Quant Research Engineer - Trading Tech & Strategy

Theblockchainassociation; Town of Greenwich (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with discretionary employer match

Short and long-term disability

Life and AD&D insurance

Health Savings Accounts

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

DRW, a diversified trading firm, is seeking a Research Engineer in Greenwich, CT. You will join a team of technologists, researchers, and traders to implement studies, simulate strategies, and develop fast, scalable algorithms integrated with trading desks.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in CS/CE or related field, 2+ years of Python production experience, and strong quantitative finance knowledge. Familiarity with Linux-based, low-latency systems and collaboration with end users is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years’ experience using Python in a production setting.
• Strong understanding of quantitative finance and mathematics.
• Experience with linux-based, large-scale, concurrent, high-throughput, low-latency software systems.
• Track record of working directly with end customers, scoping and delivering production systems in fast-moving environments.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills—clear communication with stakeholders and engineers.
• Experience with low-level systems programming languages (C/C++, Rust, Zig) is a plus
• Experience with functional programming is a plus

Responsibilities

• Work directly with researchers to implement studies, simulate trading strategies, and develop algorithms for financial markets.
• Embed with trading desks and collaborate with traders and portfolio managers to build ergonomic, high-performance engineering solutions.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to accelerate the research lifecycle from prototype to production deployment.
• Evaluate new technology and continuously improve the technology stack.

Skills

Python production experience

Quantitative finance knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder communication

Functional programming (plus)

Low-level languages (C/C++, Rust, Zig)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Job description

DRW, a diversified trading firm, is seeking a Research Engineer in Greenwich, CT. You will join a team of technologists, researchers, and traders to implement studies, simulate strategies, and develop fast, scalable algorithms integrated with trading desks.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in CS/CE or related field, 2+ years of Python production experience, and strong quantitative finance knowledge. Familiarity with Linux-based, low-latency systems and collaboration with end users is essential.