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About the Role
This is a front-office role specializing in FX and Interest Rate Derivatives within UBS Global Markets' algorithmic trading team. You will work with experienced quant traders, gaining exposure to real-time trading, pricing, risk management, and PnL from day one.
Responsibilities
- Design, back-test, and implement algorithmic trading strategies for FX & interest rate markets using a data-driven, quantitative approach.
- Apply advanced statistical analysis and machine learning techniques to optimize pricing, quoting, and automated risk management strategies.
- Continuously analyze high-frequency market data to refine models and improve execution.
- Contribute to all stages of the trading strategy lifecycle – from research and model development through to coding, deployment, and real-time monitoring of strategies in production.
- Track and analyze strategy performance, PnL, and risk exposures.
- Use data insights to identify enhancements or new trading opportunities.
- Work closely with senior traders, software engineers, and quants to integrate new algorithms into our e-trading platform.
- Proactively suggest improvements to trading tools, frameworks, and processes to drive revenue and efficiency.
Requirements
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Good programming skills in any language with hands-on experience with data analysis and scientific libraries.
- Ability to write clean, efficient code.
- A passion for technology and data-driven decision making.
- Comfortable handling large datasets and performing rigorous statistical analysis.
- Highly motivated and able to work independently, taking initiative to drive projects forward without constant supervision.
- Ready to take on real ownership of deliverables in a trading environment.
- Strong communication skills – able to understand complex business and technical problems, and articulate solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- A collaborative team player who can build positive working relationships and is unafraid to ask questions or respectfully challenge ideas.
- Prior exposure to FX, rates, or STIR markets is an advantage (but not a strict requirement).
- Experience working with electronic trading systems or market data infrastructure is an advantage.
- Experience in a professional software development environment is a plus.
- Proficiency with additional programming languages (especially Java or C++ for low-latency systems) are plus points.
- Curious to explore how AI can improve how we build, deliver, and optimize workflows.
- Validate outputs and align with policies, risk standards, and ethical use.
Skills
- Quantitative analysis
- Statistical analysis
- Machine learning
- Programming
- Data analysis
- Scientific libraries
- High-frequency market data analysis
- Electronic trading systems
- Market data infrastructure
- Order book dynamics
- FIX protocol
- KDB/time-series databases
- Version control
- Testing frameworks
- Code reviews
- DevOps/CI-CD pipelines
- Java
- C++
- AI
Location
- UBS Global Markets
Work Type
- Front-office
- Algorithmic trading
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- Degree in a quantitative field
Benefits
- Opportunities to grow
- Flexible working options when possible
About the Company
- UBS is a leading and truly global wealth manager and the leading universal bank in Switzerland.
- We also provide diversified asset management solutions and focused investment banking capabilities.
- Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, UBS is present in more than 50 markets around the globe.
- We know that great work is never done alone. That’s why we place collaboration at the heart of everything we do.
- Because together, we’re more than ourselves.
- We’re dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible.
- Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey.
- And we use artificial intelligence (AI) to work smarter and more efficiently.
- We’re committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.
Equal Opportunity
- UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.