NatWest Group

Diversified banking group delivering financial services

eTrading Quantitative Associate or Vice President

Quantitative Trading / Algorithm DevelopmentConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLondon, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A good understanding of computational and programming principles.
Experience in data analysis, independent and collaborative research, problem solving, and general programming.

Responsibilities

Write and support production electronic trading algorithms.
Contribute to the wider electronic trading environment and collaborate with colleagues across Quant, Trading, Technology, and Control.
Work on projects ranging from high-level research into optimal price construction, risk management, execution, and the nature of the client base through to day-to-day improvements in management information and system parameter tuning.
Design, build, and test algorithms that make up the bank's algorithm suite.
Perform tactical and strategic analysis to support the electronic trading businesses.
Design, develop, and maintain pricing, spreading, risk management, and execution models and algorithms used by the businesses.
Ensure coding standards and procedures are implemented correctly.
Undertake research and analysis across electronic trading.
Design, build, and test algorithms for pricing, quoting, and managing risk within supported markets.
Support live production algorithms by liaising with trading and technology.

Desired Qualifications

Interest in electronic trading and either foreign exchange or fixed income.
Programming in a typed language such as Java, C#, or C++.
Programming experience in Python.
Electronic or algorithmic trading experience.
Foreign exchange or fixed income experience.
Experience with common software development lifecycle tooling such as Maven, Git, and continuous integration.
Proficiency in statistics and linear algebra.

Join us as an eTrading Quantitative Associate or Vice President

We’re looking for either an experienced Associate or junior Vice President to join our growing cross asset (FX & Fixed Income) electronic trading quant team, who enhance the bank’s FX & FI automated electronic trading capabilities
You’ll be writing and supporting production electronic trading algorithms
You’ll have the chance to make key contributions to the wider electronic trading environment and collaborate with colleagues across Quant, Trading, Technology and Control

What you'll do

As an eTrading Quantitative Associate or Vice President, you’ll be working on projects ranging from high level research into optimal price construction, risk management, execution and the nature of the NatWest Markets client base, through to day-to-day improvements in MI and system parameter tuning.

Other key aspects of your role will involve:

Designing, building and testing algorithms that make up the bank's algo suite
Performing tactical and strategic analysis to support the electronic trading businesses
Designing, developing and maintaining pricing, spreading, risk management, execution models and algorithms used by the businesses
Making sure that coding standards and procedures are implemented correctly
Undertaking research and analysis across the electronic trading space
Designing, building and testing algorithms for pricing, quoting and managing risk within the various supported markets
Supporting the live production algorithms by liaising with trading and technology

The skills you'll need

To join us in this role, you’ll need a good understanding of computational and programming principles. You’ll need experience in data analysis, independent and collaborative research, problem solving and general programming. In addition, it would be ideal if you demonstrate an interest in electronic trading and either FX or FI.

We’d ideally like you to have some or all of the following:

· Programming in a typed language e.g. Java, C#, C++

· Programming experience in Python

· Electronic/algorithmic trading experience

· FX or FI experience

· Experience with common SDLC tooling, such as Maven, GIT and CI

· Proficiency in statistics and linear algebra

Hours

Job Posting Closing Date:

20/11/2026Ways of Working:Office First

About the Company

NatWest Group

Diversified banking group delivering financial services

NatWest Group is a financial services group that helps customers with everyday money needs and long-term planning, including buying a home, investing, growing a business, and pursuing a more sustainable future. Its products come from a range of banking and financial services across multiple businesses, delivered through digital and traditional channels. The company works by understanding what matters to customers—their priorities, goals, and challenges—and then offering services and expertise to help them navigate change and make progress. It differentiates itself by combining a broad set of financial offerings with an emphasis on an inclusive culture, flexible working, and a technology-driven approach to anticipate and respond quickly to customer needs. The goal is to be simpler, more integrated, and more capable of delivering impact for customers, so both customers and NatWest Group can succeed together.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1968

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