Remote Quant Developer - Build HighFreq Trading Systems

Placements24; Klerksdorp; Remote; ZAR 1,690,000 - 3,042,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fully remote work

Bonuses and profit-sharing

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Quantitative Developer for a fully remote, globally distributed team. The role focuses on designing and implementing high-frequency trading systems, low-latency execution, backtesting frameworks, and data analysis tools to support cutting-edge quantitative strategies.

The successful candidate will have 3–5 years in quantitative development, expert C++ skills, and a strong background in real-time data processing, multithreading, and Linux environments.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in a quantitative discipline.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in quantitative development or low-latency systems.
• Expertise in C++ is mandatory; Python is highly desirable for scripting and data analysis.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments, socket programming, and multithreading.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy high-performance, low-latency trading algorithms and systems.
• Design efficient data structures for real-time market data processing and execution.
• Build and maintain backtesting engines to evaluate strategies.

Skills

C++

Python

Low-latency

Multithreading

Real-time data

Socket programming

Linux/Unix

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/EE/Math/Physics

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Quantitative Developer for a fully remote, globally distributed team. The role focuses on designing and implementing high-frequency trading systems, low-latency execution, backtesting frameworks, and data analysis tools to support cutting-edge quantitative strategies.

The successful candidate will have 3–5 years in quantitative development, expert C++ skills, and a strong background in real-time data processing, multithreading, and Linux environments.