Associate, PhD Quantitative Developer, Cross Market High Frequency Prop House, Chicago c. $250K recruitment
Role description:
- Research, back-test and C++ implementation of new high frequency alpha signals.
- Support senior quantitative traders in the development of strategies, models and tools for their specific trading desks.
- Serve as a bridge between trading and technology in the roll out of optimal technology tools and trading platform enhancements.
This is an exciting opportunity for a junior and or new entrant to start and build a quantitative trader in a unique environment. Very few firms are able to offer you the ability to gain exposure to the research development of high frequency strategies across various markets. Moreover, the ability to work with and learn from within a very flat structure.
Requirements:
The firm has a very high threshold for the quality of Associates they hire. Typically, the firm has hired the most talented and upper percentile of students from the very best graduate schools and or competing specialists firms.
Specifically, the firm will be looking for to have:
- A PhD or MS in Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics from one of the top 3-4 faculties in your subject area.
- Ideally, some post-PhD experience in any industry where you have worked on the application of your academic expertise to solving real world quantitative modelling or technology problems.
- Self assured and confident personalities comfortable with taking early responsibility.
- Strong hands on programming experience in C++.
Contact
If you find this role of interest, please contact Chris Kidd at +44 (0)20 3178 5678 or via email on apply@mavenalpha.com quoting the reference CRKD