Quantitative Developer

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$150k–$200k

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Axq The Quantitative Developer at Axq works closely with research and engineering teams to develop and maintain multi-market connectivity, backtesting, and trading systems. The role focuses on writing well-tested, performant code for order management, execution, and real-time risk systems.

Responsibilities

As a Quantitative Developer, you will work closely with our research and engineering teams to contribute to solutions across strategy research, systematic trading, and risk management. Working under the guidance of senior team members, your work will include:
Contributing to global multi-market connectivity and cross-region, multi-asset-class data, research, backtesting, and trading systems — taking ownership of well-scoped components and growing into broader areas of the stack
Helping build and maintain event-driven backtesting and simulation frameworks, with attention to consistency in data semantics and time models across research, backtesting, and production environments
Implementing and improving pieces of our order management, execution, and real-time risk systems, with a focus on writing correct, well-tested, and performant code

Qualification

Familiarity with LinuxCuriosityInternshipCoursework

Required

0–3 years of software engineering experience, including internships; prior exposure to quantitative finance is a plus but not required
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Natural Sciences, Engineering, Financial Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
Solid programming skills and computer science fundamentals; proficient in Python, with working knowledge of (or strong interest in learning) a statically-typed language such as C++, Rust, or Go
Familiarity with Linux, basic networking, and concurrency concepts; willingness to deepen these skills on the job
Curiosity, drive, and the ability to learn quickly when tackling unfamiliar problems
Sense of ownership over the work you take on, and willingness to ask questions early

Preferred

Internship, research, or personal project experience related to trading systems, market data, or backtesting
Coursework, competitions, or open-source contributions demonstrating strong engineering or quantitative skills (e.g., ICPC, Kaggle, well-maintained GitHub projects)
Effective use of AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Codex)
The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $200,000, depending on prior experience and qualifications. We offer a competitive total compensation package that includes base salary and an annual discretionary bonus.

Benefits

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