Junior Trader/Trading Assistant

Location: Singapore

Company

hirify.global is a proprietary trading firm founded 20 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, with more than 600 employees across North America, Europe, and Asia. The firm uses its own capital, trading strategies, risk management methodologies, and internally developed technology across global financial markets.

What you will do

• Support the daily operation of systematic and algorithmic trading strategies across multiple exchanges and asset classes.
• Monitor live trading activity, positions, and system behavior to identify issues and anomalies quickly.
• Assist with the design, testing, and refinement of trading algorithms and execution logic.
• Investigate trading and system issues through data analysis and debugging.
• Build and improve automation tools, scripts, and workflows for desk efficiency and reliability.
• Work closely with traders and developers to improve models, tools, and internal processes.

Requirements

• 0–3 years of experience in a similar role.
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or analytical discipline such as mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering, economics, or finance.
• Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with a genuine interest in financial markets and systematic trading.
• Python is strongly preferred; experience with any programming language is highly valued.
• Meticulous, responsible, proactive, independent, and able to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to learn systematic trading and the business from the ground up.
• Collaboration with traders and developers on proprietary models, tools, and technology.
• Exposure to multiple exchanges, asset classes, and global financial markets.
• Work in a fast-paced environment requiring accuracy, accountability, and real-time decision support.