Remote Quantitative Analyst: High-Frequency Pricing & Risk

justmarkets; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Sick leave

Public holidays

Medical insurance

Remote work

Job summary

JustMarkets is seeking a Quantitative Analyst to design, backtest, and optimize core mathematical models that drive pricing engines, automated market-making, risk management, and liquidation mechanics. You will work at the intersection of advanced mathematics, data science, and high-performance software engineering, collaborating with product managers and engineers.

The role requires strong knowledge of probability, stochastic calculus, time-series analysis, and financial mathematics, with

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Quantitative Analyst / Researcher in fintech.
• Excellent knowledge of probability theory, stochastic calculus, time-series analysis, and financial mathematics.
• Strong Python proficiency for data analysis, modeling, and backtesting.
• Experience with Machine Learning and large-scale data processing.
• Deep understanding of market microstructure, order book dynamics, risk metrics, and liquidation mechanics.
• SQL skills and working with tick data and order logs.
• Strong logical thinking and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and prototype quantitative models for pricing, risk management, and market making.
• Build and maintain backtesting frameworks to validate model performance before production deployment.
• Write clear mathematical and algorithmic specifications for engineers (Trading Core squads).
• Collaborate with R&D and Trading Ops teams to improve algorithms.
• Conduct post-incident reviews to identify performance gaps and optimize strategies.

Skills

Probability theory

Stochastic calculus

Time-series analysis

Financial mathematics

Python (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, scikit‑L

Machine Learning

Market microstructure

SQL

Communication skills

Education

MSc or PhD in quantitative field

Tools

Backtesting frameworks

Job description

JustMarkets is seeking a Quantitative Analyst to design, backtest, and optimize core mathematical models that drive pricing engines, automated market-making, risk management, and liquidation mechanics. You will work at the intersection of advanced mathematics, data science, and high-performance software engineering, collaborating with product managers and engineers.

The role requires strong knowledge of probability, stochastic calculus, time-series analysis, and financial mathematics, with