Quantitative Researcher — Algorithmic Trading

QuanTech Partners; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology firm in Dubai seeks a skilled Quantitative Researcher to develop and deploy algorithmic trading strategies. In this role, you will design algorithms, analyze market data, and collaborate with traders to enhance trading strategies. Candidates should have a PhD/MSc in CompSci, Mathematics, or IT with over 3 years in mid/high-frequency trading and strong programming skills in Python, MATLAB, or R.

Qualifications

• PhD/MSc in CompSci, Mathematics or IT from a top-tier university.
• 3+ years of research experience, preferably equities focused, in mid and/or high-frequency trading.
• Proficiency in back-testing, simulation, and statistical techniques.
• Solid data-mining and analysis skills, including experience dealing with a large amount of data/tick data.
• Familiarity with signal generation and statistical models.
• Strong programming skills in Python, MATLAB or R.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and deploying mid and high-frequency trading algorithms.
• Exploring trading ideas by analysing market data and market micro-structure for patterns.
• Creating tools to analyse data for patterns.
• Contributing to libraries of analytical computations to support market data analysis and trading.
• Developing, augmenting, and calibrating exchange simulators.

Job description

A financial technology firm in Dubai seeks a skilled Quantitative Researcher to develop and deploy algorithmic trading strategies. In this role, you will design algorithms, analyze market data, and collaborate with traders to enhance trading strategies. Candidates should have a PhD/MSc in CompSci, Mathematics, or IT with over 3 years in mid/high-frequency trading and strong programming skills in Python, MATLAB, or R.