Senior HFT Futures Quant Researcher (Remote/US)

Venture Search; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Location flexibility

Advanced trading infrastructure

High-quality data access

Job summary

Venture Search seeks a Senior Quantitative Researcher specializing in HFT futures to join a Tier-One proprietary trading firm. Location options include Chicago, New York, or fully remote within the US, offering a highly technical, research-driven environment.

You will work closely with traders and engineers to develop signals, study microstructure, and push research into live trading systems with measurable performance.

Qualifications

• Strong background in quantitative research and statistics.
• Experience with large-scale market data and backtesting.
• Proficiency in programming for research and production systems.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop predictive signals for high-frequency futures trading.
• Analyze market microstructure and order-book dynamics.
• Develop statistical and machine-learning models to identify inefficiencies.
• Design rigorous experiments and backtesting frameworks to evaluate signals.
• Collaborate with traders and engineers to implement research in production trading systems.
• Monitor live performance and continuously improve alpha generation and execution.
• Contribute to research direction and advance the firm's futures capabilities.

Skills

Python

C++

Quant research

Market microstructure

Backtesting

ML

Job description

Venture Search seeks a Senior Quantitative Researcher specializing in HFT futures to join a Tier-One proprietary trading firm. Location options include Chicago, New York, or fully remote within the US, offering a highly technical, research-driven environment.

You will work closely with traders and engineers to develop signals, study microstructure, and push research into live trading systems with measurable performance.