Junior Quant Analyst –  Trading

Overview

As a Junior Quant Analyst, you will support the design and development of trading algorithms within a fast-paced, cross-asset trading firm. You’ll collaborate with the Head of Trading and the quant team to enhance strategies and help build a new low-latency platform from a quantitative perspective. The role involves interfacing with exchanges, supporting traders, and working with developers to solve complex problems. This is an opportunity to gain high-frequency trading exposure in a collaborative, flat-structured environment.

Pay / Benefits

• base salary 50,000 GBP
• 40% annual bonus
• competitive, growth-focused environment

Responsibilities

• Support design and development of new trading algorithms
• Assist in engineering a greenfield, low-latency trading platform
• Work on connectivity to Financial Exchanges
• Provide client trading support
• Improve and maintain existing trading strategies
• Collaborate with traders and developers to translate requirements into applications
• Resolve issues and contribute to project work
• Engage with a collaborative team focused on cross-asset trading

Key requirements

• STEM Masters or PhD from a top 40 university
• Proficiency in Python and R
• Strong SQL skills
• Solid understanding of general programming concepts
• Diligent, detail-oriented coder
• Interest in capital markets; crypto market making is a plus

• collaborative mindset
• strong problem-solving ability
• ability to work with cross-functional teams
• Python
• R
• SQL

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