tldr: Junior Quant, Fast Forward, Moscow office, 3-5k$ + profit share bonuses

🚀 Junior Quantitative Trader — in the Quant Team at Fast Forward

[Fast Forward] is an HFT company. We develop high-frequency trading strategies and work in one of the most competitive and rapidly growing fields at the intersection of mathematics, algorithms, ML, and engineering.

We are looking for a Junior Quantitative Trader / Junior Quant Researcher who is interested in solving complex problems: searching for trading hypotheses, testing them on data, bringing ideas to production, and seeing the real results of their work.

What you will be doing: • Generating trading ideas and testing hypotheses • Backtesting strategies • Optimizing hyperparameters • Adapting strategy logic for specific markets and exchanges • Comparing backtesting results with live trading • Bringing trading ideas to production

Mandatory Requirements: 🎓 Technical education or studies at a strong university: Higher School of Economics (FCS), MIPT, MSU, SPbSU, ITMO, SHAD, or equivalent level 🏆 Strong achievements in mathematics / International Olympiads / ML: All-Russian Olympiads, National Olympiads, ICPC, Codeforces, Kaggle Master+ or comparable results • Strong foundation in probability theory, statistics, and mathematical analysis • Proficient Python/C++ and experience with core data science libraries • Git / Linux • Ability to quickly grasp complex problems and test hypotheses on data • Interest in trading and financial markets • Non-standard thinking and a desire to find non-obvious solutions

Conditions: 📍 Office-based work in Moscow (full-time) 💻 Powerful workstation and laptop 💵 Salary: 3000-5000 $ + Profit Share bonuses ☕️ Coffee, snacks, and drinks in the office 🚀 Strong team and tasks that truly require thinking

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