Quantitative Trader: Build Models & Algos

OpenKrill; United States; Híbrido; USD 130.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Top-tier health benefits

Employer match retirement savings

Vacation and wellness days

Global mobility options

Employee resource groups

Descripción de la vacante

Wealthsimple, Canada’s leading financial innovator, is seeking a Quantitative Trader to build models, develop trading algorithms, and manage daily operations of our systems. You will turn research into actionable insights and own outcomes in a fast-moving market.

A STEM degree and 3+ years in quantitative trading are required; strong Python and statistical background preferred. This role is hybrid and cross-functional with Engineering, Data Science, and Operations.

Formación

• 3+ years of experience in quantitative trading, quantitative research, algorithmic trading development, or a closely related capital markets role.
• STEM degree from a leading institution.
• Excellent Python scripting.
• Solid foundation in statistics, probability, stochastic processes, and quantitative methods.
• Understanding of Canadian equity market structure.
• Familiarity with low-latency trading technologies and methodologies.
• CIRO-registered as a trader is an asset.

Responsabilidades

• Build quantitative models that describe and predict how markets move.
• Model characteristics of order flow to inform routing, execution, and risk decisions.
• Develop trading algorithms and deploy systems into production with engineers.
• Manage daily trading operations of algorithmic trading systems.
• Respond to market conditions to ensure orders are placed optimally.
• Design and maintain simulation frameworks to validate performance.
• Partner cross-functionally with engineering, data science, operations and product teams.

Conocimientos

3+ years experience

STEM degree

Python

Statistics/quant methods

Canadian market

Low-latency trading

CIRO registration

Educación

STEM degree

Descripción del empleo

Wealthsimple, Canada’s leading financial innovator, is seeking a Quantitative Trader to build models, develop trading algorithms, and manage daily operations of our systems. You will turn research into actionable insights and own outcomes in a fast-moving market.

A STEM degree and 3+ years in quantitative trading are required; strong Python and statistical background preferred. This role is hybrid and cross-functional with Engineering, Data Science, and Operations.