C++ Quantitative Developer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 14 August 2025
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Finance
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SKILLS

C++ Buy-side experience HFT MFT Trading systems Linux HPC

FULL DESCRIPTION

Summary

A prominent prop-trading house is seeking a Quantitative Developer/Engineer with 3+ years of experience on the buy side. The company’s business is blended between HFT and MFT, with a collaborative culture and outstandingly talented researchers – full of former Math & Informatics Olympiad, ICPC winners, and Kaggle grandmasters. The main requirement is to have previous experience on the buy-side with any asset class, but equities or futures experience would be a big plus. You will work closely with a team of quant researchers and ML/AI scientists and facilitate the implementation and enhancement of their trading strategies.

Key Responsibilities/Duties

  • Implementing and enhancing trading strategies.

Core Requirements/Qualifications/Skills

  • BSc/MSc/PhD in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field
  • C++ experience is required, and daily use is preferred. Python is a plus.
  • 3+ years’ experience in the buy-side firm (hedge funds, asset managers, investment banks, prop trading funds, market makers)
  • Developed trading systems infrastructure implementation of HFT/MFT trading strategies and designing low latency systems
  • Linux and HPC experience are a big plus but not a prerequisite.

C++ Quantitative Developer in a prominent prop-trading house

- (London, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, New York, Chicago

- Compensation range: $500-750k (total comp)

A prominent prop-trading house is seeking a Quantitative Developer/Engineer with 3+ years of experience on the buy side. The company’s business is blended between HFT and MFT, with a collaborative culture and outstandingly talented researchers – full of former Math & Informatics Olympiad, ICPC winners, and Kaggle grandmasters.

The main requirement is to have previous experience on the buy-side with any asset class, but equities or futures experience would be a big plus. You will work closely with a team of quant researchers and ML/AI scientists and facilitate the implementation and enhancement of their trading strategies.

Requirements:

  • *BSc/MSc/PhD**in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field*
  • *C++ experience is required, and daily use is preferred. Python is a plus.*
  • *3+ years’ experience in the buy-side firm (hedge funds, asset managers, investment banks, prop trading funds, market makers)*
  • *Developed trading systems infrastructure implementation of HFT/MFT trading strategies and designing low latency systems*
  • *Linux and HPC experience are a big plus but not a prerequisite.*
  • *CQF a bonus.*

Compensation range: $500-750k (total comp)

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