Demo

Quantitative Developer

Fintal Partners
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 6/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/2/2026

We are a technology-driven quantitative trading firm operating across global financial markets. Our success is built on a combination of rigorous research, advanced engineering, and a collaborative culture that empowers talented individuals to solve complex problems at scale. With teams spanning North America, Europe, Asia, and India, we bring together researchers, software engineers, traders, and operational specialists who share a passion for innovation and continuous improvement.


As markets evolve, we remain focused on developing new strategies, expanding into emerging opportunities, and building the technology that enables us to stay at the forefront of systematic trading.


We are seeking a Quantitative Developer to help bridge the gap between research and live trading. In this role, you will work closely with researchers and trading teams to transform quantitative ideas into robust, production-ready systems. From developing research infrastructure to supporting execution, you will have direct ownership over the tools and processes that drive trading performance.


What You'll Do

  • Develop and enhance platforms that support the entire strategy lifecycle, from research and testing through deployment and monitoring
  • Build realistic simulation and backtesting frameworks that capture market behavior, transaction costs, latency, and execution dynamics
  • Create, manage, and optimize feature generation pipelines across multiple asset classes and market environments
  • Maintain reliable signal and data workflows that connect research outputs to production trading systems
  • Partner with researchers to evaluate and refine trading strategies while accounting for operational and market constraints
  • Investigate and resolve issues across both research and production environments, ensuring system reliability and performance


What We're Looking For

  • 3 years of experience developing software for quantitative research, systematic trading, or financial technology environments
  • Strong Python development skills, including experience working with modern data analysis libraries such as pandas, Polars, or equivalent tools
  • Solid understanding of statistics, probability, and time-series data analysis, with hands-on experience building or using simulation and backtesting systems
  • Familiarity with machine learning techniques and their application within systematic trading workflows
  • Exposure to low-latency or performance-sensitive systems is a plus
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with both research and engineering teams while navigating the full development lifecycle

Salary : $500,000 - $1,500,000

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Quantitative Developer?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Quantitative Developer career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$105,489 - $131,507
Income Estimation: 
$128,913 - $157,494
Income Estimation: 
$91,370 - $117,201
Income Estimation: 
$115,390 - $147,559
Income Estimation: 
$106,780 - $140,358
Income Estimation: 
$104,963 - $131,876
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Quantitative Developer jobs in the Chicago, IL area that may be a better fit.

  • Octus Chicago, IL
  • Octus Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since 2013, tens of thousands of professionals across hedge fund, inv... more
  • Just Posted

  • SpiderRock Chicago, IL
  • The Quantitative Developer will work with a small team responsible for the development and maintenance of the suite of quantitative products on the SpiderR... more
  • 2 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!