What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quantitative Developer (USA) position at Trexquant Investment?
Trexquant Investment LP is seeking a highly skilled Quantitative Developer with strong C expertise and hands-on experience in high-frequency trading environments. In this role, you will design, implement, and optimize high-performance short-term trading signals and support independent trading activities. You will collaborate with researchers and technologists while also operating autonomously to build systems that have a direct and measurable impact on trading performance.
Responsibilities
- Design, construct, and optimize high-performance short-term trading signals.
- Support and enhance independent trading workflows, ensuring robust, scalable, and low-latency performance.
- Develop clean, maintainable, and well-tested C code for real-time trading systems.
- Profile and optimize system performance across software and Linux environments.
- Collaborate with researchers and technologists to translate ideas into production-grade implementations while operating effectively with minimal supervision.
- Expert-level proficiency in C and Linux, with experience developing high-performance, latency-sensitive systems.
- Minimum 2 years of quantitative development experience in high-frequency trading or similarly demanding real-time environments.
- BA, MA, or PhD in Computer Science or a related STEM field.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to work both collaboratively and independently with little supervision.
- Competitive base salary with guaranteed and performance-based bonuses tied to individual and company results.
- Collaborative, friendly, and results-oriented work environment.
- Full coverage of PPO health, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
Pre-tax commuter benefits. - Weekly company meals.
- Additional company perks.
Trexquant is an Equal Opportunity Employer.