Quantitative Developer

pinely; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Sports expense reimbursement

Language courses coverage

Job summary

Pinely, a high-frequency algorithmic trading firm in Amsterdam, seeks a Quantitative Developer to join one of our Trading teams. You will write production code that directly drives strategy performance, collaborating with researchers on problems where engineering quality affects P&L.

This role bridges research and software, offering an autonomous, fast-paced environment with visible impact, an in-house AI toolkit, and a culture that values curiosity and ownership.

Qualifications

• Strong mathematical and algorithmic thinking with background in statistics and probability theory.
• Willingness to dive deep into strategy details and market microstructure.
• Desire to improve infrastructure, code, and related processes.
• Interest in AI tools and ML concepts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Owning the team's strategy code;
• Independently building and shipping strategy improvements from idea to production;
• Accelerating the team's research cycle using in-house AI development tools;
• Coordinating technical work with infrastructure teams;
• Maintaining analytical scripts to improve scalability.

Skills

Math & algorithms

Statistics & probability

Market microstructure

Code quality mindset

Tools

Python 3

C++

Job description

We are Pinely, a high-frequency algorithmic trading firm based in Amsterdam.

Our team specializes in developing robust and adaptive strategies applicable across a wide range of financial instruments and exchanges. We actively support the Olympiad movement, and many of our colleagues are prize-winning mathematicians, researchers and engineers.

Researchers at Pinely benefit from working in a fast-paced HFT environment, where the impact of their ideas is quickly visible in production. The research teams are supported by a world-class infrastructure group that ensures smooth deployment and reliable experimentation at scale.

Our flat organizational structure encourages autonomy, creativity, and direct ownership. We value an informal, idea-driven culture where innovation is celebrated and every contribution matters.

We are looking for a Quantitative Developer for our Amsterdam-based office who will join one of our Trading teams.

This role bridges trading research and software development: you will write production code that directly drives strategy performance, working alongside researchers on problems where engineering quality has immediate P&L impact.

Responsibilities

• Owning the team's strategy code;
• Independently building and shipping strategy improvements where the path from idea to production is a significant engineering challenge;
• Accelerating the team's research cycle using our in-house AI development tools - from agentic coding assistants to end-to-end AI-driven research workflows;
• Coordinating technical work with infrastructure teams;
• Maintaining the base of analytical scripts, making our solution more scalable

Requirements

• Strong mathematical and algorithmic thinking, and a solid understanding of mathematical statistics and probability theory;
• Willingness to dive deep into strategy details and market microstructure;
• Desire to improve infrastructure, code, and surrounding processes;
• Ability to write high-quality code in Python 3 and C++

Nice to have

• Experience in AI will be a big plus! In our company, Quantitative Developers extensively use AI tools in their workflows, and prior experience in this area is a significant advantage
• We expect familiarity with core machine learning concepts and a strong willingness to grow in this direction. If your ML/data science experience needs refreshing, we will help you quickly update and expand your knowledge during your first months with us. Deep expertise in ML is not a mandatory requirement

What We Offer

• A dynamic and international environment within a fast-growing tech company;
• Competitive salary at the upper end of the market, along with significant bonuses twice a year;
• Freedom to shape internal culture and create meaningful employee experiences, team-building activities;
• Health insurance, reimbursement of sports expenses; coverage for language courses;
• A supportive, experienced team that values collaboration — and where your impact will be visible every day