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Quant Developer jobs at quant firms

The engineering layer beneath the strategy.

How many quant developer roles are open right now?

29 quant developer adverts are open at the firms KnowQuant tracks. All of them are listed below.

Senior Quantitative Developer

New today

Massachusetts, United StatesAn established systematic asset managerRef KQ-AE1E88

Quant engineeringSeniorOptions and volatility

$210k – $300k

Indicative base band

High early interest expected

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Quantitative Developer

New today

Shanghai, ChinaA fast-growing high-frequency trading firmRef KQ-A6D18E

Quant engineeringHigh-frequency tradingPhD

¥665k – ¥935k

Indicative base band

High early interest expected

New today

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UP - Analytics/Middle Office - Quant Developer

Chicago, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-955517

Quant engineeringOptions and volatility

$150k – $200k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 7 days ago

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Quantitative Developer

United Kingdom, United KingdomA fast-growing multi-strategy investment platformRef KQ-2767C2

Quant engineering

£115k – £160k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 14 days ago

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Quantitative Developer – Equity Options

Singapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-D16497

Quant engineeringOptions and volatility

S$185k – S$265k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quantitative Developer

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARA fast-growing multi-strategy investment platformRef KQ-61CB06

Quant engineeringMachine-learning alpha

HK$1.1m – HK$1.6m

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 24 days ago

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Quantitative Developer

London, United KingdomA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-E630EF

Quant engineeringMachine-learning alphaBachelors

£115k – £160k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 1 month ago

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Quantitative Developer | Trading Team

Singapore, SingaporeAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-E21584

Quant engineering

S$185k – S$265k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quantitative Developer Intern

Singapore, SingaporeA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-EF439F

Quant engineeringInternshipMasters

S$145k – S$200k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quantitative Developer

New York, United StatesAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-B3B5AE

Quant engineeringPhD

$175k – $250k

Advertised base

Employer-stated salary

First seen 2 months ago

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Junior Quantitative Developer & Strategist

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-51E3A4

Quant engineeringGraduateOptions and volatilityPhD

$125k – $175k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quantitative Developer Intern - Summer 2027

New York, United StatesA fast-growing high-frequency trading firmRef KQ-E2B158

Quant engineeringInternshipHigh-frequency tradingPhD

$130k – $180k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Lead Quantitative Developer - Systematic

China, ChinaAn established systematic asset managerRef KQ-0A668D

Quant engineeringLead / HeadMachine-learning alpha

CN¥990k – CN¥1.5m

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quantitative Developer - Systematic

China, ChinaAn established systematic asset managerRef KQ-85DC3C

Quant engineeringMachine-learning alpha

CN¥675k – CN¥950k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quantitative Developer

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-6B8281

Quant engineering

HK$1.1m – HK$1.6m

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quantitative Developer - Python

Chicago, United StatesAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-3DCC98

Quant engineering

$165k – $235k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Graduate Quant Developer

London, United KingdomA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-65C214

Quant engineeringGraduate

£85k – £120k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quantitative Developer - Systematic

London, United KingdomAn established systematic asset managerRef KQ-1F1F46

Quant engineeringOptions and volatility

£115k – £160k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 28 days ago

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Quantitative Developer

London, United KingdomA fast-growing multi-strategy investment platformRef KQ-61DDA5

Quant engineeringBachelors

£115k – £160k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quantitative Developer Intern

Paris, FranceA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-F980C0

Quant engineeringInternshipMasters

€80k – €115k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quantitative Developer

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-D847A1

Quant engineeringMasters

HK$1.1m – HK$1.6m

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quantitative Developer Intern

New York, United StatesA fast-growing multi-strategy investment platformRef KQ-39BF8B

Quant engineeringInternshipMachine-learning alpha

$130k – $180k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quantitative Developer | Trading Team

Shanghai, ChinaAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-B1A719

Quant engineering

¥665k – ¥935k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quantitative Developer - CIO Office

New York, United StatesA fast-growing multi-strategy investment platformRef KQ-0F9C05

Quant engineeringPhD

$170k – $240k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quantitative Developer

Chicago, United StatesA fast-growing multi-strategy investment platformRef KQ-BFA4B4

Quant engineering

$165k – $235k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quantitative Developer | Trading team

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARAn established proprietary trading firmRef KQ-4DEFF1

Quant engineeringStatistical arbitrage

HK$1.1m – HK$1.6m

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quant Developer DeFi - Digital Assets

Zurich, SwitzerlandAn established electronic market makerRef KQ-732DDB

Quant engineering

CHF 135k – CHF 190k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Junior Quant Developer

London, United KingdomA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-C9AECE

Quant engineeringGraduateMasters

£85k – £120k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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Quant Developer (KDB)

London, United KingdomA fast-growing quantitative trading firmRef KQ-CC1110

Quant engineering

£115k – £160k

Indicative base band

Benchmark-backed range

First seen 2 months ago

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What does a quant developer do at a quant firm?

Quant development sits between software engineering and the trading floor. The work spans research infrastructure, simulation environments, market-data handling and the production path from signal to order.

Explore the careers guideRoutes in, skills and progression

What does a quant developer earn?

KnowQuant's model puts total compensation for a quant developer in New York at roughly $180k to $1.2m, from entry level to senior. These are modelled bands, not published offers; the salary page shows the basis and how each city compares.

What do quant developer interviews test?

Loops for this function usually probe c++, python, distributed systems and kdb+/q. The firm guides below describe each loop stage by stage, and the practice bank has worked problems with full reasoning.

Where these roles are hired

What does a quant developer earn?

The modelled band by city and seniority, with the basis it is built on.

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Quant Developer jobs: common questions

How many quant developer jobs are open at quant firms?

29 quant developer adverts are open at the firms KnowQuant tracks, checked against the employers' own boards. The count describes open adverts, not hiring plans.

How much does a quant developer make at a quant firm?

KnowQuant models New York total compensation at roughly $180k to $1.2m across seniority levels. This is a modelled estimate; adverts that publish pay show it separately.

What skills do quant developers need?

The recurring requirements are c++, python, distributed systems, kdb+/q, linux performance and data engineering.

What background do quant firms hire quant developers from?

Common routes in include computer science graduates, software engineers moving from big technology, systems and infrastructure specialists and physics or engineering with strong programming. Firms also hire strong candidates from adjacent fields.

How do I prepare for a quant developer interview?

Read the loop for the firm you are targeting (KnowQuant covers Jane Street, Citadel / Citadel Securities and Hudson River Trading among others), then practise timed problems in the practice bank until the reasoning is fluent.

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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Quant Developer roles by city

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