Our client (HFT fund) are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Quantitative Trader to manage and optimize an algorithmic, delta-neutral strategies portfolio. You will be responsible for managing backtest schedules, allocating capital to existing strategies, and automating processes to ensure efficiency. This role is highly technical and requires a strong analytical mindset, focus, and the ability to take ownership of tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Allocate capital across a portfolio of existing algorithmic strategies based on performance and risk metrics.
- Manage and monitor backtest schedules, ensuring timely execution and reporting of results.
- Analyze backtest results and provide actionable insights to improve strategy performance.
- Automate processes for portfolio allocation, backtest scheduling, and reporting.
- Monitor and optimize strategy execution in line with market microstructure and high-frequency trading dynamics.
- Collaborate with the core team to enhance operational workflows and improve existing tools.
Qualifications
Technical Requirements:
- Proficiency in Python for automation, data analysis, and process optimization.
- Strong experience with SQL and ClickHouse for querying and managing large datasets.
- Familiarity with Grafana or similar tools for monitoring and analyzing key metrics.
- Basic understanding of high-frequency trading dynamics and market microstructure.
- Experience working with backtesting engines and execution models.
- Practical understanding of capital allocation frameworks and portfolio optimization.
- Daily use of modern AI tools is a must
Personal Requirements:
- Strong analytical mindset and the ability to solve complex problems systematically.
- Highly detail-oriented and disciplined, capable of managing multiple tasks independently.
- Demonstrated ability to automate workflows and optimize processes.
- Ambition and eagerness to learn and grow rapidly within the team.
- Competitive mindset with a proven history of success in challenging endeavors such as math competitions, programming contests, or significant GitHub projects or successful quantitative experience in prior similar roles.
- Strong sense of ownership, consistently driving tasks to completion without supervision.
Additional Details
- This role reports directly to the Managing Partner/Head of Trading, offering tremendous growth opportunities.
- Rust knowledge is a strong plus.
- Preference for candidates in the Dubai timezone, with an even stronger preference for those based in Dubai.
-Good English is a plus, but day-to-day most team members speak Russian
