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Job description

Business type                    Types of Jobs – Corporate & Investment Banking

Job title                                Summer Internship – IT eFX Junior Developer

Contract type                    Internship/Trainee

Term (in months)             8 – 12 weeks

Job summary

eFX technology is responsible for a suite of applications and services that form the core of the eFX business line servicing clients, internal Sales, and other branches of the group. The suite includes connectivity to markets and multi-dealer venues, single dealer platform, pricing and trader tools, and supports FX spot, forward, options and deposits. The services are implemented in Java on the server-side, C# for UI and KDB+ for analytics.

The eFX business is looking to improve their electronic footprint by building out a number of low latency services in Java. This would include market data in, pricing, price distribution to client, orders out etc..

The role is within a small team focused on pricing and risk management for the electronic trading desk for FX. The team has a flat structure, extremely short feedback cycles, frequent deliveries in the range of hours to days, direct contact to stake holders and the trading desk.

Your core attributes will include:

• Clear communication & systematic reasoning.
• Have interest in front office knowledge of the FX business or quantitative finance.
• Understanding about software delivery process and methodologies.
• Basic understanding of coding

Key Responsibilities

• Work within the eFX development team by taking requirements and developing user analytics and solutions to aid pricing/trading algorithms
• Assist in prototyping solutions in a fast, agile manner with numerous demands from both Front Office and IT teams.
• Participate in the development of all aspects of product delivery including design documents, functional specifications, unit testing and component build.
• Participate in sprint planning and estimation and provide regular status updates to project managers.

These responsibilities are not intended to be prescriptive – it is anticipated that staff will be encouraged to undertake activities outside their specific responsibilities.

Legal and Regulatory Responsibilities

• Comply with all applicable legal, regulatory and internal Compliance requirements, including, but not limited to, the London Compliance manual and Compliance policies and procedures as issued from time to time; Financial Security requirements, including, but not limited to, the prevention of Financial Crime and Fraud including reporting obligations to the Money Laundering Reporting Officer.
• Maintain appropriate knowledge to ensure to be fully qualified to undertake the role. Complete all mandatory training as required to attain and maintain competence.

Position location

Geographical area           Europe, United Kingdom

City                                        London

Candidate criteria            Minimal education level

Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent

Academic qualification / Speciality

Undergraduate