Quantitative Developer
Posted on 8/9/2022
INACTIVE
Old Mission

201-500 employees

Global multi-asset market maker using proprietary systems
Company Overview
Old Mission stands out as a global, multi-asset market maker with a proven track record, having traded trillions of dollars of securities using their proprietary systems and models. Their advanced platform, developed since 2008, allows them to dynamically value a wide range of financial instruments, offering competitive pricing often tighter than their competitors. As a trusted partner to the world's largest exchanges, brokers, and institutional investors, Old Mission demonstrates industry leadership and a strong, collaborative culture.
Financial Services
Data & Analytics

Company Stage

Private

Total Funding

N/A

Founded

2008

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

24%

2 year growth

32%
Locations
New York, NY, USA
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Python
R
Java
MATLAB
C/C++
CategoriesNew
Software Engineering
Requirements
  • An advanced degree in a quantitative field such as computer science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, or one of the hard sciences
  • 3+ years of relevant equities or options trading experience
  • Programming skills in Python is a must and experience with C++, VBA, R, Matlab, Java would be a good compliment
  • Strong quantitative analytical, research oriented and problem solving skills to solve complex problems
  • Exceptional communication both written and verbal and has the ability to handle multiple tasks in a time sensitive, fast paced, collaborative, collegial environment
  • The ability to work and solve problems as part of a team, often in a high-pressure environment
  • Successful candidates will have a passion for the financial market, working with large amounts of data and are strategic thinkers. Must be organized and detail-oriented and has the ability to manage multiple work streams
  • Proven trustworthiness and performance under the highest ethical standards
  • Superior written and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
  • Work with other members in our trading group to assist in constructing new pricing models while also investigating the models that are currently being used
  • Assist in developing options specific research infrastructure and libraries in Python
  • Explore trading ideas by analyzing market data and market microstructure for patterns
  • Participate in the idea generation process with respect to options research
  • Build additional tools for traders in Python
  • Ability to adjust to the market conditions and work efficiently in small collaborative teams
  • Collaborate and work directly with the traders on analyzing, developing new ideas/tools to analyze data for patterns