About this opportunity
Fintal Partners lists this Quantitative Software Engineer opportunity in chicago, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Our client, a leading proprietary trading firm, is hiring a Quantitative Developer to take ownership of the entire journey from research to live production. The role sits between research and engineering, with fast feedback loops from first idea to live trading. You’ll build the systems that turn quantitative ideas into measurable edge, and see directly how your work drives results.
Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.
What You’ll Do:
Build and maintain systems bridging research and production, enabling fast iteration from concept to deployment
Develop realistic simulation and backtesting infrastructure that captures latency, market microstructure and real-world constraints
Define, calculate and manage features across instruments, market regimes and time horizons
Own feature and signal pipelines, keeping delivery clean and consistent from research through to execution
Help optimize strategies, weighing expected performance against practical constraints
Troubleshoot issues end-to-end across research and execution
What You’ll Bring:
3–7 years in quantitative software development, ideally at a trading firm or systematic fund
Strong production Python, xxzpjkt including data analysis tools (pandas, polars or similar)
Solid foundation in probability, statistics and time series analysis; familiarity with back-testing and simulation frameworks
Good understanding of ML as applied to systematic strategies, from research to production
Low-latency systems experience is a plus
Comfortable working across both research and engineering teams
Worksite address
chicago, IL, 60290, US
Who can apply
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