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 with max@platform-recruitment.com to learn more.