We are seeking a Technical Lead to guide and grow a team of Quantitative Developers responsible for building and maintaining our client’s research and production infrastructure. This is a hands-on leadership role: you will set the technical direction, mentor developers, and contribute directly to system design and implementation.

You’ll partner closely with quantitative researchers, engineers, and other technologists within the team and core platform to ensure the team’s research platform and production systems continue to scale with their global trading operations.

Our client is a leading quantitative trading firm founded in the late 90s. They have built their business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams. They have a 25+ year track record of innovation and a reputation for discovering unique market opportunities.

It is home to some of the world’s best systematic trading and engineering talent, empowering their portfolio managers to build their teams and strategies independently while providing the economies of scale that come from a large, global organization.

Their Engineers thrive while developing electronic trading infrastructure at a world-class level, solving challenging problems in the realm of low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration, and machine learning. Their ongoing investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in terms of functionality, scalability, and performance. 

Their employees will find a stimulating, results-oriented environment where highly intelligent and motivated colleagues inspire each other to reach their greatest potential.

You Will:

• Lead and mentor a team of quantitative developers supporting research and production workflows.
• Define technical vision and architecture for the quantitative research platform, ensuring performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with researchers to deliver high-quality tools, infrastructure, and services that accelerate model development and deployment.
• Contribute code to various components of the team's research and trading platform—this is a hands-on role.
• Establish best practices in software engineering, testing, CI/CD, and operational support within the team.
• Coordinate cross-team initiatives involving data engineering, infrastructure, and trading systems.
• Drive adoption of modern technologies and practices, including distributed computing, containerization, and ML-oriented workflows.

You Have:

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years in a technical leadership or managerial role.
• Proven experience building and maintaining complex research, data, or production systems in a quantitative trading, financial technology, or high-performance computing environment.
• Strong programming expertise in Python, with familiarity in C++ or Rust preferred.
• Solid understanding of software engineering best practices, including testing, code review, version control, CI/CD, and observability.
• Demonstrated ability to balance hands-on development with leadership and mentoring responsibilities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across research and technology teams.
• Experience leading teams supporting quantitative research or machine learning workflows.
• Exposure to distributed compute frameworks, modern orchestration (Kubernetes, Airflow), or large-scale data management.

Benefits:

Our client believes work should be both challenging and enjoyable. That is why they foster a culture where smart, driven people thrive – without the egos. Their open concept workplace, casual dress code, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the value we place on a friendly, collaborative environment where everyone is respected, and great ideas win. Their benefits include:

• Generous paid time off policies
• Savings plans and other financial wellness tools available in each region
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily 
• In-office wellness experiences and reimbursement for select wellness expenses (e.g., gym, personal training, and more) 
• Company-sponsored sports teams and fitness events (JPM Corporate Challenge, Cycle for Survival, Wall Street Rides FAR and more)
• Volunteer opportunities and charitable giving 
• Social events, happy hours, treats, and celebrations throughout the year
• Workshops and continuous learning opportunities



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