Quant Trader - Selby Jennings - eFinancialCareers : Job Details

Our Client- a Tier 1 Bank- is lookign for an eFX Quant Trader, part of a high-performing team at the forefront of market-making and electronic trading innovation. As the FX landscape continues to evolve, Barclays is investing heavily in expanding its electronic trading capabilities, with a strong focus on data-driven trading, automation, and franchise optimisation across spot and NDFs, with a plan to expand into swaps/forwards.

This seat sits at the intersection of trading and quant development - blending strategy design, risk-taking, and real-time pricing. You will work closely with trading, quant research, and sales teams to improve pricing logic, automate decision-making, and enhance client execution performance.

QualificationsRequired:

• MSc in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science)

Preferred:

• PhD in a quantitative subject

Professional Experience & KnowledgeRequired:

• 5+ years' experience on an eFX trading desk or similar electronic trading function
• Proven experience developing and deploying pricing, hedging, or execution strategies in production
• Strong command of statistics, market microstructure, and machine learning techniques relevant to trading
• Fluency in Python
• Experience collaborating with trading and sales teams in a front-office environment

Preferred:

• Familiarity with KDB/q and Java
• Experience with franchise optimisation and internalisation logic
• Familiarity with ML libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, xgboost, pytorch)
• Experience in a risk-taking capacity or ownership of strategy performance

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of live book-running activity, managing risk and reacting to market conditions in real time while working closely with other traders and quantitative stakeholders.
• Design and enhance pricing and hedging strategies across FX Spot and NDFs
• Leverage analytics to improve execution, internalisation, and client quoting
• Build automation tools and dashboards to support trading decisions
• Collaborate with quant researchers and developers to push production strategies forward
• Analyse client flow and trading behaviour to identify commercial opportunities
• Contribute to the desk's expansion into FX Swaps over time

Career Development & Exposure

• Direct exposure to trading desks and PnL impact
• Opportunity to take on risk and grow into broader strategy ownership
• High visibility within global trading and eTrading functions
• Potential for progression into senior quant trading or desk leadership roles

Personal Characteristics

• Strong problem-solver with hands-on mentality
• Commercial thinker who can connect technical insight with market impact
• Self-driven with the ability to take ownership without micromanagement
• Collaborative team player with strong communication skills
• Appetite for continuous learning and performance improvement