Quant jobs / Squarepoint Capital

Senior Quantitative Researcher – Fixed Income

A senior researcher role building systematic fixed-income strategies at a large multi-strategy quant manager. Work sits within the firm's automated trading framework.

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.

Research systematic signals in government bond and rates markets
Implement and deploy strategies in the firm's framework
Analyse large data sets with statistical methods and check significance
Review live behaviour against expectations during market hours

What they ask for

Required

Degree in maths, statistics, econometrics, financial engineering, OR, CS or physics
Programming in at least one of C++, Java or Python
Statistical rigour and scepticism about results
Clear communication across regions
Working well under pressure
Track record developing and implementing systematic strategies

Education: Quantitative degree such as maths, statistics, econometrics, financial engineering, OR, CS or physics
Experience: Experience building and implementing systematic strategies
Languages and tools: C++
Java
Python
Markets: fixed-income

How to prepare

Build a rates carry or curve-trade backtest on government bond futures
Learn yield curve construction and duration risk
Study bond and futures market structure
Practise explaining why a signal might not be robust

What to study

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