Senior Functional Programmer (Haskell)
Posted 16 hours 52 minutes ago by Nicoll Curtin Technology
Senior Functional Programmer - Haskell, OCaml, Scala, Linux, F#, Financial Markets, Openshift, Kubernetes
I am working with a leading financial services firm who is seeking a Senior Haskell Developer to join a specialist team developing cross-product transactional pricing systems for derivatives.
This is a rare opportunity to work with a production-grade Haskell codebase, delivering high-performance Back End systems that support Real Time pricing and trading.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain Back End services for derivatives pricing using Haskell
- Lead the implementation of new features and performance enhancements
- Collaborate with business analysts and global stakeholders to deliver value-driven solutions
- Contribute to system architecture and technical direction of the platform
- Engage in code reviews, pair programming, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Support production systems and deployment pipelines alongside DevOps teams
- Mentor junior developers and promote best practices in functional programming
- Apply financial domain knowledge in derivatives pricing and risk management
Key Skills:
- Proficient in functional programming (Haskell is preferred, OCaml/Scala also considered)
- Experience building scalable, high-performance Back End/Server Side applications
- Strong understanding of architecture and system design principles
- Comfortable working in Linux environments and agile development settings
- Financial markets experience (particularly derivatives) is advantageous
- MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or another STEM field is preferred, but not essential with relevant experience
This is a full time role, with flexibility for hybrid working in their London office, 1 or 2 days per week. The salary on offer is up to £115k and a total comp of up to £160k.
If you are interested or know someone who might be please reach out.
Senior Functional Programmer - Haskell, OCaml, Scala, Linux, F#, Financial Markets, Openshift, Kubernetes