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Base pay range

$175,000.00/yr - $225,000.00/yr

Recruitment Consultant - Quant Research & Trading at Selby Jennings

We are currently working with a new PM at one of the largest multi-managers in the US that is looking to bring on a Quantitative Developer that has experience working on trading infrastructure and implementing trading strategies within the commodities markets. This is a rare opportunity to collaborate with the PM, traders, and researchers to build up the pod's infrastructure from scratch. The position will sit in their Boston office.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance the team's proprietary research and trading platform.
• Participate in the research, development, and deployment of new systematic trading strategies.
• Assist in building and maintaining the team's core infrastructure, with significant opportunities to influence and own architectural decisions.
• Work closely with the Senior Portfolio Manager and team in a transparent environment, engaging in the entire investment process from idea generation to execution, focusing on the global power-trading space.

Requirements:

• Experience in building backtesting and execution frameworks for continuously traded markets (equities, commodities, etc.).
• Experience working with large codebases in a low-level language. Familiarity with Rust is a plus but not required.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a related STEM field (PhD preferred).
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with short-term power trading is not required, but experience with the EU or US power markets is a plus.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Finance

Industries

Financial Services, International Trade and Development, and Securities and Commodity Exchanges