Quantitative Research Intern
Singapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-82FB11
S$165k – S$220k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 7 days ago
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What is open in Singapore right now?
103 adverts are open at quant firms in Singapore, across research, trading, engineering, data and operations. The 48 most recently verified are listed below.
Singapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-82FB11
S$165k – S$220k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 7 days ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-CA0C54
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 4 days ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-591108
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 9 days ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-D6DF89
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 10 days ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing high-frequency trading firmRef KQ-816D22
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 12 days ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-D16497
S$185k – S$265k
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Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-6BDD3A
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 22 days ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-203DAD
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 25 days ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-8E9B63
S$255k – S$350k
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Benchmark-backed range
First seen 29 days ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing high-frequency trading firmRef KQ-86E249
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 29 days ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-84EFC6
S$115k – S$180k
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Benchmark-backed range
First seen 29 days ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-7A1E79
S$190k – S$275k
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Benchmark-backed range
First seen 1 month ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-05395B
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 1 month ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-E8CEF9
S$190k – S$275k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 1 month ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-C73BAA
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 1 month ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-16CBF1
S$165k – S$245k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 1 month ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-90AAED
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 1 month ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-7CF637
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 1 month ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-083FBC
S$135k – S$190k
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Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-18621B
S$165k – S$245k
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Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-9FD9B5
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-B2C977
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-D62A99
S$190k – S$275k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing high-frequency trading firmRef KQ-A5A622
S$165k – S$220k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing high-frequency trading firmRef KQ-0B1F98
S$165k – S$220k
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Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-ACC6C4
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-B7C4D9
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-BB704D
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-E21584
S$185k – S$265k
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Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-491189
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-886458
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-EF439F
S$145k – S$200k
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First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-7E0856
S$330k – S$550k
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First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-6FB8E6
S$115k – S$180k
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Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing multi-strategy investment platformRef KQ-7F670F
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-728E74
S$135k – S$190k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-8E415B
S$165k – S$220k
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Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-B3697A
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-D2CD81
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-6787C4
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing multi-strategy investment platformRef KQ-A1D807
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing high-frequency trading firmRef KQ-39AE26
S$190k – S$275k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeA fast-growing multi-strategy investment platformRef KQ-F9C98B
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 4 days ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-3FA97D
S$190k – S$275k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-646EE0
S$165k – S$220k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-14BF27
S$115k – S$180k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySingapore has absorbed a significant share of regional quant headcount over the past decade, helped by regulatory stability and a tax position that many candidates weigh in the comparison. The market is strongest in systematic trading, commodities and macro, with a growing crypto and digital-asset segment.
Pay varies more by function and seniority than by city. The salary pages model each function for Singapore with the basis they use; adverts that publish pay show it on the listing.
Each firm runs its own loop. The guides below cover Jane Street, Hudson River Trading and Jump Trading in Singapore, stage by stage.
Modelled total compensation for the functions hiring here, in SGD. KnowQuant applies a Singapore index of 0.82 to its New York reference bands, rounded to the nearest 5k. These are estimates, not offers.
| Function | Entry level (modelled) | Most senior band (modelled) |
|---|---|---|
| Quant Researcher | S$255k to S$440k | S$880k to S$2.7m |
| Quant Trader | S$220k to S$440k | S$990k to S$3.3m |
| Quant Developer | S$200k to S$330k | S$550k to S$1.3m |
| HFT / Low-Latency Engineer | S$220k to S$385k | S$660k to S$1.5m |
| Systematic Portfolio Manager | S$550k to S$1.6m | S$2.2m to S$16m |
| Software Engineer | S$190k to S$320k | S$495k to S$1m |
None of the 48 adverts listed above publish a salary.
Firms KnowQuant profiles with a Singapore office. Adverts are often anonymised, so this is office coverage, not a claim about who posted each listing.
Jane Street
Proprietary trading · HQ New York
Strategies: ETF market making, Options, Statistical arbitrage. Hires for quant-trader, quant-researcher, quant-developer. Pay about 25% above market (modelled).
Hudson River Trading
Proprietary trading · HQ New York
Strategies: Automated market making, Statistical arbitrage, High-frequency trading. Hires for quant-researcher, quant-developer, hft-engineer. Pay about 22% above market (modelled).
Jump Trading
Proprietary trading · HQ Chicago
Strategies: High-frequency trading, Latency arbitrage, Crypto. Hires for hft-engineer, quant-researcher, quant-trader. Pay about 20% above market (modelled).
Optiver
Market maker · HQ Amsterdam
Strategies: Options market making, Volatility, Delta one. Hires for quant-trader, quant-developer, hft-engineer. Pay about 10% above market (modelled).
IMC Trading
Market maker · HQ Amsterdam
Strategies: Options market making, Equities, Systematic trading. Hires for quant-trader, quant-developer, hft-engineer. Pay about 5% above market (modelled).
DRW
Proprietary trading · HQ Chicago
Strategies: Options, Fixed income, Crypto. Hires for quant-trader, quant-researcher, hft-engineer. Pay about 12% above market (modelled).
D. E. Shaw
Systematic manager · HQ New York
Strategies: Systematic strategies, Discretionary macro, Statistical arbitrage. Hires for quant-researcher, quant-developer, portfolio-manager. Pay about 20% above market (modelled).
Millennium Management
Multi-strategy platform · HQ New York
Strategies: Multi-strategy, Pod-based, Systematic teams. Hires for portfolio-manager, quant-researcher, quant-developer. Pay about 18% above market (modelled).
Point72
Multi-strategy platform · HQ Stamford
Strategies: Multi-strategy, Long/short equity, Systematic. Hires for quant-researcher, portfolio-manager, quant-developer. Pay about 12% above market (modelled).
Susquehanna (SIG)
Market maker · HQ Philadelphia
Strategies: Options market making, Volatility, Equities. Hires for quant-trader, quant-researcher, quant-developer. Pay about 8% above market (modelled).
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103 adverts are open at quant firms KnowQuant tracks in Singapore. The count describes open adverts on employers' boards, not hiring plans.
Open adverts currently include quant researchers, quant traders, quant developers, low-latency engineers and portfolio managers, alongside other technology and business roles at the same firms.
Firms KnowQuant covers here include Jane Street, Hudson River Trading, Jump Trading, Optiver, IMC Trading and DRW.
Common strategies include systematic trading, commodities, macro and market making.
The Employment Pass is the usual route and its thresholds have been raised over time. Check the current official Singapore guidance and confirm with the employer that the specific role would be sponsored.
Counts describe adverts open on the employers' own boards at the last verification, not hiring plans or headcount. Adverts that disappear from a board drop out of this page.
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