Quant Research Engineer - Build & Test Trading Strategies

Ansatz Capital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Catered meals and snacks

Generous budget for home office equipment

Health / pension benefits

Fitness and wellness benefits

Discretionary performance bonus

Job summary

A financial trading firm in Greater London seeks a research engineer to develop and test trading strategies using Python. The ideal candidate will contribute to building research infrastructure, explore novel market ideas, and collaborate with teammates. A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required. With a competitive salary range of £150,000-250,000 plus bonuses, this role offers a great opportunity for those interested in quantitative finance and trading strategies.

Qualifications

• Strong familiarity with Python and C++ (or equivalent) preferred.
• Ability to implement statistical ideas in code.
• Interest in financial markets or willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Writing Python code to express statistical ideas.
• Iterating upon novel ideas about market dynamics.
• Collaborating on new trading ideas.
• Extending existing research tools for novel use cases.

Skills

Quantitative problem-solving

Statistical analysis

Python programming

C++ programming

Understanding of financial markets

Education

Bachelor’s in computer science, mathematics, physics, or similar

Job description

A financial trading firm in Greater London seeks a research engineer to develop and test trading strategies using Python. The ideal candidate will contribute to building research infrastructure, explore novel market ideas, and collaborate with teammates. A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required. With a competitive salary range of £150,000-250,000 plus bonuses, this role offers a great opportunity for those interested in quantitative finance and trading strategies.