Research Engineer

Intec Select; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Intec Select partners with a leading US proprietary trading firm to recruit a Research Engineer. You will join a collaborative team of technologists, researchers and traders to implement research studies, simulate strategies and deploy alpha signals while keeping code fast, scalable, and maintainable.

Hybrid role across NYC, Greenwich, Chicago, Houston and Austin; requires a BS in CS/CE, 2+ years Python production experience, and strong math/finance knowledge.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
• 2+ years of Python in production
• Strong quantitative finance and math background
• Experience with Linux-based, large-scale, low-latency systems
• Experience delivering production systems in fast-moving environments
• Excellent interpersonal communication with stakeholders and engineers
• Bonus: experience with low-level languages (C/C++, Rust, Zig)
• Bonus: experience with functional programming

Responsibilities

• Work with researchers to implement studies, simulate strategies and develop algorithms
• Embed with trading desks and collaborate with traders and portfolio managers
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to accelerate research lifecycle
• Evaluate new technology and continuously improve the stack

Skills

Python programming

Linux systems

C/C++

Rust

Zig

Quantitative finance

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE or related field

Job description

Research Engineer - $200,000 - $250,000 ($450,000 TC) – Hybrid (Chicago, NYC, Greenwich, Houston) – Proprietary Trading Firm

Overview:

We are currently partnered with a leading Prop Trading Firm based in the US who’s FICC (Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities) team is looking for an outstanding Research Engineer to join one of their growing teams.

This is a fast-moving and progressively-thinking team that intimately collaborates with traders and quantitative researchers to implement, refine and deploy alpha signals, evaluate and maintain trading tools, improve our research pipeline, while ensuring that code bases remain nimble, maintainable and extensible.

Role & Responsibilities:

As a Research Engineer, you will be an integral member of a systematic trading team comprised of experienced technologists, quantitative researchers, and traders. You will:

• Work directly with researchers to implement research studies, simulate trading strategies, and develop algorithms to compete in financial markets.
• Embed with trading desks, work intimately with traders and portfolio managers, learn about their problem spaces, extract domain models, and build ergonomic, performant and extendable engineering solutions
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to accelerate the research lifecycle from strategy prototype to production deployment
• Evaluate new technology and improve our technology stack on a continuous basis

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• A minimum of 2+ years’ experience using Python in a production setting
• A strong understanding of quantitative finance and mathematics
• Experience with linux-based, large-scale, concurrent, high-throughput, low-latency software systems
• A track record of working directly with end customers, scoping and delivering production systems in fast-moving and ambiguous environments
• Exceptional interpersonal skills - you communicate clearly with stakeholders as well as other engineers, fostering a collaborative, supportive working environment.
• Experience with low-level systems programming languages (C/C++, Rust, Zig) is a plus
• Experience with functional programming is a plus

Package:

• $200,000 - $250,000 Basic Salary
• $250,000 - $450,000 Total Compensation
• Hybrid in one of the following locations (NYC, Greenwich, Chicago, Houston, Austin)

Research Engineer - $200,000 - $250,000 ($450,000 TC) – Hybrid (Chicago, NYC, Greenwich, Houston) – Proprietary Trading Firm