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Quantitative Developer

A developer on a core technology team that builds and runs the platforms behind a trading team. The role sits between quantitative researchers and the production trading environment.

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.

Build and improve research and trading infrastructure used by quantitative researchers
Deploy code to production and keep configuration and validation automated
Monitor the live trading system and fix faults quickly
Support internal users of the platform and upgrade applications

What they ask for

Required

Python
C++
Developing and maintaining production code
Analytical problem solving
Working with large datasets
Attention to detail

Education: No degree level stated
Experience: Production development experience implied; no years stated
Languages and tools: Python
C++

How to prepare

Write a small backtest framework in Python and port a hot loop to C++
Practise debugging a live-style pipeline with logging and monitoring
Learn source control and deployment workflows end to end
Process a large tick dataset efficiently

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 Jump Trading and doesn’t handle applications.