1 to 25 of 35 Quantitative Researcher Jobs in the South East

Quantitative Researcher £150,000 - 200,000 GBP Lucrative Performance Based Bonus Onsite WORKING Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent Systematic Equity Stat Arb Quantitative Researcher A leading systematic multi-strategy hedge fund is expanding its systematic equity team and is seeking a talented Quantitative Researcher with a proven … focused on developing and scaling alpha-driven strategies across global equity markets. Key Responsibilities Conduct alpha research, backtesting, and implementation of systematic stat arb strategies Design and develop new quantitative trading models across global equity markets Optimize portfolio construction and enhance existing trading strategies Leverage big data and machine learning techniques to uncover new signals Collaborate with other researchers … portfolio managers in a fast-paced environment Ideal Candidate Profile 3+ years of experience developing systematic statistical arbitrage strategies in equity markets Advanced degree (MSc/PhD) in a quantitative discipline (e.g. Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering) from a top-tier university Strong foundation in mathematics, statistics and signal generation techniques Proficient in Python and/or C++ for More ❯

Quantitative Researcher £150,000 - 200,000 GBP Performance Related Bonuses Onsite WORKING Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent My client, a leading proprietary trading and market making firm with a strong high-frequency trading (HFT) presence, is seeking a Quantitative Researcher to join their London office. This is a unique opportunity … technology teams to implement and optimize models in live trading environments. Continuously research market microstructure and dynamics to refine and improve current approaches. Requirements: Completed PhD in a highly quantitative field (e.g., Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics). Strong programming skills in C++ (Python experience is a plus). Solid background in data analysis, statistical modeling, and numerical … Proven ability to work with large datasets and develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Demonstrated interest or experience in machine learning applied to real-world problems. Prior exposure to quantitative finance or trading (e.g., internships or research collaborations) is highly advantageous. Ideal Candidate: Currently working as a postdoctoral researcher or in a research-intensive role (applications from More ❯

Quantitative Researcher ££120,000 GBP +Sign on +EOY Bonus Onsite WORKING Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent About the Company: Our client is seeking a talented Quantitative Researcher to join their team and contribute to the development of cutting-edge trading strategies within their automated trading framework. Key Responsibilities: Research and … implement algorithmic trading strategies. Analyze large data sets using advanced statistical and quantitative techniques to identify trading opportunities. Develop a deep understanding of market structure across various exchanges and asset classes. Qualifications and Skills: Strong quantitative background (Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Financial Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, or Physics). Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language More ❯

Junior Quantitative Researcher (HFT/London/hybrid) We are looking for a Quantitative Researcher with strong modelling and coding skills (Python). You will be responsible for scaling and bringing our quantitative business to the next level. You will have the opportunity to cover all technologies (CeFi, DeFi), trading platforms and products … spot, derivatives, ETPs, etc.). You will work with other researchers, traders and developers to build trading strategies and improve existing algorithmic trading activities. Responsibilities : Design and implement predictive quantitative trading market making as well as taking models. Apply statistical techniques to develop short-term signals, with a time horizon from milliseconds to a few minutes. Lead research efforts … tick level historical market data across many markets. Run simulations and model market for both liquid and illiquid assets. Improve and maintain supporting infrastructure in Python and C++. Qualifications : Quantitative degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics or related qualitative field. Post-graduate degrees may be a plus but not expected or required. Required Skills : Advanced Python coding skills. More ❯

Junior Quantitative Researcher (HFT/London/hybrid) We are looking for a Quantitative Researcher with strong modelling and coding skills (Python). You will be responsible for scaling and bringing our quantitative business to the next level. You will have the opportunity to cover all technologies (CeFi, DeFi), trading platforms and products … spot, derivatives, ETPs, etc.). You will work with other researchers, traders and developers to build trading strategies and improve existing algorithmic trading activities. Responsibilities : Design and implement predictive quantitative trading market making as well as taking models. Apply statistical techniques to develop short-term signals, with a time horizon from milliseconds to a few minutes. Lead research efforts … tick level historical market data across many markets. Run simulations and model market for both liquid and illiquid assets. Improve and maintain supporting infrastructure in Python and C++. Qualifications : Quantitative degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics or related qualitative field. Post-graduate degrees may be a plus but not expected or required. Required Skills : Advanced Python coding skills. More ❯

Junior Quantitative Researcher (HFT/London/hybrid) We are looking for a Quantitative Researcher with strong modelling and coding skills (Python). You will be responsible for scaling and bringing our quantitative business to the next level. You will have the opportunity to cover all technologies (CeFi, DeFi), trading platforms and products … spot, derivatives, ETPs, etc.). You will work with other researchers, traders and developers to build trading strategies and improve existing algorithmic trading activities. Responsibilities : Design and implement predictive quantitative trading market making as well as taking models. Apply statistical techniques to develop short-term signals, with a time horizon from milliseconds to a few minutes. Lead research efforts … tick level historical market data across many markets. Run simulations and model market for both liquid and illiquid assets. Improve and maintain supporting infrastructure in Python and C++. Qualifications : Quantitative degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics or related qualitative field. Post-graduate degrees may be a plus but not expected or required. Required Skills : Advanced Python coding skills. More ❯

Quantitative Researcher - Credit £100,000 - 120,000 GBP Performance Related Bonuses Onsite WORKING Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent My client is a leading quant hedge fund who are looking to hire a Quantitative Researcher to join their high-performing Credit team ( London or Paris ). This is an opportunity to … optimal numerical methods to balance precision with computational efficiency. What They're Looking For 1-3 years' experience, ideally from a leading investment bank or buy-side institution Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with a solid foundation in stochastic modelling and statistics Proficiency in programming (C++ highly preferred; q/kdb+ a plus) Clear, concise communication skills Ability to More ❯

Quantitative Researcher £150,000 GBP + £100,000 Onsite WORKING Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent My client is a global investment management firm that utilizes a diversified portfolio of systematic and quantitative strategies across financial markets that seeks to achieve high quality, uncorrelated returns for their clients. They have deep expertise in … analysis and compute farms. With offices around the globe, they emphasize true, global collaboration by aligning their investment, technology, and operations teams functionally around the world. Building on their quantitative research platform and process-driven approach, they also run discretionary strategies to augment their systematic approach and monetize opportunities which may not be suitable to be traded in a … Identify and evaluate new datasets for stock return predictions Maintain and improve the portfolio trading in the production environment Requirements: MS or PhD in physics, engineering, statistics, applied math, quantitative finance, or other quantitative fields with a strong foundation in statistics Demonstrated proficiency in Python Strong command of foundations of applied statistics, linear algebra, and time series models More ❯

Graduate Quantitative Researcher £120000 GBP + discretionary bonus Onsite WORKING Location: City of London, Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent The client is a successful and well established Systematic Hedge Fund with offices in London, Paris, New York and Singapore. They have been very successful in the HFT/Intraday Equities space, but recently have … expanded into UHFT with teams working on satellite/FPGA technologies, as well as longer-term investment style strategies. They are actively hiring Junior Quantitative Researchers for multiple Equities, FX and Futures teams. Responsibilities Research and analyse large datasets, extracting patterns and trends. Gather insights to build and deploy systematic trading strategies. Monitor performance and behaviour of existing strategies … looking to enhance where possible. Collaborate with other Quantitative Researchers on wider team projects. Contribute to Quantitative frameworks and infrastructure used by the team and firm. Requirements Strong proficiency in Python Experience with C++ is a plus, but not a hard requirement. Preferable experience in alpha research/signal generation, or worked on systematic trading strategy development. Deep More ❯

Systematic Quantitative Researcher - Entry/Junior Level - London Office My client is a leading quantitative hedge fund with offices across Europe, North America and Asia. Their teams trade all traditional asset classes and cover a mix of MM/HFT, Stat Arb, Quant Macro, and Event-Driven strategies. The firm is looking for Junior Quantitative … gain exposure to the full research pipeline from the front office while working with developers and traders to optimize, implement, monitor and manage strategies. The Role: Collaborate with other quantitative researchers and developers to clean datasets, discuss research, and optimise systematic trading strategies. Involvement in all aspects of the strategy research/trading pipeline, from research based on large More ❯

Systematic Quantitative Researcher - Entry/Junior Level - London Office My client is a leading quantitative hedge fund with offices across Europe, North America and Asia. Their teams trade all traditional asset classes and cover a mix of MM/HFT, Stat Arb, Quant Macro, and Event-Driven strategies. The firm is looking for Junior Quantitative … gain exposure to the full research pipeline from the front office while working with developers and traders to optimize, implement, monitor and manage strategies. The Role: Collaborate with other quantitative researchers and developers to clean datasets, discuss research, and optimise systematic trading strategies. Involvement in all aspects of the strategy research/trading pipeline, from research based on large More ❯

Systematic Quantitative Researcher - Entry/Junior Level - London Office My client is a leading quantitative hedge fund with offices across Europe, North America and Asia. Their teams trade all traditional asset classes and cover a mix of MM/HFT, Stat Arb, Quant Macro, and Event-Driven strategies. The firm is looking for Junior Quantitative … gain exposure to the full research pipeline from the front office while working with developers and traders to optimize, implement, monitor and manage strategies. The Role: Collaborate with other quantitative researchers and developers to clean datasets, discuss research, and optimise systematic trading strategies. Involvement in all aspects of the strategy research/trading pipeline, from research based on large More ❯

Junior Quantitative Researcher £120,000 GBP + £70,000 Onsite WORKING Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent Our client has an extensive and impressive track record of successfully running Quant trading strategies for over a decade, they spun out as a hedge fund and now operate globally. They are a highly interdisciplinary firm, operating … of the various exchanges and asset classes. Pre market - checking that all required data and processes are ready. During market - sporadically monitoring behaviour and performance of strategies. Ideal Candidate: Quantitative background - including Master/PhD's in Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Financial Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science and Physics from a top University. Programming proficiency with at least one major More ❯

VP - Quantitative Researcher (Equities E-Trading) £150-300k GBP Onsite WORKING Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent Join a front-office quant team focused on building and enhancing electronic trading strategies within the Equities business. The team designs and calibrates execution algorithms, develops market analytics and trading signals, and delivers the models and …/Java - reading production code (not required to develop) Legacy tooling in Perl/sh (can be learned on the job) Candidate Profile; PhD or Master's in a quantitative discipline (e.g. statistics, CS, physics, maths) Strong programming skills (Python, q/kdb+) and understanding of statistical methods 2+ years in electronic or algorithmic trading (equities preferred) Hands-on More ❯

Our client, a newly launched trading team in London, hope to hire a Quantitative Researcher specialising in Commodities strats, with a particular focus on energy. In this role, you will work alongside the Portfolio Manager to research & develop alpha strategies. Responsibilities: Leverage large, diverse datasets—including physical commodity data, supply/demand indicators, shipping flows, weather patterns … and adapt strategies as market dynamics evolve. Own the full research lifecycle—from hypothesis generation and signal development to backtesting, implementation, and live deployment. Requirements: Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline such as data science, statistics, mathematics, physics, or engineering. Strong background in statistical analysis, machine learning, or AI techniques—especially as applied to time series or macro/ More ❯

Our client, a newly launched trading team in London, hope to hire a Quantitative Researcher specialising in Commodities strats, with a particular focus on energy. In this role, you will work alongside the Portfolio Manager to research & develop alpha strategies. Responsibilities: Leverage large, diverse datasets—including physical commodity data, supply/demand indicators, shipping flows, weather patterns … and adapt strategies as market dynamics evolve. Own the full research lifecycle—from hypothesis generation and signal development to backtesting, implementation, and live deployment. Requirements: Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline such as data science, statistics, mathematics, physics, or engineering. Strong background in statistical analysis, machine learning, or AI techniques—especially as applied to time series or macro/ More ❯

Our client, a newly launched trading team in London, hope to hire a Quantitative Researcher specialising in Commodities strats, with a particular focus on energy. In this role, you will work alongside the Portfolio Manager to research & develop alpha strategies. Responsibilities: Leverage large, diverse datasets—including physical commodity data, supply/demand indicators, shipping flows, weather patterns … and adapt strategies as market dynamics evolve. Own the full research lifecycle—from hypothesis generation and signal development to backtesting, implementation, and live deployment. Requirements: Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline such as data science, statistics, mathematics, physics, or engineering. Strong background in statistical analysis, machine learning, or AI techniques—especially as applied to time series or macro/ More ❯

My client is a leading Quantitative hedge fund, which deploys systematic trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes, including equities & futures. The core of their effort is research into a wide range of market anomalies, fuelled by their unparalleled access to a wide range of publicly available data sources. They are seeking a researcher with a background … in alpha research. Responsibilities Conduct original quantitative alpha signal research Manage all aspects of the research process, including data analysis, alpha signal discovery, backtesting, trading, idea generation, alpha signal/portfolio analysis and the management of production code Evaluate new datasets for alpha potential Follow, digest, analyze and improve upon the latest academic research Desirable Candidates 2+ years of … research experience in Equities. Ph.D. or M.S. in finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, operations research, or another quantitative discipline. Programming in any of the following: Python, C++, or R. Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new methodologies to alpha generation. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team. More ❯

My client is a leading Quantitative hedge fund, which deploys systematic trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes, including equities & futures. The core of their effort is research into a wide range of market anomalies, fuelled by their unparalleled access to a wide range of publicly available data sources. They are seeking a researcher with a background … in alpha research. Responsibilities Conduct original quantitative alpha signal research Manage all aspects of the research process, including data analysis, alpha signal discovery, backtesting, trading, idea generation, alpha signal/portfolio analysis and the management of production code Evaluate new datasets for alpha potential Follow, digest, analyze and improve upon the latest academic research Desirable Candidates 2+ years of … research experience in Equities. Ph.D. or M.S. in finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, operations research, or another quantitative discipline. Programming in any of the following: Python, C++, or R. Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new methodologies to alpha generation. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team. More ❯

My client is a leading Quantitative hedge fund, which deploys systematic trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes, including equities & futures. The core of their effort is research into a wide range of market anomalies, fuelled by their unparalleled access to a wide range of publicly available data sources. They are seeking a researcher with a background … in alpha research. Responsibilities Conduct original quantitative alpha signal research Manage all aspects of the research process, including data analysis, alpha signal discovery, backtesting, trading, idea generation, alpha signal/portfolio analysis and the management of production code Evaluate new datasets for alpha potential Follow, digest, analyze and improve upon the latest academic research Desirable Candidates 2+ years of … research experience in Equities. Ph.D. or M.S. in finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, operations research, or another quantitative discipline. Programming in any of the following: Python, C++, or R. Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new methodologies to alpha generation. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team. More ❯

Join a globally renowned high-frequency trading firm and a highly respected, multi-strategy hedge fund at the forefront of systematic and quantitative research. We are looking for exceptional senior quant researchers/traders to join our systematic trading strategies team in New York City, London or Europe. Competitive compensation & performance-based bonuses Your Role: As a Senior Quantitative … optimization of high-frequency trading strategies in traditional financial markets. You will work closely with world-class engineers, quants, and traders to solve complex real-time challenges using advanced quantitative techniques and cutting-edge technology. Key Responsibilities: Develop and optimize systematic, high-frequency trading strategies. Conduct quantitative research to uncover market inefficiencies and improve model robustness. Collaborate with … of technical excellence and collaboration. Who We’re Looking For: Exceptional candidates with an outstanding academic and professional track record. A degree (Master’s or PhD preferred) in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science) from a top-tier university. Proven experience developing successful quantitative models—ideally in HFT and/or transaction cost analysis. Strong analytical More ❯

Join a globally renowned high-frequency trading firm and a highly respected, multi-strategy hedge fund at the forefront of systematic and quantitative research. We are looking for exceptional senior quant researchers/traders to join our systematic trading strategies team in New York City, London or Europe. Competitive compensation & performance-based bonuses Your Role: As a Senior Quantitative … optimization of high-frequency trading strategies in traditional financial markets. You will work closely with world-class engineers, quants, and traders to solve complex real-time challenges using advanced quantitative techniques and cutting-edge technology. Key Responsibilities: Develop and optimize systematic, high-frequency trading strategies. Conduct quantitative research to uncover market inefficiencies and improve model robustness. Collaborate with … of technical excellence and collaboration. Who We’re Looking For: Exceptional candidates with an outstanding academic and professional track record. A degree (Master’s or PhD preferred) in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science) from a top-tier university. Proven experience developing successful quantitative models—ideally in HFT and/or transaction cost analysis. Strong analytical More ❯

Join a globally renowned high-frequency trading firm and a highly respected, multi-strategy hedge fund at the forefront of systematic and quantitative research. We are looking for exceptional senior quant researchers/traders to join our systematic trading strategies team in New York City, London or Europe. Competitive compensation & performance-based bonuses Your Role: As a Senior Quantitative … optimization of high-frequency trading strategies in traditional financial markets. You will work closely with world-class engineers, quants, and traders to solve complex real-time challenges using advanced quantitative techniques and cutting-edge technology. Key Responsibilities: Develop and optimize systematic, high-frequency trading strategies. Conduct quantitative research to uncover market inefficiencies and improve model robustness. Collaborate with … of technical excellence and collaboration. Who We’re Looking For: Exceptional candidates with an outstanding academic and professional track record. A degree (Master’s or PhD preferred) in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science) from a top-tier university. Proven experience developing successful quantitative models—ideally in HFT and/or transaction cost analysis. Strong analytical More ❯

Quant Researcher – Execution | London I’m partnered with a top-tier trading firm looking for a talented Quantitative Researcher to join their London Execution Desk. Competitive Salary Package. Negotiable depending on level and experience. You’ll be: 🔹 Designing & improving execution algorithms 🔹 Building market impact & post-trade models 🔹 Working with traders, quants & engineers to push research More ❯

Quant Researcher – Execution | London I’m partnered with a top-tier trading firm looking for a talented Quantitative Researcher to join their London Execution Desk. Competitive Salary Package. Negotiable depending on level and experience. You’ll be: 🔹 Designing & improving execution algorithms 🔹 Building market impact & post-trade models 🔹 Working with traders, quants & engineers to push research More ❯