Quant Developer, Experience Required
Posted 2026-05-05
Remote, USA
Full-time
Immediate Start
- Job Description:
- Deep understanding of market microstructure and electronic trading mechanics
- Strong experience in real-time or low-latency systems (C#, C++, or Rust preferred)
- Proven work in HPC optimization: parallelization, memory layout tuning, zero-GC systems
- Hands-on experience with financial research implementation (execution cost models, order flow analytics)
- Comfortable with modular, plugin-based system architectures and high-throughput data pipelines
- Requirements:
- Deep understanding of market microstructure and electronic trading mechanics
- Strong experience in real-time or low-latency systems (C#, C++, or Rust preferred)
- Proven work in HPC optimization: parallelization, memory layout tuning, zero-GC systems
- Hands-on experience with financial research implementation (execution cost models, order flow analytics)
- Comfortable with modular, plugin-based system architectures and high-throughput data pipelines
- Bonus Points
- Experience in an HFT, market-making, or algo execution environment
- Familiarity with ITCH/FIX/OUCH protocols and exchange-specific microstructure behaviors
- Understanding of infrastructure monitoring in trading systems (latency breakdowns, tick-to-trade analysis)
- Exposure to quantitative strategy simulation and live production systems
- Benefits:
- Equity : 1.5%–2.0% equity with a 4-year vesting schedule (1-year cliff)
- Non salary until we get funded or revenue achieved
- Technical Leadership : Core contributor to the logic powering VisualHFT’s analytics engine
- Impact : Your work will be the foundation of VisualHFT’s edge in execution analytics and trading diagnostics
- Flexibility : Fully remote, async-friendly team distributed across time zones
- Vision : Build a toolset that becomes mission-critical to professional traders and quant funds