Quantitative Developer

About Cubist

Cubist Systematic Strategies, an affiliate of Point72, deploys systematic, computer-driven trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes, including equities, futures and foreign exchange. The core of our effort is rigorous research into a wide range of market anomalies, fueled by our unparalleled access to a wide range of publicly available data sources.

About the team

The team is focused on systematic equity trading. It is established, yet still pre-trade, offering an exciting opportunity to join at an early stage and be involved in a broad range of development areas. The team members come from a mixture of quant analyst and development backgrounds, using the combination of skills to achieve a common goal. All team members are based in the London office five days a week to maximize communication and interaction.

Role and Responsibilities

An ideal growth role to suit a developer looking for additional responsibilities and independence.

Responsibilities may include: • Building components for all aspects of live trading and research environments. • Driving automation and robustness of our processes. • Developing robust data checking and handling procedures. • Monitoring and troubleshooting any issues that should arise. • Shared responsibility for timely and correct operation of trading systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science or other STEM discipline • 2+ years commercial experience with Python and its data science libraries on Linux. • Pragmatic balance between attention to detail and delivery focus. • Ability to work with ambiguous requirements. • Self-driven, owning problems while knowing when to seek advice. • Knowledge of finance and trading systems a plus. • Experience with a systems programming language (e.g. C++, Rust) a plus. • Commercial use of cloud compute and containers a plus. • Strong analytical skills and command of statistics a plus. • Be in the office five days a week. • Commitment to the highest ethical standards.