Job Description:

Quantitative DeveloperOur client is a market-leading Hedge Fund headquartered in New York seeking a Quantitative Developer to join the globally experienced Options Trading Desk. The firms team integrates innovative technology and trading strategies, while utilizing a sophisticated research platform and development environment to realise consistent trading alphas. An extremely talented and motivated individual is sought after, in order to collaborate with a team that is competitive in global financial markets.The Quantitative Developer will have the opportunity to work in one of the teams on strategy development and code optimization. The client is seeking an ambitious and hardworking candidate to fit the company's cultural excellence as well as deliver value and work within the experienced team.Responsibilities:Assist a professional team in developing, optimizing and evolving the firms research pipeline and strategy development.Identify prospects for further optimization and performance enhancements through research in order to realise trading results.Building out greenfield projects and writing the software code for new strategies.Build components and new infrastructure to maintain new trading strategies and exhausting the testing and debugging skills as part of the development process.Work collaboratively with traders and developers to provide realistic project timelines, estimates and ensure team accountability.Provide high-level technical and investment analytics support to the trading desk.Be continuously up-to-date and informed on industry developments and trends in order to maintain the firm's competitive edge and awareness.Requirements:A Bachelors, Masters, or PhD degree with more than 5 years of experience with a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or a similar fieldExperience coding in C++ and PythonStrong organizational and software architecture skills with a proven understanding of optimizing and profiling strategies.Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.Excellent opportunity with a high-performing trading team rewarding package on offer with high growth career progression. For a confidential conversation, please reach out to: .