Quantitative Developer

Emerald Zebra; Dubai; On-site; AED 367,000 - 551,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading proprietary trading firm in Dubai is seeking a Quantitative Developer to architect and optimize critical trading infrastructure. This role involves connecting demo platforms to liquidity providers and analyzing real-time trading data to identify profitable strategies. The ideal candidate should have deep knowledge of FIX Protocol, strong mathematical abilities, and proficiency in performance-tuned Python programming. Join us to build a hedge-fund-grade system and impact the future of fintech through algorithmic trading.

Qualifications

• Expertise in FIX Protocol with experience building link to real liquidity providers.
• Strong mathematical skills including Time Series Analysis and Stochastic Calculus.
• Proficient in Python, with ability to optimize performance for financial applications.

Responsibilities

• Architect low-latency trading solutions connecting demo environments to real liquidity providers.
• Develop risk engines to analyze demo trader performance and identify profitable strategies.
• Implement statistical models for high-frequency trading environments.

Skills

FIX Protocol expertise

Advanced statistical analysis

Performance Python programming

Understanding of brokerage technology

Experience with trading platforms

Education

Strong academic background in Mathematics or Quantitative Finance

Tools

Python

C/C++

MetaTrader

cTrader

Job description

Overview

Quantitative Developer Proprietary Trading Infrastructure

We are partnering with a globally recognised prop trading firm to recruit a Quantitative Developer who will architect and build the core revenue engine from the ground up. This is not a standard software engineering role it sits at the intersection of quantitative finance low-latency systems engineering and brokerage technology.

You will design build and optimise a proprietary trading bridge and risk engine that connects a 220000 user demo trading platform to real-world Liquidity Providers identifying alpha and monetising it through high-speed execution. If you have a traders mindset a quants toolbox and an engineers discipline this is the role youve been waiting for!

Who they are

A global platform revolutionising access to performance-based capital empowering the worlds most driven individuals to rise. Through our flagship brand we empower dreamers to become doers and potential to turn into performance. With 500 driven minds across five countries we power a global rhythm 220000 daily users from 170 nations each chasing greatness in their own way.

Your Role in Our Mission

You are not just writing code; you are building a money-making machine. We are seeking a Quantitative Developer with a deep Traders Mindset to design build and optimize a proprietary bridge and risk engine.

Your primary mission is to unlock the value in our data. You will build the infrastructure that connects our demo environment to real-world Liquidity Providers (LPs) identifying our best traders and mathematically replicating their success in the live market via high-speed execution.

How Youll Make an Impact

The Bridge & Risk Engine

• Architect and build a low-latency Trading Bridge that sits between our proprietary platform (MetaTrader/cTrader) and external Liquidity Providers.
• Develop a sophisticated Risk Engine that analyzes thousands of demo traders in real-time to identify toxic flow (to hedge) and alpha flow (to copy/monetize).
• Implement statistical models that filter noise from trader data to execute profitable replication strategies on real markets.

FIX Protocol & Connectivity

• Act as the subject matter expert on the FIX Protocol (Financial Information eXchange). You will write the custom engines to manage sessions parse messages and handle order routing with various LPs and Prime Brokers.
• Build aggregators that connect to multiple venues simultaneously to find the best pricing and execution speed.

Quantitative Modeling & Math

• Apply advanced statistics (Time Series Analysis Stochastic Calculus) to create pricing models and execution algorithms (TWAP VWAP Sniper) that minimize slippage.
• Build a simulation environment that can replay millions of historical retail trades to validate your copy-trading algorithms before live deployment.

High-Frequency & Low-Latency Engineering

• Optimize Python (and potentially C/Rust modules) for microsecond-level FX and CFD arbitrage milliseconds matter.
• Ensure the system can handle massive bursts of quote updates and order events without clogging or crashing (AsyncIO ZeroMQ shared memory architectures).

What You Bring

• FIX Protocol Expert: You know the FIX tags by heart (4.2/4.4). You have built or maintained a FIX engine that connects to real LPs.
• Math & Stats Whiz: You have a strong academic or practical background in Mathematics Statistics or Quantitative Finance. You understand probability variance and risk modeling deeply.
• Python Performance: You dont just write Python; you write fast Python. You know how to use numpy pandas cython and asyncio to squeeze every bit of performance out of the interpreter.
• Trading Architecture: Experience building Order Management Systems (OMS) or Execution Management Systems (EMS).
• Brokerage Tech: Deep understanding of how Forex Brokers ECNs and Liquidity Providers operate (A-Book vs. B-Book execution slippage spread arbitrage).
• Trading Platforms: Familiarity with the backend protocols of MetaTrader (MT4/MT5) or cTrader is a massive advantage.
• C Experience: For the critical hot-paths of the execution engine.
• Crypto/DeFi: Experience connecting to crypto exchanges (WebSocket/REST) alongside traditional FX.

Your X-Factor

• We are looking for someone who understands the Quantlane Model the ability to treat a prop firm not just as an education platform but as a source of liquidity and alpha.
• You possess the hybrid skill set of a Senior Software Engineer and a Quantitative Trader.
• You understand Market Microstructure: You know what happens to an order after it leaves the terminal how it hits the matching engine and how to exploit inefficiencies in that process.
• You are P&L Driven: You are not just building software;

Why Join Us

This is a rare opportunity to build a hedge-fund-grade system from the ground up backed by the data and capital of one of the worlds fastest-growing prop firms. You will not be a cog in a machine; you will be the engine builder.

The future of fintech is algorithmic. Come build it with us.