Job Description

This is an outstanding opportunity to join one of the largest alternative asset managers in the world.  Technology is central to Man’s business strategy, and we are constantly looking at better ways of doing things.  Our culture embraces change, and change is the norm rather than the exception in a constantly evolving organisation and industry.

We are looking for an Developer with a genuine passion for technology to work within the Discretionary Order Management Technology Team.  The group is responsible for the technology solutions provided to the Discretionary Investment Engine for Order Management Systems (OMS).

The role will have a balance of 3rd line support, business-us-usual development work, and larger project work.  The business-as-usual work will involve resolving bugs identified by stakeholders, enhancing our existing solution offering to support the Discretionary Investment team’s adoption of new trading approaches and wins of fund mandates.  Initially any project work undertaken will predominately be focused on migrating away from our incumbent Discretionary OMS to a new strategic OMS that is line with our long-term vision, with future project work being aligned with the new strategic OMS.

This opening has the potential to develop into a high-profile role with interaction with business stakeholders and senior management across the Man Group encouraged, so would suit individuals who thrive in those environments.

Our Technology Stack

Our existing technology stack is centred on C#, WFP, Blazor, SQL Server, and the ELK stack for metrics, logs, and monitoring. The new strategic OMS being underpinned by a React/Redux frontend, underpinned by a diverse backend environment that includes Blazor,  ASP.NET  Core, SQL Server, MongoDB, and Kafka. We use TeamCity for building and testing our code, Slack for communication, and offer a choice between MacBooks or Windows laptops for developers. We're committed to using the best tools for the job and fostering a developer-driven culture.

Qualifications

• Hands-on practical C# and SQL development experience
• Ability to work through the delivery lifecycle, clarifying requirements, coding, testing, and releasing
• Desire to become proficient in full stack development
• Excellent communication skills, both for remote teamwork and in-person collaboration.
• Dedication to solving challenges creatively and a commitment to technical excellence.
• Prior knowledge of FIX protocol and working in a Front Office environment is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities:

• Owning the end-to-end delivery process – from requirements gathering through to development, testing, and coordinating deployment to production
• Participating in the design and delivery of longer-term projects
• Participating in code reviews and knowledge sharing amongst peers
• View stakeholder interaction as integral to successful delivery
• Continuous improvement of production components such as reducing tech debt, increasing release quality, and improving resource utilization
• Encourage and drive adoption of best practices and help improve business knowledge and understanding within the team
• Support for production systems and BAU requests

Key Skills & Experience:

• Strong delivery focused approach, ensuring business value is being met
• C# and .NET
• Query writing, schema design and performance tuning in MS SQL Server
• Ability to balance business delivery and incremental adoption of new architectural platform features
• Proponent of collaborative software engineering techniques and methods
• Confident communicator; able to argue a point concisely and deal positively with conflicting views

Useful Skills & Experience:

• Exposure to web development using Blazor or React
• Exposure to Python

Work Environment

• Central location in the business district (overlooking the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral) with easy access to transport and amenities.
• Collaborative office environment with other developers and Quant Researchers.
• Hybrid working model – 3 days in-office and 2 days remote each week.
• Competitive compensation, generous holiday allowance, health, and other benefits.
• Opportunities for professional development including internal tech talks, conference attendance, and engagement with the open-source community.

Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man

Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equality of opportunity. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business, and this is embedded in our culture and values. We run a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and encourage diversity and inclusion across our firm and industry. https://www.man.com/diversity . Man Group is also a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter.

Man Group supports many charities, and global initiatives. We support professional training and development, and requests for flexible or part-time working. Employees are also offered two 'Mankind' days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trust's community volunteering programme.

We offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave.  Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.