Quant Developer

Quant Developer at a leading high-frequency trading firm. Work with senior traders and quant researchers to implement production-ready C++ trading strategies. Remote with flexible hours or Dubai with relocation support. No salary specified.

The firm is a leading player in high-frequency trading with team members from Optiver, Flow Traders, SIG, Tower, and other top trading companies. Mission: make markets more liquid and efficient using innovative strategies and state-of-the-art tech. Researchers and traders produce strategy ideas faster than engineering can implement; this role closes that gap.Responsibilities:Work directly with senior traders and quant researchers to translate models into production-ready C++ code.Design and implement new trading strategies with ultra-low latency in mind.Maintain and improve live strategies: refactoring, profiling, optimization.Own latency-critical components and reduce tick-to-trade times across the stack.Shorten the idea-to-production cycle by building cleaner handoffs between research and engineering.

Must-have skills:Extensive experience in modern C++ (17/20) in high-load, latency-sensitive systems.Background in high-frequency trading, with an understanding of trading strategies and financial markets.Solid grounding in financial mathematics, statistics, algorithms, and data structures.Experience with multithreading and concurrency, including lock-free data structures.Degree in a quantitative field: Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Engineering.Experience with monitoring stacks: Prometheus, Grafana.Advanced level of English.Nice-to-have skills:Python and Bash for automation, tooling, and diagnostics.Experience building strategy visualization tools for live P&L, latency, and behavior analysis.Experience with networking protocols: TCP/UDP, Multicast, FIX.Knowledge of AWS or other cloud platforms for backtesting and research tasks.

Remote with flexible hours, or Dubai with full relocation support.Annual performance bonus, retention bonus, and corporate workations in unusual locations twice a year.Seven years in business, 700bn+ USD traded, 52 people in the team.The firm’s moving into ML and alpha strategies they've never run before, so it's greenfield rather than maintaining someone else's signals.