About this role
Job title: Quantitative Trader, Trading Team
About the Role Jump Trading Group seeks a Quantitative Trader to join the Trading Team in Singapore. The role partners with experienced Traders and Quantitative Researchers to analyze strategies, apply market knowledge, and provide technical horsepower, enabling deep dives into strategy performance and on-the-fly tuning of algorithmic trading models in rapidly changing markets.
What You'll Do
- Work closely with experienced Traders and Quantitative Researchers to provide strategy analysis, market knowledge, and technical horsepower.
- Deep dive into strategy performance and learn to debug infrastructure issues.
- Fine-tune algorithmic strategies on-the-fly to ensure optimal performance in reaction to changing markets.
- This may include other duties as assigned or needed.
What We're Looking For
- Highly analytical mind - capable of thinking critically, identifying patterns and making decisions
- Inquisitive and self-driven - keen to dive into the complex world of HFT and find ways to improve the business
- Strong desire to learn about the financial markets (both microstructure and macro)
- 2+ years of programming / software engineering experience – Python preferred.
- Good understanding of Linux administration.
- Strong communication / written skills - able to travel and network within a global organization
- Reliable and predictable availability
Nice to Have
- Statistics / Machine Learning