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Quantitative Developer

You will contribute to production trading systems, live operations, production tooling, deployment, operational safety, microstructure research, and data pipeline management. You will monitor and troubleshoot real-time systems, build automation and observability tools, collaborate on market research, deploy production systems, support users, and manage upgrades.

Responsibilities

  • Own the reliability, observability, and operational performance of live trading systems
  • Monitor live systems in real time
  • Respond to production issues
  • Investigate, mitigate, and resolve trading, risk, and system stability incidents
  • Build internal tools, dashboards, alerts, and automation
  • Design and maintain testing, deployment, rollout, and rollback processes
  • Strengthen production safety through health checks, failover mechanisms, and operational controls
  • Develop tools for market microstructure research
  • Conduct full-cycle research, coding, testing, and production deployment
  • Support end users and troubleshoot issues
  • Manage system upgrades

Requirements

  • 2+ years solving challenging problems through coding with measurable industry impact
  • Strong software development skills in Python and/or C++
  • Strong production engineering skills in Linux environments
  • Experience with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, containerization, and observability tooling
  • Ability to reason through quantitative problems
  • Effective communication with quantitative researchers and engineers
  • Reliable availability during trading hours
  • Experience with compiled languages such as C++
  • Familiarity with high-performance computing and distributed large-scale systems

Benefits

  • Discretionary bonus eligibility
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
  • Employer-paid group term life and AD&D insurance
  • Voluntary life and AD&D insurance
  • Paid vacation
  • Paid holidays
  • Retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Wellness programs

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