Junior Quantitative Researcher

Title: Junior 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

* Comfortable with 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