Quantitative Trading and Research Operations Developer
About The Position
Graham Capital Management, L.P. is seeking an early-career developer to join their Quantitative Trading and Research Operations team, which is part of the broader Quantitative Strategies department. The role involves supporting the Quantitative Strategies department by developing, maintaining, and refactoring code used in research and trading. A key focus will be on improving the reliability and maintainability of existing programs. The candidate will collaborate closely with researchers and adhere to established development and code review processes, including regular interaction with the firm’s Quality Assurance Committee. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on development, troubleshooting, and enhancing existing systems within a production environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field
- Strong Python skills
- Strong program design fundamentals and refactoring experience
- Knowledge of CI/CD process
- Comfortable working in the command line on Unix
- Comfortable using version control, such as Git
- General familiarity with PowerShell
- Familiarity with SQL and other enterprise database structures
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Nice To Haves
- Coursework in cybersecurity is a plus
- Familiarity with cloud compute and general infrastructure design is a plus
- Knowledge of R and MATLAB and familiarity with writing test cases is a plus
Responsibilities
- Partner with the Quantitative Strategies department to develop, maintain, and improve code supporting research and trading activities
- Review, refactor, and update legacy programs to meet established coding standards and improve reliability, maintainability, and computational performance
- Provide ongoing maintenance and support for both existing systems and newly developed tools
- Develop and maintain test cases to validate code changes and help prevent errors and system failures
- Follow established development and code review processes, working regularly with the Quality Assurance Committee and incorporating feedback from senior leaders across Technology and Data
- Analyze system financial and computational performance and execute trades
- Support engineering initiatives related to trading system implementation, computational resource utilization, build and deployment processes, containerization, and evaluation of cloud computing
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(K) plans
- Access to other healthcare programs
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick leave
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Spending accounts (HSA and FSA)
- Profit contribution retirement plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
