Quantitative Developer

About Us

Kernel Trading Technologies started as a trading group in a hedge fund in 2014 and is built on a successful track record of trading systematic strategies powered by scientific and cutting-edge technologies. The team is consisted of successful portfolio managers from top quantitative funds, top-notch machine learning researchers, statistics professors from academia and excellent technologist previously from high-frequency trading space. The team focuses on statistical arbitrage strategies trading global futures and has achieved high return and Sharpe every single year since inception. We are constantly looking for improvements to power and evolve our research and trading platform to expand our success story.

The Role

We are seeking highly qualified and talented Quantitative Developer to join the team. In this role you will work directly with some of the best and most experienced researchers and technologists in the quantitative trading industry. You’ll work collaboratively to contribute to our cutting-edge trading and research infrastructure. You will have the opportunity to work on the end-to-end platform helping to manage market data, execution, simulation, data transformation, positions and risk. The ideal candidate enjoys keeping updated with the latest technologies and distributed systems and would look to bring on the relevant technologies to help the team continue to be bleeding edge.

What you’ll do

In this role, you will:

• Directly contribute to the development of market data, signals prediction and trading platform
• Design, build and launch highly efficient and reliable data pipelines to process large-scale market data
• Provide data systems and architecture through distributed services with parallel computing
• Partner with quantitative researchers and portfolio managers to provide insights through data

What you’ll bring

What you need:

• Proficiency with Python and experience with Linux/Unix operating systems
• Understanding of data structures, algorithmic complexities, and numerical algorithms
• Ability to communicate effectively in a collaborative, complex and highly technical team environment
• Intellectual curiosity and passion for solving challenging problems using technology

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $92,204.38 - $264,022.40 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Bonus opportunities
• Signing bonus

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person