Lead Quantitative Developer - Low-Latency HFT Specialist

Placements24; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Private healthcare

Retirement plan

Growth opportunities

Relocation support

Cape Town office

Job summary

Placements24 is partnering with a leading financial services firm in Cape Town to hire a Lead Quantitative Developer. This senior role designs and implements high-performance quantitative models and trading systems in a low-latency environment.

You will collaborate with researchers and traders, backtest strategies, and mentor junior developers while contributing to architecture and performance improvements on our trading platforms. The role is based at the Cape Town headquarters.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in a quantitative field.
• 7+ years in quantitative development, hedge fund or prop trading.
• Expert proficiency in C++ and Python.
• Experience with low-latency/high-frequency trading systems.
• Strong understanding of financial markets, derivatives and trading strategies.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance trading algorithms and related infrastructure.
• Develop and optimize low-latency execution systems and data processing pipelines.
• Collaborate with researchers and traders to implement new strategies and refine existing ones.
• Conduct backtesting and performance analysis of trading strategies.
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and robustness of software components.
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to trading platform architecture.

Skills

C++

Python

Education

Master's or PhD in a quantitative field

Tools

SQL

NoSQL

Distributed Systems

Job description

Placements24 is partnering with a leading financial services firm in Cape Town to hire a Lead Quantitative Developer. This senior role designs and implements high-performance quantitative models and trading systems in a low-latency environment.

You will collaborate with researchers and traders, backtest strategies, and mentor junior developers while contributing to architecture and performance improvements on our trading platforms. The role is based at the Cape Town headquarters.