software solutions to fulfil the business needs, balancing between rapid development and code quality / performance, in agreement with both IT management and the head of desk
• Be proactive in regard of platform enhancements from which the business and IT can benefit
• Implement, test, and deploy the software solutions within agreed constraints and existing code
• Maintain and enhance the existing systems and various tools used for daily tasks
• Follow DevOps model and provide Level 2 support, ensuring good reactivity in case of incidents
• Implement the necessary tools for proper production follow-up, to anticipate and detect potential technical or functional issues
• Manage the Global FAR FX development team: lead by example in the functional domain and organizationally provide guidance and direction.
• Foster close relationships with Trading, Business Managers, Technology, and Support Teams to ensure a shared vision on the evolving technology stack.

As the systems are used across many asset categories, the candidate needs to be rigorous in their work and be ready to regularly communicate with other teams.

PROFILE REQUIRED

Technical Skills

• Minimum 5 years experience in FX Pricing Development (RAD)
• 3+ years management/leadership experience
• Familiar with object-oriented designs
• Expert knowledge in C#/.Net with C++/Java knowledge a plus;
• Knowledge in memory / CPU profiling / optimization and multithreaded debugging
• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking
• Knowledge of performance optimisation within a managed language is a plus
• Knowledge of Windows environment as a production platform, Linux is a plus
• Knowledge of electronic exchange APIs, FIX/SBE / specificities is a plus

Functional Knowledge

• Top candidates will have knowledge in some or all following fields:
• FX cash and/or NDF products
• Development of manual and/or automatic trading systems
• Back-testing principles
• Electronic exchange / market / broker platform connectivity

Spoken Languages

• Fluent English (spoken and written) is mandatory
• Spoken French is a plus

WHY JOIN US

People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them. A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours. It's personable, human, and inspires success through passion. By encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation. Bringing words like “hard work” and “dedication” together with “community” and “respect” has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together. We call this Team Spirit and it's what makes us different. It's what makes you different.

If you feel you have the required experience and qualifications, then please apply to the SG Resourcing Team, and we will manage your application. At Société Générale, we believe our people are our strength and are core to the success of our business. As such, we search for, recruit and appoint the best available person on the basis of aptitude and ability, regardless of sex, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, pregnancy, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or gender identity.