About this role
Quant Engineer – Electronic Trading & Risk – New York
Job Description:
We are partnering with a leading trading and financial technology firm looking to hire experienced Quant Engineers to join high-performing teams in New York.
The role will focus across quantitative engineering, electronic trading, execution systems development, working closely with traders, quants, and technology teams.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and enhance scalable trading and quantitative platforms
- Develop high-performance Java-based systems for analytics, execution, and risk processing
- Work closely with trading desks and quantitative teams to implement business and trading requirements
- Build and optimize real-time data pipelines and analytics infrastructure
- Improve system performance, reliability, and scalability
- Support and enhance live trading and risk environments
Requirements
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Strong Java development experience within trading or financial markets environments
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Experience working on trading systems, execution platforms, or quantitative/risk infrastructure
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Understanding of market data, real-time systems, and distributed architectures
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Experience with low latency or high-performance systems is beneficial
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Strong communication and problem-solving skills
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Preferred
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Exposure to execution trading, electronic trading, or market making environments
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Experience within risk engineering, pricing, or quantitative analytics platforms
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Knowledge of asset classes such as equities, derivatives, FX, or digital assets
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Familiarity with cloud infrastructure or DevOps tooling is a plus
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Location: New York
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Compensation: Competitive base + bonus
Required Skills
- Java