Quant Developer – Must Have Experience as Quant Developer/Researcher

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Quant developer building VisualHFT’s high-frequency trading execution analytics platform. Implementing low-latency systems, HPC optimization, and quantitative research capabilities for professional traders.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop the analytics backbone for VisualHFT’s high-frequency trading diagnostics platform
  • Contribute to the logic powering execution analytics and trading diagnostics
  • Bridge HPC engineering with quantitative finance research
  • Implement financial research capabilities such as execution cost models and order flow analytics
  • Work with real-time or low-latency systems and high-throughput data pipelines
  • Build and support modular, plugin-based system architectures
  • Help define the foundation of the pre-MVP, pre-revenue platform for professional traders and quant funds

Requirements:

  • MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE AS QUANT DEVELOPER/RESEARCHER
  • 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, including execution cost models and order flow analytics
  • Comfortable with modular, plugin-based system architectures and high-throughput data pipelines
  • Experience in an HFT, market-making, or algo execution environment (bonus)
  • Familiarity with ITCH/FIX/OUCH protocols and exchange-specific microstructure behaviors (bonus)
  • Understanding of infrastructure monitoring in trading systems, including latency breakdowns and tick-to-trade analysis (bonus)
  • Exposure to quantitative strategy simulation and live production systems (bonus)

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