Junior Algorithmic Trader
On-siteAguadilla, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Job Summary
Partner with Senior Traders to assist and learn all facets of automated trading while developing expertise in market microstructure and tick data. Build and maintain production-quality quantitative model tools, coding and supporting trading software in Python and C++. Improve strategies and trade execution by performing post-trade analyses and developing prediction models based on high-frequency data. This role is onsite in Aguadilla, PR, with a graduation date between December 2026 and Spring 2027 required. Join a rapidly growing team at Grupo Oricteropo Tropical, an Act 20 company blending startup intensity with 40 years of financial system stability.
Required Qualifications
- Pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in a technical field, such as but not limited to STEM or Finance, with a graduation date between December 2026 and Spring 2027, or 1-2 years of pertinent industry experience
- Required courses: Data structures, Probability, Statistics, and Linear Algebra
- Minimum major GPA of 3.5/4 or equivalent scale
- Strong understanding of computing, math, probability, statistics, and finance
- Strong work ethic and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work within a team in a fast-paced environment
- This position requires physical presence and is onsite at our office in Aguadilla, PR
Desired Qualifications
- Proficiency and experience in object-oriented programming languages, C++, Python, and/or Java preferred
- Proficiency and experience in Linux scripting are a plus
- Demonstrated passion for markets, finance, and trading, such as, but not limited t,o personal trading, participation in trading competitions, attendance at firm discovery days, industry-related student groups or clubs, and/or prior internship experience preferred
- Project or internship experience in data analysis, quantitative modeling, and/or machine learning
- Passion for math and software applied to markets and trading
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