Python Quantitative Researcher – London

Salary:up to £200k base + bonus

Summary

Leading HFT fund looking for a self-driven quantitative researcher to join their centralised Latency team where you will draw on your problem-solving skills and data science/statistics experience to analyse billions of collected trading data points and unearth competitive edges.

This role offers the opportunity to develop both business and technical expertise; working closely with trading teams to perform post-trade statistical analysis and identify relationships between business metrics and changes on the infrastructure technology. You’ll also investigate and design data mining and machine learning algorithms.

Unique in their field, this global firm combines the lively, positive spirit of a start-up with the stability of a longer-established player. This role would suit a curious, highly collaborative researcher who has demonstrated the ability to independently drive projects to completion.

Requirements

Hands-on programming experience in Python with a focus on data science & analytics
Sound experience in Machine Learning and Statistics
Outstanding problem-solving capabilities
Bonus points for experience with C++, SQL and network protocols

NB: Please do not apply if you’re a fresh graduate.

Benefits

Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have a significant business impact
Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
Unique culture where you can fulfil your potential through collaboration and mutual respect

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