Quant Researcher

As a Graduate Quant Researcher at Da Vinci, you’ll work alongside a fun team of highly skilled traders and engineers. Our Quant Researchers are key to developing and improving algorithmic trading strategies that help us reach our goal of building one of the best proprietary trading firms in the world.

Da Vinci offers an exciting and dynamic work environment, where employees are given the freedom to come up with great ideas and the space to push these to completion. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of a successful and fast-growing company.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze market data to build new trading strategies
• Develop tools that translate data analysis results into useful inputs for trading
• Continuously analyze and improve our existing strategies
• Improve and refine our data infrastructure and setup
• Evaluate prospective markets for opportunities

Requirements:

• Technical background (Maths, Physics, Engineering, Econometrics, Quant Finance or similar quantitative studies)
• Programming knowledge in Python, MATLAB, R or C++
• Passion for research, in-depth analysis, and mathematical modelling
• Ability to understand mathematical theory and translate it into practice
• Good communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Analytical approach to solving complex problems
• Competitive but cooperative attitude
• Proactive and entrepreneurial mindset

Benefits:

• An opportunity to work beside the best in the field
• Base salary of USD 140k
• Excellent variable pay based on performance, with a fair bonus-structure awarding company profits to software engineers, traders and researchers alike
• Outstanding performance is also rewarded with shareholding in the company
• Relocation package when moving across states
• Training period in Amsterdam to get to know the team
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 25 vacation days each year
• Meals during work hours
• Social events and after-work drinks