Quantitative Trader 2

Sunbirdsystems; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Performance bonuses

Direct access to CEO for improvements

Growth opportunities in a startup environment

Job summary

Sunbirdsystems is a rapidly growing trading firm located in New Jersey. The role involves serving as a central link in a systems-driven execution architecture, deploying capital across a multi-million dollar portfolio utilizing proprietary models. The ideal candidate will possess a strong quantitative aptitude and a competitive background.

The position offers competitive compensation based on performance and provides opportunities for individual growth in a meritocratic startup environment, along with a hybrid remote work model.

Qualifications

• High IQ and ability to solve complex problems.
• Exceptional aptitude with numeracy and probabilistic reasoning.
• Competitive achievements in areas like trading or strategy games.

Responsibilities

• Deploy capital with surgical precision for optimal execution.
• Execute high-frequency strategies to identify mathematical edges.
• Monitor account health, identifying data anomalies before issues arise.

Skills

Problem solving

Numeracy

Probabilistic reasoning

Logical reasoning

Attention to detail

Job description

About Us

We are a rapidly growing trading firm capturing mathematical inefficiencies in alternative markets.

The Role

You serve as the central link in a systems-driven execution architecture, deploying capital across your own multi-million dollar portfolio using proprietary +EV models.

• Execution: Deploy capital with surgical precision. Follow high-level operational playbooks with zero-error tolerance.
• Arbitrage and Edge: Execute high-frequency strategies to capture identified mathematical edges.
• Technical Integrity: Monitor account health and system outputs. Identify patterns in data anomalies before they turn into issues.
• Elite Collaboration: Work in a flat hierarchy alongside former Ivy League quants, FAANG engineers, and esports pros.

Who You Are

• High IQ and High Agency: Problem solver who finds satisfaction in perfectly executed workflows.
• Quantitatively Gifted: Exceptional aptitude with numeracy, probabilistic reasoning, and logical reasoning.
• Competitive Background: Competitive achievements or a background in video games, strategy games, poker, trading, or similar.
• Detail Obsessed: Zero-leak mindset regarding data integrity and capital deployment.

Why Join

• Uncapped Comp: Competitive base plus performance bonuses. It is an "eat what you kill" model. Your payout correlates directly to your execution.
• Direct Access: No red tape. Propose an improvement directly to the CEO and Head of Quant to ship it.
• Growth Opportunities: We're a meritocratic rapidly growing startup with lots of opportunity for individual upwards movement along different paths.
• Flexibility: Hybrid remote setup across NJ, PA, MI, and ON.