The company provides systematic, computer-driven trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes, including equities, futures and foreign exchange. The core of the firm’s effort is rigorous research into a wide range of market anomalies, fueled by unparalleled access to a wide range of publicly available data sources.
As A quantitative Developer, you will help with the system-wide design and build out of a quantitative futures and FX portfolio focused on high and mid-frequency signals and strategies. An ideal candidate would possess a passion for technology, creativity, a desire to take ownership of their work, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively to maximize team throughout.
Candidates should feel comfortable working within a small, entrepreneurial, fast moving team and taking responsibilities for designed/developed solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Developing trading and research architecture and infrastructure
- Building high-performance components for both live trading and simulation
- Developing a seamless platform to handle all aspects of quant trading—model building, optimization, and trade execution
- Distributed computing
- Maintaining and updating the platform, ensuring its stability, robustness, and security
- Troubleshooting and resolving any systems related issues and handling the release of code fixes and enhancements
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- A highly skilled technologist with good quantitative skills
- Masters or PhD in computer science or other quantitative discipline
- 5+ years of industry experience, preferably within in a quantitative trading business or big tech firm
- Good mathematical skills a plus
- Broad knowledge and experience with performance tradeoffs for common hardware and technology decisions
- Strong architectural design skills
- Strong programming skills in Python, virtual environment technologies (Conda, Docker, etc.), and devops
- Strong project management skills, i.e. the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- High degree of drive and energy—must be a self-starter
- Ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff and to thrive in a team-oriented environment
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
