Middle Office Quant Analyst
About the job
- 2–5 years of experience in risk management or trading operations within a hedge fund, proprietary trading firm, or prime brokerage environment.
- Hands-on experience supporting long/short equity and derivatives trading, including trade lifecycle, position and profit-and-loss reconciliation, and interaction with trading or investment teams.
- Strong proficiency in Python for data analysis and automation, SQL for data extraction and manipulation, and familiarity with Linux environments.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English with traders, engineers, and external counterparties.
- Develop and maintain risk monitoring frameworks for equity long/short and multi-strategy portfolios, including factor risk models and performance attribution.
- Monitor beta, sector, country, and factor exposures across strategies; highlight concentration, drift, and potential risk issues.
- Analyze crowding, cross-strategy correlation, and common risk drivers across strategies, especially under stressed market conditions.
- Conduct quantitative risk and performance analysis to generate actionable insights for traders, management, and risk governance.
- Build, automate, and improve analytical tools and dashboards supporting risk management, capital allocation, and performance evaluation.
- Experience in hedge funds with a long/short equity strategy.
- Familiarity with prime brokerage workflows and broker data, including confirmations, statements, margin, and financing.
- Ability to independently investigate and resolve trading, position, and profit-and-loss discrepancies under time constraints.
- Ability to work closely with traders, engineers, and external counterparties to diagnose issues and deliver solutions.
- Strong quantitative and problem-solving mindset, with the ability to analyze trading and risk data.
About the company
Presto is an algorithmic trading and financial services firm. The company uses quantitative research, data, and software systems to develop trading signals and execute strategies across financial markets. It serves institutional counterparties, trading venues, investors, and internal portfolio teams. Its operating model centers on research, engineering, trading, risk, and middle-office functions operating across Asian financial centers. Teams work across quantitative research, trading, software engineering, data, risk, operations, and business development. The business combines technical knowledge, practical execution, and ongoing support across the markets it serves.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Founded
2014
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Presto raised $10 million in January 2026 for enterprise QSR expansion.
- Dairy Queen's April 2026 expansion validates product-market fit with a large national chain.
- Chuck Mooty joined as advisor in January 2026, adding operator credibility and distribution access.
What critics are saying
- SEC settled misleading-AI charges against Presto Automation in January 2025, poisoning trust.
- Metropolitan's 2024 foreclosure threat showed creditor control can wipe equity instantly.
- Presto Phoenix remains a small private vendor; a failed Dairy Queen rollout crushes momentum.
What makes Presto unique
- Presto Voice powers hundreds of drive-thrus across 12 QSR brands in 2026.
- Dairy Queen expanded Presto Voice to select franchises across 25 states and Canada.
- Krishna Gupta returned as CEO in April 2026, sharpening founder-led execution.
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