Build and validate end-to-end trading algorithms for customers. Responsibilities include developing production-grade execution and pricing algorithms, working with FX markets, understanding market microstructure and venue mechanics, conducting backtesting and statistical validation, and defining testing strategies with QA teams to ensure algorithm integrity and robustness.
Description
We are seeking for a Senior Algorithm engineer ( Quant Developer).
In this rule you will build and validate trading algorithms end-to-end for our customers. The ideal candidate comes from a bank's trading desk or a hedge fund and already knows how bank-grade execution and pricing algorithms work in production.
- 7+ years as a quant developer or algorithm engineer at an investment bank, hedge fund, prop trading or market-making firm.
- Hands-on experience building and running bank or fund trading algorithms in production
- Strong understanding of FX.
- Solid knowledge of market microstructure, order types, exchange/venue mechanics and the order lifecycle.
- Expert programming in C++ - advantage
- Proven experience in backtesting, simulation and statistical validation of algorithm results.
- Experience defining test strategy and working closely with QA teams on trading systems focus in algo integrity and robustness in market conditions
- B.Sc. or higher in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or similar.
- Fluent English
- Based in Europe
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