Job Function Summary
We are looking to hire a talented Options Quant Developer to join our team in Asia, with a strong preference for candidates based in Singapore or Hong Kong.
The successful candidate will combine strong technical skills, a passion for creative problem solving, and an intense curiosity about financial markets and human behavior. The candidate should be comfortable being the first on a project by setting the foundational code.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, supporting trading operations and contributing to the development of cutting-edge tools and processes.
Principal Responsibilities
- Provide coverage during the primary working hours of 9 am – 3 pm HKT.
- Debug and manage daily tasks that periodically fail due to delays in incoming data sources using tools like Airflow or other scheduled job management systems.
- Navigate and debug processes running on Unix servers, including physical and virtual servers, to support intraday trading operations.
- Work with a codebase that is 95% Python, contributing to development, debugging, and maintenance.
Qualifications/Skills Required
- At least 2 years of experience in a finance or quantitative development role.
- Strong preference for candidates with experience in options trading.
- Proficiency in Python is essential.
- Experience with Airflow or similar tools for scheduled job management.
- Comfortable working in a Unix environment.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Front-End Development: Familiarity with Python Flask for backend development and HTML, JavaScript (with libraries like Highcharts and AGGrid) for front-end development of trading GUIs.
- C++: Experience with C++ for streaming market data.
- Rust: Experience with Rust.