Senior Quantitative Researcher — Own End-to-End HFT Systems

Albert Bow; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading proprietary trading firm in New York is seeking an experienced professional to design and deploy high-frequency market making strategies. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of systematic trading experience, particularly in HFT, and possess deep modelling capabilities. This role offers a target total compensation of approximately $500k and an opportunity for intellectual ownership in a dynamic environment. Exceptional candidates may have relocation options to Amsterdam or other global offices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in systematic trading with genuine HFT market making experience.
• Deep modelling capability with ML exposure preferred; DL/RL a plus.
• Comfortable debating methodology with traders and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy high-frequency, model-driven market making strategies.
• Run independent alpha research on seconds-to-minutes horizons.
• Take research fully into production.

Skills

Systematic trading

High-frequency trading (HFT)

Machine learning (ML)

Deep learning (DL)

Research methodology

Market making

Job description

A leading proprietary trading firm in New York is seeking an experienced professional to design and deploy high-frequency market making strategies. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of systematic trading experience, particularly in HFT, and possess deep modelling capabilities. This role offers a target total compensation of approximately $500k and an opportunity for intellectual ownership in a dynamic environment. Exceptional candidates may have relocation options to Amsterdam or other global offices.