New Grad Quantitative Developer (Fintech)

TL;DR

New Grad Quantitative Developer (Fintech): Building and optimizing systems, tools, and infrastructure for data analysis and trading strategies with an accent on market data processing and trade execution. Focus on translating quantitative research into reliable production systems and optimizing performance for real-time decision-making.

Location: On-site in New York, NY, USA

Company

A proprietary trading firm based in New York City.

What you will do

• Design and maintain software tools for traders, researchers, and engineers.
• Develop systems for market data processing, strategy simulation, and trade execution.
• Process and analyze large datasets to support quantitative trading decisions.
• Collaborate with researchers to implement trading ideas into production.
• Optimize the performance, scalability, and reliability of internal platforms.
• Build analytics tools, dashboards, and automation workflows.

Requirements

• Recent or upcoming graduate (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD) from any degree discipline.
• Strong proficiency in Python, C++, Java, C#, Go, Rust, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Analytical and logical reasoning skills with a focus on problem-solving.
• Must be able to work on-site in New York, NY.
• Commitment to writing clean, maintainable, and reliable code.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems.
• Experience with Linux, Git, SQL, or real-time systems.
• Background in machine learning, statistics, or quantitative analysis.
• Participation in hackathons, open-source projects, or programming competitions.

Culture & Benefits

• Mentorship from experienced traders, researchers, and engineers.
• Direct impact on real-time trading systems and research.
• Intellectually rigorous environment that values strong ideas.
• Early ownership of significant technical projects.
• Competitive compensation package.