Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Quant Developer - crypto prop trading firm

 Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with traders and quantitative researchers to design and implement tools for signal research, trade analysis, attribution, and reporting
  • Develop and maintain the risk and P&L frameworks, ensuring timely and accurate reporting

  • Build and optimize data pipelines for market data ingestion, validation, and contribution to internal systems

  • Create tactical tools and prototypes that automate manual processes and reduce operational overhead

  • Develop robust web scraping utilities to reliably source and structure external data for research and analytics
  • Contribute to the front-office RAD (Rapid Application Development) environment, ensuring scalable and maintainable code in production settings
  • Collaborate across technology and quant teams to improve efficiency, data quality, and system resilience

Qualifications

  • Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or a related technical field

  • 5-8 years of experience in software development, preferably in a front-office or quantitative research environment

  • Strong proficiency in Python, with solid experience in data analysis, visualization, and workflow automation

  • Familiarity with big data tools (e.g., Spark, Hadoop) and database technologies (SQL and NoSQL)

  • Experience with financial data and an understanding of market structures, trading strategies, and risk metrics

  • Ability to quickly prototype, iterate, and deliver solutions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Desirable Skills

  • Experience with C++, C#, or Java for performance-sensitive applications

  • Knowledge of Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), or time-series modeling

  • Exposure to web technologies and front-end dashboards (Dash, Plotly, Bokeh) for visualization and reporting

Soft Skills

  • Strong collaboration skills with traders, quants, and other stakeholders

  • Detail-oriented, with a focus on code quality, reliability, and maintainability

  • Self-starter with the ability to balance tactical quick wins and strategic solutions

  Required Skills:

Trading