Fixed Income Quant Developer

As a quantitative trader/developer in UBS's fixed income algorithmic trading team, you build and operate data-driven trading systems for government bonds and interest rate swaps. You design, backtest, and implement automated strategies while tracking performance, collaborating with a fast-paced, highly technical team. You optimize quoting and risk management, applying analytical rigor to improve trading outcomes. This role offers scope to shape electronic fixed income trading and contribute to automation-driven revenue growth.

• flexible working options when possible
• inclusion and disability accommodation
• collaboration-focused culture

• design and implement algorithmic trading strategies
• backtest and validate trading ideas
• track and analyze performance of strategies
• optimize systematic quoting and risk management
• develop next-generation electronic trading solutions
• own deliveries with a high degree of autonomy
• communicate complexity of business, software, and modelling issues clearly

• experience in the rates space, especially Government Bonds and Interest Rate Swaps
• strong object-oriented programming, preferably Java
• experience in electronic fixed income trading and market making
• understanding of quote and order management on central limit order books
• self-starter capable of independent work and taking ownership
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• experience with version control, deployment, testing, and compliance
• familiarity with industrial coding environments

• problem-solving and analytical abilities
• clear communication and ability to explain complex topics
• integrity and collaborative mindset
• Java (object-oriented programming)
• data analysis and backtesting
• algorithmic trading development