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Senior Algorithmic Trader

A senior trading role on TransMarket Group's automated relative-value desks, expected to bring a profitable strategy and lead junior traders. It combines trading, software and mentoring.

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.

Run and extend automated strategies in production
Improve execution through post-trade analysis and prediction models
Maintain model tools, tick-data analytics and trading code
Lead research projects and mentor junior traders on the desk
Help with recruiting

What they ask for

Required

Five years or more in the trading industry
C++ and Python
Expert grasp of market microstructure, maths, probability and statistics
Technical degree or equivalent industry experience
Risk assessment and discipline

Preferred

Linux scripting

Education: Bachelor's, master's or doctorate in a technical field, or equivalent industry experience
Experience: 5+ years in the trading industry
Languages and tools: C++
Python
Linux

How to prepare

Be ready to discuss a strategy you ran, including its risk and decay
Review market microstructure and execution cost modelling
Brush up on low-latency C++ patterns
Prepare to explain mentoring and team leadership

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