Quantitative Researcher - Systematic Fixed Income

Arootah; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Arootah seeks a Quantitative Researcher for its systematic fixed income team. You will develop and improve alpha signals, test ideas, and push them from concept to live trading, focusing on execution efficiency and monetization.

Collaborate with portfolio managers, researchers, and technologists to translate research into scalable tools and robust trading applications, applying advanced statistics and machine learning to real market problems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in systematic fixed income research within hedge funds, asset managers, or trading environments.
• Strong quantitative background in a related discipline (Math, Physics, Engineering, Econometrics, Stats).
• Experience researching and developing systematic investment strategies.
• Knowledge of statistics, ML, and quantitative modeling.
• Experience in systematic credit is preferred.
• Excellent programming skills with clean, scalable research code.

Responsibilities

• Research, develop, and implement new systematic alpha signals across fixed income markets.
• Take research ideas from concept through testing, validation, implementation, and live trading.
• Improve strategy monetization with a focus on execution quality and transaction cost efficiency.
• Analyze trading behavior and market structure across electronic fixed income venues.
• Apply statistical, machine learning, and quantitative techniques to real-world investment problems.
• Build scalable research and trading tools to support systematic strategies.
• Partner with PMs, researchers, and tech teams on strategy development and implementation.
• Clearly communicate research findings, methodologies, and investment recommendations to stakeholders.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Python

C++

Machine learning

Communication

Education

Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Econometrics, Quantitative Economics, Statistics

Tools

Python

C++

Job description

Arootah seeks a Quantitative Researcher for its systematic fixed income team. You will develop and improve alpha signals, test ideas, and push them from concept to live trading, focusing on execution efficiency and monetization.

Collaborate with portfolio managers, researchers, and technologists to translate research into scalable tools and robust trading applications, applying advanced statistics and machine learning to real market problems.