Quant Developer / Backtesting Ninja / Algorithmic Sorcerer / Time-Traveling Quant (Pick your favorite!)

Job Title: Quant Developer / Backtesting Ninja / Algorithmic Sorcerer / Time-Traveling Quant (Pick your favorite!)

Location: Remote - As long as you have decent internet, we don't care if you're coding from a beach

About QuantM Alpha:

We're not your typical stuffy finance firm. We're a bunch of passionate quants, algo-trading rebels, market-making misfits and passionate product orchestrators who believe that building the future of trading should be as fun as it is challenging.

We eat data for breakfast, dream in algorithms, and are most excited when tweaking the settings our profit-generating bots. We’re leveraging AI to build tools that bridge the gap between super complicated quantitative investment tools and easy-to-use bots that provide liquidity to the market and profit to our customers.

Technically, we’re trading over $2B on avg a month with 230 BTC AUM, growing swiftly even though we’re available by referral only.

The Gig:

You, our future Backtesting Ninja, will be the guardian of our trading strategies' past, present, and future. You'll be diving deep into historical market data, building and wielding powerful backtesting engines, and basically playing the role of a time-traveling detective to uncover hidden alpha and squash sneaky bugs. You'll be a critical part of the team that turns brilliant ideas into profitable realities (and keeps us from accidentally blowing up the market). You're not just using backtesting tools; you're building them, bending them to your will, and generally making them sing. You'll also be our resident AI whisperer, leveraging the latest and greatest in machine learning to make our backtests smarter, faster, and more insightful.

What You'll Be Doing (The Fun Stuff):

• Building the Ultimate Backtesting Arsenal: Designing, developing, and maintaining our in-house backtesting frameworks. Think of it as building your own personal time machine for financial markets.
• Becoming a Data Whisperer: Wrangling massive datasets, cleaning up messy data, and transforming it into actionable insights. You'll be fluent in the language of markets.
• Algorithm Archaeology: Digging into the performance of our trading strategies, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and proposing improvements. You'll be like an Indiana Jones of quantitative finance.
• AI-Powered Prediction: Leveraging machine learning and AI techniques (think LLMs, reinforcement learning, etc.) to enhance our backtesting capabilities and potentially even predict the future (no promises though, we get it!).
• Prompt Engineering Mastery: You'll be our go-to guru for crafting the perfect prompts to get the most out of our AI tools. You speak fluent "AI" and can translate complex trading concepts into effective prompts that multiplies you already incredible efficiency and ability to deliver on objectives.
• Collaborating with the Cool Kids: Working closely with our traders and researchers to bring their wildest ideas to life (and making sure they don't accidentally create a financial black hole).
• Staying Ahead of the Curve: Keeping up with the latest research in quantitative finance, backtesting methodologies, and AI. You're a perpetual learner, always hungry for new knowledge.

Your Ninja Toolkit (Technical Skills - The Serious Stuff):

• Python Proficiency is Mandatory: You should be a Python master, comfortable with libraries like Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, scikit-learn, etc (you can use whatever tools you think and can demonstrate are, we’re open to improving everything!). If you can write elegant, efficient, and well-documented Python code in your sleep, you're our kind of person.

• Experience with Backtesting Frameworks: You've worked with (and ideally built) performant backtesting frameworks before. You understand the nuances of simulating market conditions, handling transaction costs, and avoiding lookahead bias. Experience with frameworks like Nautilus Trader, HFTBacktest, or custom-built solutions is highly desirable.

• Building for scale and speed:

• Database Domination: You're comfortable working with large datasets (in relational databases like PostgreSQL) and time-series databases (TimescaleDB - we're flexible).

• Cloud Computing Chops: Experience with cloud platforms like AWS is a big plus.

• Bonus Points (The "Nice-to-Haves" that Make You Even Cooler):

  • Python, Rust: Experience with any of these languages is a significant advantage. We value performance and versatility.
  • Experience with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Dask).
  • Contributions to open-source projects (show us your GitHub!).
  • A deep understanding of market microstructure.
  • A passion for explaining complex concepts in simple terms.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• We're Not Boring: Seriously, we have fun. We value creativity, collaboration, and a healthy dose of humor.
• Your Work Matters: You'll be directly impacting our bottom line and shaping the future of our trading strategies.
• Learn and Grow: We encourage continuous learning and provide opportunities for professional development.
• Awesome Perks: [List your company's perks – e.g., competitive salary, excellent benefits, flexible work arrangements, free snacks, company outings, etc.]
• Be Part of Something Special: We're building something amazing, and doing cool stuff with cool people - you'll be a key part of the journey.

Ready to Join the Ninja Clan?

If you're ready to unleash your inner backtesting ninja and help us conquer the markets, apply now! Send us your resume and a brief cover letter (or a haiku about your love of backtesting – we appreciate creativity!) and Tell us why you're the perfect fit for this role and what makes you a true algorithmic sorcerer. We can't wait to hear from you!