Quant Developer – Python, Signal implementation

Company: Quant Capital
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will research and implement fully automated quantitative trading strategies using data-driven methods. You’ll work within the MFT team to build and validate strategies that may target futures, derivatives, or currencies across intraday to multi-week horizons. You drive production-ready implementation, backtest reconciliation, and performance scaling within defined risk limits. The environment blends advanced technology with trading expertise, offering a high-visibility, high-impact path to market. This is a tech-forward, collaborative opportunity at a well-funded prop trading firm, with strong compensation and flexible working.

Pay / Benefits

  • flexible working
  • competitive compensation
  • high-growth, tech-driven culture

Responsibilities

  • Research and implement automated trading strategies using data-driven methods
  • Maintain and productionize trading signals and risk-reconciled backtests
  • Scale strategies to maximize PnL while adhering to risk limits
  • Extend and improve tooling and frameworks used by the MFT team
  • Explore strategy applicability across markets and report metrics

Key requirements

  • 3 years of automated trading experience
  • Strong Python skills focused on strategy implementation
  • Experience in a bank, fund, or prop shop within a trading team
  • Academic background aligned with the role
  • problem-solving mindset
  • ability to work in a fast-paced, high-focus environment
  • team collaboration with technologists and traders
  • Python
  • automated trading
  • backtesting

Posted: September 14th, 2026