A leading Global Investment bank with significant reach and reputation is seeking an exceptional candidates to join the risk deveiosion of their leading FX business. The risk team exists to provide real-time interactive pricing and risk. The platform is widely used beyond FX in Commodities and Emerging Markets. 
The candidate should be well versed in the area offering deep financial domain knowledge but also have  a passion for problem solving.
The position will gain instant recognition within the banks well respected risk IT division.
The role is ideal for an intelligent and well versed real-time C++ developer and problem solver, able to come up with practical solutions in C++ in a rapid environment.

Required skills:
-An excellent C++ focused background.
-Strong aptitude for problem solving demonstrated by an excellent academic background in scientific or mathematic discipline.
-Deep knowledge within the financial domain, primarily risk.
-An excellent understanding of successful development practices within the financial domain.

Responsibilities:
-Work independently and as part of the Core team to re-engineer C++ programming solutions with firm-wide potential, but with a particular focus on their risk development platforms.
-Engage and embrace the role with a positive and enthusiastic mind set, demonstrating they would be able to establish and bring change to a working practice.
-Developing and supporting the analytics libraries used by the clients risk applications, working very closely with the desk quant sassing new models and products.

The Person:
-The ability to identify technical deficiencies within the platform, design and manage solutions for them.
-Strong in derivatives risk and having worked closely with the Front Office developing risk solutions.
-Instant implementation of your work, with immediate and visible results and instant feedback.

Primarily, exceptional C++ with sound financial domain knowledge and a self confident ambitious personality are most important to the client.
This position provides a great opportunity to evangelize and spear-head the development of an entire algorithmic trading platform and requires a strong desire to work in a collaborative, fast paced, high pressure environment on a large existing codebase which is still growing.

To apply for the Risk Analytics C++ Developer role please send an up to date word formatted version of your CV through by mail or call 00 44 20 701 94137.