Algo Trader

About Revolut

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 70+ million customers get more from their money every day.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth,‌ 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 13,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.

About The Role

On Revolut’s Market Making team, we work to obtain the best value we can in currency and securities trading. Our goal is to become the world’s leading market maker. To achieve this, we tackle the most challenging problems using cutting-edge quantitative research and advanced machine learning techniques to build automated trading systems.

We’re looking for a skilled Algo Trader to solve a range of tasks within the team, giving you breadth and depth of experience unmatched in almost any other role. You'll get the chance to have an impact on Revolut’s success, while receiving training to develop your analytical, problem-solving, and technical skills.

Up to shape what's next in finance? Let’s get in touch.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Driving profitability via building, enhancing, and managing algorithmic trading systems
• Digging deep into financial data, performing statistical analysis, identifying additional revenue streams, and locating areas of future automation
• Collaborating with counterparties and technology teams to optimise trading infrastructure
• Dealing with production and operational issues
• Providing trading execution support to internal teams on a wide range of instruments
  
  

What You'll Need

• At least a 2:1 STEM degree from a top university
• 3+ years of work experience in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in trading
• Hands-on coding experience with SQL, Python, or R
• A solid track record of taking ownership and leading complex projects end to end
• A magic skill to break complex problems into smaller ones
• To enjoy working with data
• Natural curiosity and a will to make an impact
• An interest in the financial industry
  
  

Building a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We're not just doing this because it's the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.

Important notice for candidates:

Job scams are on the rise. Please keep these guidelines in mind when applying for any open roles.

• Only apply through official Revolut channels. We don’t use any third-party services or platforms for our recruitment.
• Always double-check the emails you receive. Make sure all communications are being done through official Revolut emails, with an @revolut.com domain.
  
  

We won't ask for payment or personal financial information during the hiring process. If anyone does ask you for this, it’s a scam. Report it immediately.

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