Quantitative Research Engineer – Automated Trading Systems

Citadel Securities; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 235,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and life insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Citadel Securities is seeking Quantitative Research Engineers to design and build automated trading software, collaborating with Quant researchers to apply advanced statistics and ML to systematic investing.

You will design, develop, test, and deploy production-grade software for trading systems and work with the Quant team to prioritize and deliver bespoke software solutions. Strong coding and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• PhD required in a highly quantitative field (computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics, etc).
• Strong programming skills in C++, Python, and R with solid CS fundamentals.
• Experience in distributed computing, NLP, ML, platform development, networking, system design, or web development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy software for automated trading systems.
• Partner with the Quantitative Research team to define priorities and deliver custom software solutions.

Skills

C++

Python

R

Communication

CS fundamentals

Distributed Computing

NLP

ML

Platform Development

Web Development

Education

PhD in quantitative field

Job description

Citadel Securities is seeking Quantitative Research Engineers to design and build automated trading software, collaborating with Quant researchers to apply advanced statistics and ML to systematic investing.

You will design, develop, test, and deploy production-grade software for trading systems and work with the Quant team to prioritize and deliver bespoke software solutions. Strong coding and communication skills are essential.