Electronic Fixed Income Rates Quant Researcher | London | Top Tier trading firm
A leading top-tier trading firm is expanding its London e-rates desk, backed by significant new investment and a clear strategic push into electronic markets. The team is actively building out its electronic government bond franchise across both European and UK markets, with a strong focus on scalability, automation, and performance.
This is a rare opportunity for a quantitative researcher to take ownership of systematic modelling at the core of a live, high-volume EGB trading business - covering Bunds, OATs, BTPs, and Gilts - where research directly impacts PnL.
The Role
You’ll join a small, highly technical electronic trading team operating in a true production environment. Your work will focus on developing, testing, and deploying quantitative models that feed directly into live pricing, execution, and risk systems.
This is not a siloed research role - models are expected to go live, iterate quickly, and continuously improve. You’ll work closely with traders and engineers, contributing across the full lifecycle from idea generation and backtesting through to production deployment and optimisation.
What They’re Looking For
🎓 MSc minimum from a top university | PhD preferred
🐍 Strong Python skills essential | kdb+/Q or C++ a strong advantage
📊 Proven experience in systematic or electronic rates research
⚡ Understanding of market microstructure, LOB data, or execution-focused modelling
🔧 Experience — or strong interest — in taking models from research into production
📈 Solid knowledge of rates products: EGBs, Gilts, IRS, SONIA/SOFR, Rates Futures
3–8 years’ experience post-study | Operating at Senior Researcher level
This role would suit a rates quant at a G10 bank seeking greater ownership and faster feedback loops, or a systematic researcher at a hedge fund or trading firm looking to work closer to execution and real-time trading.
If you’re motivated by electronic markets, high-frequency data, and building models that directly drive trading decisions, this is a strong fit.
Why This Role?
✅ Significant new funding — this is a growth build-out, not a maintenance hire
✅ Direct commercial impact — your models influence live trading and revenue
✅ Lean, highly technical team — minimal bureaucracy, high ownership
✅ Expansion into new products and markets — real opportunity to shape the research agenda
✅ Prop-style environment — performance-driven, fast-paced, and well compensated