Senior Quantitative Developer

Who are we? Smarkets is a betting exchange for sports and political trading that has handled over £29 billion in volume since 2010. Our company mission is to fix the betting industry with the best products and best prices. We are upending the sports betting industry by growing a transparent platform that offers the best value for bettors, with the fairest odds, best technology and a superior customer experience. Smarkets is a Series B tech company that brings a professional, product-led approach to our mission. We embrace collaboration, trust, innovation and scientific rigour, while we celebrate ambitious goals and passionate energy. Our culture rewards people on merit and excellence and we strive to provide a working environment where recognition, challenges, support, collaboration, interesting benefits and shared meals provided by our chefs mix together to let you unlock your potential, grow with us and become your best self.

The role: You will own a suite of our trading strategies and be responsible for overseeing and maintaining them through post trading analysis and improvement of their business logic. You will research and develop new abilities to enable us to price more markets profitably using a mix of correlations/derivatives and fundamental modelling. You will use and develop automated reporting to improve our post trade analysis.

Job requirements: Bachelor’s degree in related disciplines (Maths, CompSci, Physics or Stats). Experience modelling sports data either in commercial or personal projects. Strong understanding of probability and statistical prediction. Proficiency with Python (including numpy, pandas) and SQL. Machine learning experience. Passion for professional sports and an understanding of sports rules is a must. Keen interest in developing trading strategies. Prior experience working in the sports betting industry in a trading environment either institutionally or for yourself.

Benefits: We offer a competitive salary package and benefits, along with a dynamic and collaborative work environment. Our values are at the heart of everything that we do. We want to see all our employees push to win, make others better, give a shit, be a pro and bring the energy. We believe these are the fundamentals to ensure we are delivering what's expected of us in the best way possible for ourselves and for those around us. Your work with us will make an impact and your voice will be heard. We are a diverse team with a strong work ethic and plenty of hunger to win. We have designed our benefits offering around Health, Wealth, Lifestyle and Development. These include: Stock options which vests over 4 years, Pension scheme via Aviva, Health insurance, Fresh fruit and snacks provided in the office everyday, Cycle to work scheme, £1000 yearly education budget, 25 days paid holiday + bank holidays, Flexible working, 20 days a year of global working, Lunch provided everyday in the office.