Quantitative Developer - 1610773

The Cypress Group - New York, NY

Full-time

New York, NY

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

The Quant Developer role within the Statistical Modelling and Development (SM&D) team at a leading financial institution focuses on enhancing electronic trading activities. The position involves developing high-performance frameworks and algorithms to provide liquidity to clients, while collaborating with various stakeholders to manage risk and improve transactional efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance framework code to build an advanced electronic trading platform.
• Create efficient two-way data pipelines connecting internal Trading Systems and Algo/Pricing Engines.
• Assist in the setup of a back testing framework to evaluate algorithm and pricing engine performance.
• Develop code for consuming and caching real-time data streams for decision-making.
• Collaborate effectively with sales, trading desks, product teams, control functions, and IT teams to manage risk and enhance transactional efficiency.

Requirements

• A degree (Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D.) in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Finance, Machine Learning/AI, Computer Science, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, or Operations Research or Electrical Engineering.
• A minimum of four to five years of experience in electronic trading algorithm development across various asset classes.
• Proficiency in writing high-performance code, with expertise in Java programming.
• Strong background in handling and analyzing real-time data and large datasets.
• Basic knowledge of probability, statistics, and machine learning.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proven track record of collaborating effectively within global teams.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements to integrate professional and personal commitments.