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Quantitative Developer - Algo Execution (Python)

Gravitas recruits for an unnamed trading firm’s APAC execution initiative. The developer creates efficient quantitative models and applications for large equity flows.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Optimise streaming-data models.
Build and integrate execution applications.
Define APIs with researchers and traders.

What they ask for

Required

Quantitative development
Compiled and interpreted languages
Unix
Independent problem solving
Communication

Preferred

Equity microstructure
KDB+/q

Education: A relevant computing or quantitative degree; level unspecified.
Experience: Two to ten years in quantitative financial development.
Languages and tools: Python
KDB+/q
Unix
Markets: equities

How to prepare

Benchmark a streaming calculation.
Model execution effects in equities.
Design an API for a quantitative component.

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Gravitas Recruitment Group and doesn’t handle applications.