Senior Algo Engineer

Fluent Trade Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluent Trade Technologies Limited seeks a Senior Algorithm Engineer (Quant Developer) to design, implement, and validate trading algorithms end-to-end for clients. The ideal candidate has bank desk or hedge fund background and understands production-grade execution and pricing systems.

Responsibilities include building robust FX-focused algos, validating with backtesting, and coordinating with QA to ensure robustness in volatile markets.

Qualifications

• 7+ years as a quant developer or algo engineer at an investment bank, hedge fund, prop trading or market-making firm.
• Hands-on experience building and running bank or fund trading algorithms in production
• Strong understanding of FX and market microstructure
• Solid knowledge of market mechanics and order lifecycle
• Expert programming in C++ - advantage
• Proven experience in backtesting, simulation and statistical validation of algorithm results
• Experience defining test strategy and working with QA on trading systems
• B.S. or higher in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or similar
• Fluent English
• Based in Europe

Responsibilities

• Build and validate trading algorithms end-to-end for customers.
• Understand and work with bank-grade execution and pricing algorithms in production.
• Collaborate with QA and trading desks to ensure algo integrity and robustness in market conditions.

Skills

C++ programming

Quant engineering

FX trading knowledge

English fluency

Production trading algorithms

Education

B.S./M.S. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or Engineering

Tools

Backtesting tools

Statistical validation methods

Job description

Description

We are seeking for a Senior Algorithm engineer ( Quant Developer).
In this rule you will build and validate trading algorithms end-to-end for our customers. The ideal candidate comes from a bank's trading desk or a hedge fund and already knows how bank-grade execution and pricing algorithms work in production.

Requirements

• 7+ years as a quant developer or algorithm engineer at an investment bank, hedge fund, prop trading or market-making firm.
• Hands-on experience building and running bank or fund trading algorithms in production
• Strong understanding of FX.
• Solid knowledge of market microstructure, order types, exchange/venue mechanics and the order lifecycle.
• Expert programming in C++ - advantage
• Proven experience in backtesting, simulation and statistical validation of algorithm results.
• Experience defining test strategy and working closely with QA teams on trading systems focus in algo integrity and robustness in market conditions
• B.Sc. or higher in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or similar.
• Fluent English
• Based in Europe