An award‑winning, multi‑strategy hedge fund is seeking to hire a Quant Developer / Desk‑Aligned Engineer to support its Commodities business. The team generates alpha through directional and relative‑value strategies across both physical and financial commodities markets. It is the most profitable business within the hedge fund.
The trading universe spans natural gas, power, crude and refined products, and agriculture, with a primary focus on North America and Europe.
The investment process combines fundamental research, proprietary analytical methodologies, and quantitative techniques, alongside a deep, market‑specific understanding of supply and demand dynamics. A core differentiator is the group's advanced technology platform, which enables rapid analysis of market behaviour, scenario testing, and continuous refinement of investment views.
The role sits close to the desk and plays a key part in enhancing the analytical and technological capabilities that underpin trading decisions.
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with traders, researchers, and data teams to develop and enhance core analytics for a commodities trading business
- Translate business problems into robust technical and quantitative solutions
- Work with large and complex data sets, building analytics and tools used directly in trading and research workflows
- Integrate data, analytics, and models into the investment and decision‑making process
- Design and maintain scalable, maintainable model frameworks, improving performance and usability over time
- Contribute to the evolution of the firm's advanced technology platform, helping sustain and extend its competitive edge
Skills and Experience
- Outstanding academic background, with a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience)
- Strong programming capability, with fluency in Python or a comparable language; experience across multiple languages is advantageous
- Experience working within complex, distributed system architectures, with strong Unix/Linux knowledge and exposure to a range of database technologies
- Background as a quant developer, desk‑aligned engineer, or quantitative strat, including experience in derivatives pricing or model development across any asset class
- Prior exposure to commodities markets is beneficial but not required
- Comfortable operating in a hands‑on, collaborative, front‑office environment
- High attention to detail, strong ownership mindset, and a commitment to technical and analytical excellence
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