Quantitative Trader

Tardis Group; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

My client is hiring a quantitative execution engineer/researcher to scale their systematic equity strategy across Asia-Pacific and global markets. You’ll work at the intersection of quantitative research and execution, building the systems that turn portfolio decisions into live trades while contributing to research on execution quality, market microstructure, and transaction cost optimization.

This high-ownership role sits in a small, fast-moving team where your work directly impacts P&L and

Responsibilities

• Design and build electronic trading connectivity across multiple brokers, protocols, and Asia-Pacific + global equity markets
• Develop and improve execution algorithms — scheduling, participation strategies, and smart order routing
• Build reliable order lifecycle management: order state tracking, fill processing, reconciliation, and alerting
• Ensure production-grade reliability — monitoring, failover, and disaster recovery for live trading systems
• Build post-trade transaction cost analysis — slippage measurement, implementation shortfall, broker comparison, market impact attribution
• Research optimal execution timing, order sizing, and venue selection across different market microstructures
• Analyze execution data to identify systematic improvements and feed insights back into the trading process
• Partner with the portfolio manager on translating portfolio targets into executable strategies
• Contribute to infrastructure decisions as the team grows

Job description

My client runs a systematic equity strategy across Asia-Pacific and global markets. combine quantitative alpha research with rigorous portfolio construction, automated data infrastructure, and disciplined execution. They're hiring a quantitative execution engineer/researcher to help scale.

About the Role

You’ll work at the intersection of quantitative research and execution — building the systems that turn portfolio decisions into live trades, while contributing to research on execution quality, market microstructure, and transaction cost optimization. This is a high-ownership role in a small, fast-moving team where your work directly impacts P&L.

Responsibilities

Execution Engineering

• Design and build electronic trading connectivity across multiple brokers, protocols, and Asia-Pacific + global equity markets
• Develop and improve execution algorithms — scheduling, participation strategies, and smart order routing
• Build reliable order lifecycle management: order state tracking, fill processing, reconciliation, and alerting
• Ensure production-grade reliability — monitoring, failover, and disaster recovery for live trading systems

Execution Research

• Build post-trade transaction cost analysis — slippage measurement, implementation shortfall, broker comparison, market impact attribution
• Research optimal execution timing, order sizing, and venue selection across different market microstructures
• Analyze execution data to identify systematic improvements and feed insights back into the trading process
• Partner with the portfolio manager on translating portfolio targets into executable strategies
• Contribute to infrastructure decisions as the team grows