Systematic Trader

Company: Citadel Securities
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will manage the daily operation of our systematic trading platform and work with developers, researchers, and technology teams to optimize performance. You help unlock growth by understanding market microstructure, regulations, and platform needs to deploy new strategies and regions. You monitor markets and strategy metrics, craft actionable playbooks for macro events, and own risk protections across trading activities. You collaborate across disciplines to build a best-in-class platform that supports robust trading and business opportunities. This is a merit-driven environment where your decisions directly influence platform reliability, risk controls, and performance at a顶

Pay / Benefits

  • base salary
  • discretionary incentive compensation
  • medical and life insurance
  • retirement and tax-free savings plans
  • access to other healthcare programs

Responsibilities

  • Manage the daily operation of the systematic trading platform
  • Collaborate with developers, researchers, and technology teams to improve the platform
  • Develop deep understanding of market microstructure, products, regulations, and platform needs to enable growth
  • Design and drive continual improvement of the trading platform
  • Monitor markets and strategy performance metrics to identify trends and inform actions
  • Understand and navigate macro event risks by constructing and executing trading playbooks
  • Own risk management protections and have authority over trading activities

Key requirements

  • Bachelor in STEM, Finance, Economics, or Business from a top institution
  • Excellent problem-solving and strategic decision-making in fast-paced environments
  • Prior experience in electronic trading
  • Detail-oriented with strong written and oral communication
  • Self-starter with drive to learn and adapt to change
  • Experience with Linux and proficiency in Python
  • strong analytical thinking
  • clear communication
  • self-motivation and initiative
  • Linux
  • Python
  • electronic trading experience

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Posted: October 1st, 2026