Quantitative Trader / Researcher (Python/C++)

Location: New York, Chicago, Charleston, Las Vegas, or Miami, United States; hybrid working opportunities available.

Salary: $120,000–$200,000 annual base salary, plus eligible bonuses.

Company

hirify.global is a quantitative trading firm developing electronic trading infrastructure, algorithmic strategies, and market research technology.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and deploy algorithmic trading strategies.
• Research high- to mid-frequency alpha signals using market, microstructure, and alternative data.
• Build tools and data platforms for pattern discovery and market data analysis.
• Contribute analytical computation libraries supporting research and trading.
• Develop, augment, and calibrate exchange simulators.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science, or an equivalent STEM discipline.
• Strong background in mathematics and statistics.
• Proficiency in backtesting, simulation, and statistical techniques such as autoregression, autocorrelation, and principal component analysis.
• Strong data-mining and analysis skills, including experience with large datasets and tick data.
• Familiarity with signal generation and statistical models.
• Strong programming skills in Python or C++.

Nice to have

• Experience in quantitative trading.

Culture & Benefits

• Generous paid time off and regional savings plans.
• Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily.
• Wellness experiences, fitness-event participation, and reimbursement for selected wellness expenses.
• Volunteer opportunities, charitable giving, social events, and team celebrations.
• Workshops and continuous learning opportunities.
• Collaborative, low-hierarchy workplace with an emphasis on respectful, results-oriented teamwork.