Quantitative Developer

3Red Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k plan

Wellness reimbursements

Learning perks

Casual dress code

Weekly lunches

Team events

Job summary

3Red Partners LLC, a proprietary trading firm, seeks a Quantitative Developer to join our Chicago-based team. You will collaborate with traders and developers to build, optimize, and evolve the firm’s research pipeline and strategy development.

The role emphasizes performance optimization, code quality, and delivering realistic project timelines. With a STEM background and C++/Python experience, you will contribute to evolving trading strategies in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• STEM degree with 2+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience coding in C++ and Python.
• Strong design and profiling for performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the team to build, optimize, and evolve the research pipeline and strategy development.
• Identify areas for optimization and performance improvements in code quality.
• Build components and infrastructure to maintain trading strategies and support testing.
• Work with traders and developers to provide timelines and estimates.
• Stay current on industry developments to maintain a competitive edge.

Skills

C++

Python

Software architecture

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in STEM

Job description

3Red Partners LLC, a proprietary trading firm headquartered in Chicago, is seeking a Quantitative Developer to join the team. 3Red Partners is committed to leveraging technology and math to implement competitive trading strategies. Our team has extensive, global experience in a wide variety of asset classes, risk management, and leading trading technologies. We focus our efforts on hiring extremely talented and motivated individuals to collaborate with each other and compete in the world’s financial markets.

Your Impact

• Partner with the team to build, optimize, and evolve the firms’ current research pipeline and strategy development
• Identify potential areas for optimization and performance enhancements through research; including, but not limited to suggestions for the ongoing maintenance and improvement of code quality
• Build components and new infrastructure to maintain new trading strategies and exhausting the testing and debugging skills as part of the development process
• Work directly with traders and developer to provide realistic project timelines and estimates and ensure team accountability
• Stay current on industry developments and trends to maintain ongoing business awareness and a competitive edge

Your Skills

• A Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree with an emphasis in a STEM related field (e.g. Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Data Science, etc.) with more than 2 years of relevant work experience
• Experience coding in C++ and Python
• Strong organizational and software architecture skills with a proven understanding of optimizing and profiling strategies
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects at one time

Our Perks

3Red offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. In addition to a base salary, we offer performance-based bonuses, reflecting our commitment to rewarding excellence. We also provide comprehensive health benefits, a 401k plan, commuter and wellness reimbursements, as well as several learning and development perks. Our casual dress code, weekly lunches, and team events foster a welcoming and collaborative workplace culture. At our Chicago headquarters, we enhance the workday with fully stocked pantries offering snacks and drinks, a Zen Room for relaxation, and an environment designed to support productivity and well-being.

The expected base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $250,000, depending on qualifications, experience, and skills.