Remote Quantitative Trading Systems Engineer

scm; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Health coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) with profit sharing

Job summary

scm is seeking a skilled software engineer to build and maintain research software for exploring trading ideas and testing execution strategies. The role focuses on market microstructure, tick data, and the path from market events to trades, in close collaboration with quantitative researchers.

You will design and backtest simulation frameworks, partner with researchers to evaluate ideas, and build trading systems that process large market data.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in C++ and Python.
• Experience researching, building, and maintaining market-data-driven trading systems.
• Strong understanding of the data flow from tick to trade.
• Experience analyzing time series and large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support simulation frameworks for backtesting execution approaches.
• Partner with quantitative researchers to develop and evaluate trading ideas.
• Build and maintain trading systems that use market data.
• Analyze large time series datasets to inform research and system development.

Skills

C++

Python

Job description

scm is seeking a skilled software engineer to build and maintain research software for exploring trading ideas and testing execution strategies. The role focuses on market microstructure, tick data, and the path from market events to trades, in close collaboration with quantitative researchers.

You will design and backtest simulation frameworks, partner with researchers to evaluate ideas, and build trading systems that process large market data.