Overview

Unique trading firm that uses world-class technology to generate and implement outstanding research ideas, underpinned by a truly collaborative culture. We are looking for a talented Research Engineer to research, test and deploy new trading strategies, as well as designing and building research infrastructure to test trading ideas.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with teammates to identify and develop new trading opportunities.
• Code in Python to express statistical ideas and relationships between securities, producing hypotheses about market participants and dynamics.
• Design and implement new research tools to meet requirements and extend existing tools.
• Be a strong quantitative problem-solver, skilled at implementing performant code and in your element when designing user-friendly tools for colleagues.
• Collaborate in a highly collaborative environment where everyone\'s ideas are valued and knowledge is shared.

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics (or related), with strong familiarity with statistics and quantitative problem-solving
• Self-starter, with ability to implement statistical ideas in code
• Strong proficiency in Python and C++ (or equivalent) preferred
• Interest in financial markets or learning more about financial markets
• Previous experience in quantitative finance or trading is a plus, but is not required

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries + discretionary performance bonus
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Catered meals and bountiful snacks
• Generous budget for home office set-up
• Health & Dental insurance, pension provision, plus fitness & wellness benefits

If you feel you are suitable for this role, or would like more information, drop me an email: jack.peck@oxfordknight.co.uk