Senior Quantitative Developer – Remote HFT Platforms

Placements24; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus potential

Remote work

Job summary

Placements24 is recruiting a Senior Quantitative Developer for a fully remote role that supports teams in East London, Eastern Cape and globally. You will design and maintain high-frequency trading systems with emphasis on performance, reliability, and scalability, collaborating closely with researchers and traders to convert complex models into production-ready code.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in C++ and Python, plus strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and Linux

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in a quantitative field required.
• 6+ years of software development experience with quantitative focus.
• Expert in C++ and/or Python with low-latency expertise.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-performance, low-latency trading systems.
• Optimize trading code for speed and stability.
• Collaborate with researchers and traders to prototype strategies.
• Ensure robust testing frameworks and real-time monitoring.
• Contribute to architecture and infrastructure of trading systems.

Skills

C++

Python

Low-latency programming

Multithreading

Data structures & algorithms

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in CS/Engineering/Math/Physics

Tools

Linux/Unix

Trading protocols

Job description

Placements24 is recruiting a Senior Quantitative Developer for a fully remote role that supports teams in East London, Eastern Cape and globally. You will design and maintain high-frequency trading systems with emphasis on performance, reliability, and scalability, collaborating closely with researchers and traders to convert complex models into production-ready code.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in C++ and Python, plus strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and Linux