Quant Developer (EXPERIENCE AS QUANT DEVELOPER/RESEARCHER)
RemoteUnited States
EXPIREDUnited StatesRemoteFull Time
Full Time
Job Summary
Develop real-time analytics and execution diagnostics for high-frequency trading environments using C#, C++, or Rust. Optimize low-latency systems through HPC techniques including parallelization, memory layout tuning, and zero-GC architectures. Implement financial research models for execution cost analysis and order flow analytics within modular, plugin-based system designs. Contribute directly to the logic powering VisualHFT's analytics engine as a pre-MVP startup building precision tools for market microstructure insights. Fully remote, async-friendly role with equity compensation only.
Required Qualifications
- Deep understanding of market microstructure and electronic trading mechanics
- Strong experience in real-time or low-latency systems
- Proven work in HPC optimization: parallelization, memory layout tuning, zero-GC systems
- Hands-on experience with financial research implementation (execution cost models, order flow analytics)
- Comfortable with modular, plugin-based system architectures and high-throughput data pipelines
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in an HFT, market-making, or algo execution environment
- Familiarity with ITCH/FIX/OUCH protocols and exchange-specific microstructure behaviors
- Understanding of infrastructure monitoring in trading systems (latency breakdowns, tick-to-trade analysis)
- Exposure to quantitative strategy simulation and live production systems
- C# experience
- C++ experience
- Rust experience
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