Full-time

Junior Quantitative Researcher

Posted by Platform Recruitment • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

📍 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire 🕒 March 01, 2026

About the Role

Junior Quantitative Researcher

Title: Junior Quantitative Researcher

Company: Proprietary HFT

Location: Cambridge

Compensation: Up to £300,000

Company:

A proprietary trading firm in Cambridge, specialising in the research and development of ultra-low-latency automated trading strategies, are looking for a Quantitative Researcher with a demonstrable background of iterating rapidly on complex mathematical experiments.

It is important that you have been involved in fast-paced research projects involving rapid iteration, as this dynamic role will require you to rapidly prototype - and ultimately move into production brand new models, often from scratch.

Role:

* You will build upon existing models as well as design new trading algorithms to increase profitability

* Work closely with a close-knit team of Traders, Engineers and Computer Scientists

* This is an early-stage hire for the team. Much of your work wi...

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