Senior Quantitative Researcher

Sunbirdsystems; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base plus performance bonuses

Direct access to leadership

Growth opportunities in a meritocratic environment

Flexible hybrid remote setup

Job summary

Sunbirdsystems, based in New Jersey, is seeking a talented individual to serve as a central link in our systems-driven execution architecture. You will manage your own portfolio using proprietary models to deploy capital efficiently and capture market inefficiencies.

Ideal candidates will be quantitatively gifted, possess competitive backgrounds, and demonstrate a zero-leak mindset regarding data. Join a rapidly growing firm with uncapped compensation potential and direct access to leadership for innovative proposals.

Qualifications

• Exceptional problem-solving skills with a focus on high-performance execution.
• Strong numeracy and logical reasoning abilities.
• Experience in competitive environments such as trading or strategy games.

Responsibilities

• Deploy capital with surgical precision according to operational protocols.
• Execute high-frequency strategies to capture identified mathematical edges.
• Monitor account health and system outputs, identifying data anomalies in advance.

Skills

High IQ and High Agency

Quantitative Aptitude

Data Integrity

Competitive Experience

Job description

About Us

We are a rapidly growing trading firm capturing mathematical inefficiencies in alternative markets.

The Role

You serve as the central link in a systems-driven execution architecture, deploying capital across your own multi-million dollar portfolio using proprietary +EV models.

• Execution: Deploy capital with surgical precision. Follow high-level operational playbooks with zero-error tolerance.
• Arbitrage and Edge: Execute high-frequency strategies to capture identified mathematical edges.
• Technical Integrity: Monitor account health and system outputs. Identify patterns in data anomalies before they turn into issues.
• Elite Collaboration: Work in a flat hierarchy alongside former Ivy League quants, FAANG engineers, and esports pros.

Who You Are

• High IQ and High Agency: Problem solver who finds satisfaction in perfectly executed workflows.
• Quantitatively Gifted: Exceptional aptitude with numeracy, probabilistic reasoning, and logical reasoning.
• Competitive Background: Competitive achievements or a background in video games, strategy games, poker, trading, or similar.
• Detail Obsessed: Zero-leak mindset regarding data integrity and capital deployment.

Why Join

• Uncapped Comp: Competitive base plus performance bonuses. It is an "eat what you kill" model. Your payout correlates directly to your execution.
• Direct Access: No red tape. Propose an improvement directly to the CEO and Head of Quant to ship it.
• Growth Opportunities: We're a meritocratic rapidly growing startup with lots of opportunity for individual upwards movement along different paths.
• Flexibility: Hybrid remote setup across NJ, PA, MI, and ON.