Senior Quantitative Developer

Senior Quantitative Developer

Trading Firm, Chicago

Posted on

Dec 15, 2025

What You’ll Do

  • Design and implement custom algorithmic trading strategies focused on optimized execution and portfolio performance.

  • Build a greenfield internal algorithmic trading platform that supports both proprietary and collaborative signal integration.

  • Develop simulation frameworks leveraging market data and trade history to assess and refine algorithmic logic.

  • Create execution performance analytics and benchmarking tools to evaluate and improve trading outcomes.

  • Develop intraday and post-trade monitoring systems to track and troubleshoot algorithmic behavior in real time.

  • Provide technical leadership, mentoring junior developers and guiding best practices in system design and performance optimization.


Qualifications

  • 10+ years of relevant experience in trading or financial technology.

  • Strong hands-on programming skills in C++ (Java acceptable with demonstrated focus on performance optimization).

  • Proven experience in building and maintaining real-time, event-driven trading systems.

  • Solid understanding of trade and market data integration.

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related field.

  • Excellent analytical and quantitative abilities with a strong problem-solving mindset.

  • Leadership experience mentoring developers and driving technical initiatives.

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