Quantitative Developer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Quantitative Developer (Fintech): Building a proprietary bridge and risk engine to connect retail data to institutional market execution with an accent on FIX protocol mastery, mathematical models, and high-frequency engineering. Focus on optimizing Python for microsecond-level latency and implementing statistical models for profitable replication strategies.

Location: Onsite in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, or Limassol, Cyprus

Company

hirify.global is a global platform revolutionizing access to performance-based capital, empowering driven individuals through its FundedNext brand, building an internal proprietary trading desk.

What you will do

• Architect and build a low-latency "Trading Bridge" between the FundedNext platform (MetaTrader/cTrader) and external Liquidity Providers.
• Develop a Risk Engine that analyzes thousands of demo traders in real-time to identify "toxic flow" and "alpha flow".
• Implement statistical models to filter noise from trader data and execute profitable replication strategies on real markets.
• Act as the subject matter expert on the FIX Protocol (Financial Information eXchange), managing sessions and order routing with various LPs and Prime Brokers.
• Build aggregators that connect to multiple venues to find the best pricing and execution speed.
• Apply advanced statistics to create pricing models and execution algorithms that minimize slippage.

Requirements

• FIX Protocol Expert: Experience building or maintaining a FIX engine that connects to real LPs.
• Strong academic or practical background in Mathematics, Statistics, or Quantitative Finance.
• Proficient in writing fast Python, using numpy, pandas, cython, and asyncio.
• Experience building Order Management Systems (OMS) or Execution Management Systems (EMS).
• Deep understanding of Forex Brokers, ECNs, and Liquidity Providers operation.
• Familiarity with the backend protocols of MetaTrader (MT4/MT5) or cTrader is a plus.

Nice to have

• C++ Experience for the critical hot-paths of the execution engine.
• Experience connecting to crypto exchanges (WebSocket/REST) alongside traditional FX.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build a hedge-fund-grade system from the ground up.
• Backed by the data and capital of one of the world's fastest-growing prop firms.
• Be the engine builder, not a cog in a machine.

Hiring process

• 30 minute HR interview with the Talent Acquisition team member
• 45 minute Technical Get-To-Know-You Session
• 60-minute Final Interview Session