Trexquant

Quantitative Developer (USA)

New York, New York, United States

Sponsorship not specified$175k-$200kDetected 37 days ago

C++ResearchProblem Solving

About the role

Productionize quantitative research models and integrate them into backtesting and live trading systems.
Strong, demonstrable C++ engineering skills - this is the most important requirement for the role.
Experience working with options market data, including how it is best stored and structured for performance.

The role combines hands-on software engineering with quantitative and market structure expertise, requiring the ability to design performant, scalable systems that operate across diverse asset classes and large datasets.
Build and maintain the analytics platform supporting volatility strategies, futures, or equities including infrastructure and other datasets used by researchers and traders.
Design and implement scalable storage and processing systems for equities, futures, options, and other market and risk data.
Develop and enhance backtesting infrastructure to support complex research workflows and large-scale simulations.
Build and maintain risk, PnL, and portfolio analytics systems used for monitoring and evaluating trading strategies.
Develop GUIs, visualization tools, and developer-facing applications that improve researcher and trader productivity.
Optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability across data, analytics, and research infrastructure.
Collaborate closely with quantitative researchers and portfolio managers to translate research ideas across volatility strategies, futures or equities teams into robust, production-grade solutions.
Experience building or substantially improving backtesting infrastructure.

BS/MS/PhD degree in a STEM field.
Familiarity with implied volatility surfaces and a strong understanding of options pricing.

The base salary range is $175,000 - $200,000 depending on the candidate's educational and professional background.
Base salary is one component of Trexquant's total compensation, which may also include a discretionary, performance-based bonus.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Quantitative Developer to join our systematic trading organization.
Strong problem-solving skills with an ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team

This listing is sourced directly from Trexquant's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.