The role
Building the Python platform researchers and traders use daily: data access, backtesting and the tooling around live strategies.
What the work involves
- Develop and maintain shared research and trading libraries
- Improve backtesting and simulation tooling
- Build data access layers over large market datasets
- Support researchers on performance and correctness
What firms look for
- Strong Python, written as production software
- Experience with large datasets and performance work
- Testing, packaging and CI practices
- Ability to work with quantitative users on their problems
- Some C++ is useful
This description is written by QuantStep from what the role involves, and is not the firm's own posting. Applications go to Tower Research Capital directly — QuantStep is not the employer, does not receive applications and is not a recruiter. Requirements, compensation and availability are the firm's to state, so check the posting before applying.