Job Title: Developer Job Description Our client is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management, and wealth management services. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people are critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. We provide a superior foundation for building a professional career – a place for people to learn, achieve, and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives, and needs is an important part of our culture.
Responsibilities *Work with a global team of passionate programming-language subject matter experts, as well as developers, data scientists, and technical leads across the entire firm.
*Devise common language/framework usage blueprints, bring in industry-standard development tools, and engineer internal tools and libraries where necessary.
*Become the firm’s primary point-of-contact for the R language user community, which includes data scientists, researchers, quantitative strategists, and business analysts.
*Help set up and troubleshoot development environments, evaluate and onboard third-party libraries, and author documentation.
*Author tooling and automation to make the development experience as productive and low-touch as possible.
Essential Skills *Core Python development
*Prior R experience or willingness to learn on the job
*Understanding of common development patterns such as IDE usage and interactive notebooks (e.g. Jupyter)
*Familiarity with the enterprise Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
*Familiarity with Linux
*Good communication and organisation skills
*Prior track record of leading technical delivery at feature level and/or serving as a key escalation point of contact
Additional Skills & Qualifications *Prior experience with OCI containerisation tools/platforms (such as Docker, Kubernetes)
*High-level understanding of Windows development
Why Work Here? Opportunity to work for one of the world’s largest global financial services firms, providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management, and wealth management services. We empower employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.
Work Environment Our client offers flexible working opportunities, allowing employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. You will be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximise their full potential. The workplace is equipped with the latest technologies, including Python, Perl, R, Jupyter, Linux, and SDLC tools.
Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Location Glasgow, UK
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