Site Reliability Engineer (Weekend Warrior)
Sydney, AustraliaAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-8A6A0E
Software engineering
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 days ago
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Quant firm jobs in Sydney
A compact market-making hub that hires early-career trading and engineering talent in volume.
What is open in Sydney right now?
27 adverts are open at quant firms in Sydney, across research, trading, engineering, data and operations. All of them are listed below.
Business Intelligence Analyst
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-AB5903
Finance and accounting
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 16 days ago
View opportunityLegal Counsel - Financial Markets and Regulatory
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-367916
Legal
A$115k – A$180k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 17 days ago
View opportunityHardware Engineer
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-CD4A87
Low-latency engineeringHigh-frequency tradingPhD
A$210k – A$285k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 11 days ago
View opportunityEquity Analyst
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-3E40A2
Other / businessOptions and volatility
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 19 days ago
View opportunityPlatform Engineer
Sydney, AustraliaA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-BF55A5
Software engineeringMarket makingBachelors
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 24 days ago
View opportunityAccounts Payable Officer
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-06D58C
Finance and accountingMasters
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 24 days ago
View opportunityCompliance Analyst
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-2EDE87
Legal
A$115k – A$180k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 1 month ago
View opportunityHR Operations Manager - 14 month contract
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-74DE96
Talent and peopleBachelors
A$115k – A$180k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySenior Campus Recruiter - Technology
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-45080B
Talent and peopleGraduate
A$75k – A$115k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunityPerformance Engineer
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-437EC0
Other / business
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySoftware Engineer C++
Sydney, AustraliaA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-44E533
Software engineeringOptions and volatilityBachelors
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySenior Internal Auditor
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-BD290D
Finance and accountingSenior
A$75k – A$115k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySystems Engineer - AI Safety and Tooling
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-C9FAE1
Software engineeringBachelors
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySoftware Engineer - Development Platform
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-88E2CD
Software engineering
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunityDeep Learning Research Intern - 2027 - Sydney
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-44155D
Machine learningInternshipMarket makingPhD
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 16 days ago
View opportunityTrader - Digital Assets
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-A779BF
TradingMarket making
A$165k – A$245k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySoftware Engineer - Machine Learning Frameworks
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-1EC515
Software engineering
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySoftware Engineer - Research
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-7AB3B8
Software engineering
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 1 month ago
View opportunityRecruitment Coordinator
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-09F12E
Talent and people
A$115k – A$180k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySystems Engineer
Sydney, AustraliaA fast-growing electronic market makerRef KQ-7779C8
Software engineeringMarket makingPhD
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 1 month ago
View opportunityOTC Trader (Digital Assets)
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-ECD089
Trading
A$165k – A$245k
Indicative base band
Benchmark-backed range
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunityC++ Software Engineer
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-FC3B93
Software engineering
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunitySite Reliability Engineer - Data Engineering
Sydney, AustraliaAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-243250
Software engineering
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunityHPC Systems Engineer
Sydney, AustraliaAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-EE46A1
Software engineering
Pay not published
No salary stated in the advert
First seen 2 months ago
View opportunityWhy work at a quant firm in Sydney?
Sydney's quant market is small in absolute terms but unusually concentrated: a handful of options market makers run full trading, research and engineering functions locally, and they recruit heavily from Australian university cohorts rather than importing senior hires. Because the same firms operate in Amsterdam and Chicago, graduate training and internal mobility are genuine features of the market rather than perks.
What do quant roles pay in Sydney?
Pay varies more by function and seniority than by city. The salary pages model each function for Sydney with the basis they use; adverts that publish pay show it on the listing.
How do interviews work at Sydney quant firms?
Each firm runs its own loop. The guides below cover Jump Trading and IMC Trading in Sydney, stage by stage.
Quant pay in Sydney
Modelled total compensation for the functions hiring here, in AUD. KnowQuant applies a Sydney index of 0.72 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 Trader | A$220k to A$440k | A$985k to A$3.3m |
| HFT / Low-Latency Engineer | A$220k to A$385k | A$655k to A$1.5m |
| Software Engineer | A$190k to A$315k | A$490k to A$1m |
| Machine Learning Engineer | A$220k to A$385k | A$655k to A$1.6m |
None of the 27 adverts listed above publish a salary.
Quant employers in Sydney and how they interview
Firms KnowQuant profiles with a Sydney office. Adverts are often anonymised, so this is office coverage, not a claim about who posted each listing.
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).
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).
Functions hiring here
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Quant jobs in Sydney: common questions
How many quant jobs are open in Sydney?
27 adverts are open at quant firms KnowQuant tracks in Sydney. The count describes open adverts on employers' boards, not hiring plans.
Which quant roles are hiring in Sydney?
Open adverts currently include quant traders, low-latency engineers, software engineers and machine learning engineers, alongside other technology and business roles at the same firms.
Which quant firms have offices in Sydney?
Firms KnowQuant covers here include Jump Trading and IMC Trading.
What strategies do Sydney quant firms run?
Common strategies include market making, options, quant development and asia-pacific derivatives.
Do Sydney quant firms sponsor visas?
Skilled sponsorship is used for quantitative roles, though many seats are filled from the local graduate pipeline. Confirm sponsorship per role rather than assuming it.
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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