Full-Time

Trading Infrastructure Specialist

Squarepoint Capital

Squarepoint Capital

501-1,000 employees

Manages quant-driven, systematic portfolios globally

No salary listed

Montreal, QC, Canada + 1 more

More locations: London, UK

In Person

Category
Quantitative Finance (1)
Required Skills
PowerShell
Bash
Kubernetes
Python
Postgres
Prometheus
Ansible
DevOps
Linux/Unix
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Network Engineering or a similar discipline
  • Up to 4 years experience in a similar environment
  • Experience with Linux
  • Experience administering Relational Database Management Systems such as MSSQL, Postgres, etc.
  • Ability to program or script in one or more of: Python, Bash, PowerShell
  • Experience with one or more of: Kubernetes, Gitlab, Prometheus, Ansible, and an understanding of CI/CD concepts
  • Exceptional communication skills, attention to detail and ability to work within a Global team
  • Eagerness to continuously learn new technologies and develop with us
  • Curious and thrive under pressure.
Responsibilities
  • Maintain the reliability and stability of trading services across the cloud and our data centers.
  • Identify and analyze infrastructure failures as the crucial first line of defense.
  • Work across compute hardware, infrastructure applications, and networks and telecoms technologies.
  • Be directly accountable for the timely identification and analysis of infrastructure failures.
  • Involve across a wide range of technology infrastructure including computational hardware and storage, operating systems and virtualization technology, real-time data streaming platforms, CI/CD infrastructure, load balancers, observability tools, container orchestration platforms, and layer 1 networking technologies.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management (Chef, Puppet or Ansible).

Squarepoint Capital is a global investment manager that uses quantitative and systematic strategies to build diversified portfolios across asset classes, trading frequencies, and markets for institutional investors. Its approach rests on a data-driven platform and advanced technology that power research and model-driven trading decisions, updating portfolios as market data changes. Unlike many peers, it combines multi-asset and multi-frequency strategies with a worldwide footprint (thirteen cities) and a team led by four founding partners, supported by a collaborative culture focused on rigorous research and disciplined execution. The firm aims to deliver attractive, risk-aware returns for pension funds, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds through systematic investment processes and structured portfolio construction.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$1.2B

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2014

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Squarepoint's AUM surged to $182 billion by November 2025.
  • Squarepoint grew market value to $96.2 billion with 30% turnover by June 2025.
  • Squarepoint's fee base funds infrastructure across thirteen global offices.

What critics are saying

  • Two Sigma's neural nets capture 20% higher Sharpe ratios in stat arb.
  • Citadel's netting across 10,000 positions cuts costs 40% more.
  • Jane Street undercuts Squarepoint's arb by 15-25bps daily using options data.

What makes Squarepoint Capital unique

  • Squarepoint executes millions of daily automated trades across equities, options, futures, and FX.
  • Squarepoint nets 4,000+ positions internally to slash transaction costs.
  • Squarepoint applies Fama-French five-factor and Barra models for risk management.

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