Quantitative Researcher

Job role: Quantitative Researcher

Location: New York USA

Industry(ies) Banking / Lending/ Financial Services

Primary Skills Equities Alpha Research Systematic Approach Python

Work Experience: 12 (Years)

No. Positions 1

Remote Status Partially Remote

Degree University Bachelors Degree/34 Year Degree

Relocation Paid: Yes

Pay Rate: $130000 $150000

Job Description

• Experienced Quantitative Researcher to join one of our systematic equity trading teams. In this role you will be able to leverage the teams existing research and trading infrastructure to develop innovative systematic trading strategies in their full cycles from deep data analysis to idea generation and backtesting and ultimately strategy deployment. The ideal candidate will have strong programming skills and demonstrate a passion for diving deep into data analysis allowing for creative alpha generation driven by both an indepth understanding of the data and financial intuition. We place a high value on continuous learning and development and this role represents a unique opportunity to work alongside and learn from highly experienced team members.

• Joining Engineers Gate offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of systematic trading where innovation and quantitative analysis intersect. We are passionate about implementing scientific and mathematical methods to explore and solve problems in the global financial markets.

Qualifications

• Familiar with alpha research methodologies in cash equities developed and traded systematic equity strategies with proven track records.

• A minimum of two years of alpha research experience in systematic equity trading exceptional fresh graduate with advanced degrees in quantitative majors could be considered.

• Very strong programming skills preferably in Python.

• Experience in building scalable time series data analysis infrastructure is a big plus.

• Knowledge of portfolio construction and trade execution is highly desirable.

• Ability to work independently with light guidance and effectively collaborate with other team members when needed.

Why is This a Great Opportunity

• Leading quantitative investment company focused on computerdriven trading in global financial markets. We are a team of researchers engineers and financial industry professionals using sophisticated statistical models to analyze data and identify predictive signals to generate superior investment returns. Investment teams each focus on their independent strategies while utilizing the firms proprietary stateoftheart technology and data platform to optimize their alpha research.