Quantitative Developer
Jump Trading is a global trading firm where traders, engineers, and researchers develop trading strategies, models, infrastructure, and systems across asset classes and time horizons.
About Jump Trading
Jump Trading is a global trading firm focused on research-driven trading and the engineering of scalable models, tools, infrastructure, and execution systems. Its operations combine trading, technology, AI/ML, and quantitative research, and it also runs research and talent programs including conference travel grants and a fellowship program.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will develop and maintain software for trading platforms, working closely with quantitative researchers to improve research infrastructure, production scalability, deployment, and configuration. You will write, test, debug, and deploy code, support users, troubleshoot issues, upgrade applications, and monitor production trading systems.
Requirements
- Proficiency in Python and C++
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail
- Experience working with large data sets
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects and responsibilities
- Reliable and predictable availability
Responsibilities
- Conduct full-cycle software development
- Research, write, test, and debug code
- Deploy finished code into production
- Check code into source control
- Support end users
- Troubleshoot problems
- Upgrade applications
- Monitor production trading systems
- Perform production break/fix work