Quantitative Researcher

5 days ago


Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Platform Recruitment Full time £60,000 - £300,000 per year

Quantitative Researcher

Title
: Quantitative Researcher

Company
: Proprietary HFT

Location
: Cambridge

Compensation
: Up to £300,000

Company
:

A proprietary trading firm in Cambridge, specialising in the research and development of ultra-low-latency automated trading strategies, are looking for a Quantitative Researcher with a demonstrable background of iterating rapidly on complex mathematical experiments.

It is important that you have been involved in fast-paced research projects involving rapid iteration, as this dynamic role will require you to rapidly prototype - and ultimately move into production brand new models, often from scratch.

Role
:

  • You will build upon existing models as well as design new trading algorithms to increase profitability
  • Work closely with a close-knit team of Traders, Engineers and Computer Scientists
  • This is an early-stage hire for the team. Much of your work will be completely greenfield. You will have a very high-impact position in the team, and will be financially rewarded proportionally to your success

About you:

  • Highly numerate
  • Experience with Neural Networks
  • Strong C++ (must)
  • Experience with Python
  • Work well to tight deadlines
  • Top grades
  • Experience managing experiments/mathematical or statistical research involving rapid iteration.

Full details are available. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with - to learn more.



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