Quantitative Developer: Build Global Trading Systems

AXQ Capital, LP.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer matching up to 6%

Life and disability insurance

Health savings and flexible spending

Generous paid time off

Office meals and team events

Job summary

AXQ Capital is a global quantitative investment firm seeking a Quantitative Developer in New York. You will collaborate with research and engineering teams on strategy research, systematic trading, and risk management to deliver robust, data-driven solutions.

You will contribute to cross-market data, backtesting, and production systems, while growing into broader areas of the stack and taking ownership of components.

Qualifications

• 0–3 years of software engineering experience, including internships.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Natural Sciences, Engineering, Financial Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
• Solid programming skills and computer science fundamentals; proficient in Python, with working knowledge of a statically-typed language such as C++, Rust, or Go
• Familiarity with Linux, basic networking, and concurrency concepts; willingness to deepen these skills on the job
• Curiosity, drive, and the ability to learn quickly when tackling unfamiliar problems
• Sense of ownership over the work you take on, and willingness to ask questions early

Responsibilities

• Contributing to global multi-market connectivity and cross-region, multi-asset-class data, research, backtesting, and trading systems — taking ownership of well-scoped components and growing into broader areas of the stack
• Helping build and maintain event-driven backtesting and simulation frameworks, with attention to consistency in data semantics and time models across research, backtesting, and production environments
• Implementing and improving pieces of our order management, execution, and real-time risk systems, with a focus on writing correct, well-tested, and performant code
• As a Quantitative Developer, you will work closely with our research and engineering teams to contribute to solutions across strategy research, systematic trading, and risk management. Working under the guidance of senior team members, your work will include:

Skills

Python

C++/Rust/Go

Linux basics

Ownership mindset

ICPC

Kaggle

GitHub

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Financial Mathematics, or related quantitative field

Tools

Git

Job description

AXQ Capital is a global quantitative investment firm seeking a Quantitative Developer in New York. You will collaborate with research and engineering teams on strategy research, systematic trading, and risk management to deliver robust, data-driven solutions.

You will contribute to cross-market data, backtesting, and production systems, while growing into broader areas of the stack and taking ownership of components.