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Quantitative Developer – Python

A developer role on a New York trading team, improving the research framework and supporting on-site quants day to day.

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.

Extend the team's research framework
Build production Python tools for researchers
Maintain scheduled research workflows
Support quants day to day

What they ask for

Required

Strong Python
3+ years of production Python
C++ experience
NumPy, pandas, Polars
Bash scripting
Workflow scheduling
Equities and derivatives knowledge

Education: Bachelor's in computer science or engineering (or equivalent experience); master's preferred.
Experience: 3+ years of production Python
Languages and tools: Python
C++
Bash
Markets: equities, options

How to prepare

Build a tested Python research library
Learn pandas and Polars at scale
Study workflow orchestration
Review equity derivative basics

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 Tower Research Capital and doesn’t handle applications.