Quantitative Developer

BOX4 Financial Markets; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 260,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

BOX4 Financial Markets in Abu Dhabi seeks a Quant / trading systems engineer for a growing UAE desk. The role focuses on practical programming and execution, building automated trading capabilities and data pipelines.

Proficiency in Java and C++ is required to write code, perform quant analysis on market data, and implement entry/exit strategies within a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Java and C++ for quant analysis on market data.
• Experience in data engineering and trading systems development.

Responsibilities

• Build market data pipelines, back testing infrastructure, and trading analytics.
• Develop components of automated execution tools with governance and risk controls.

Skills

Java

C++

Data engineering

Trading systems

Job description

Quant / trading systems engineer required for a growing trading desk in the UAE.

Our client is establishing a new in-house quant function to automate manual trading strategies. The primary focus for this role is practical programming and coding for execution.

The hire will act as a data Trading Systems Engineer, Quant/Data Engineer, Algo / Quant Developer.

Proficiency in Java and C++ is required to write code and perform quant analysis on market data for entry and exit strategies. The role will be hybrid in nature in the first phase before splitting into specialized individual roles.

The role will combine data engineering and trading systems development, including building market data pipelines, back testing infrastructure, trading analytics, and selected components of automated execution tools under strict model governance, pre-trade risk controls, release management, and kill-switch procedures.