Quantitative Developer, Systematic Equities
Millennium Management · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1y ago
Job Description: Quantitative Developer, Systematic Equities
Please direct all resume submissions to QuantTalentEUR@mlp.com and reference REQ-26457 in the subject.
Millennium is a top tier global hedge fund with a strong commitment to leveraging market innovations in technology and data to deliver high-quality returns.
Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled and entrepreneurial Lead Software Engineer to architect, build, and scale the core trading infrastructure for a newly formed quantitative trading pod. You will lead the design and deployment of systems that support systematic strategies operating across global markets and time zones.
This is a hands-on leadership role at the intersection of technology, research, and trading - you'll collaborate directly with quantitative researchers and the Senior Portfolio Manager to turn ideas into production-ready strategies.
The pod is led by a Senior Portfolio Manager with 15+ years of experience and a proven track record in alpha generation, strategy development, and risk management at top-tier quant firms. This is a unique opportunity to own the technology stack from day one, influence strategic direction, and help shape a high-performance team in a collaborative and intellectually rigorous environment.
Location
Dubai
Principal Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Architecture
Design and maintain the trading system architecture, including components for data ingestion, signal generation, backtesting, execution, and risk management
Make decisions on technology stack, performance optimization, and scalability
Ensure the system supports reasonable latency, high-throughput, and fault-tolerant trading
Team Leadership & Collaboration
Help recruit and Lead a small team of developers (sometimes quants as well) within the pod
Work closely with the quant researchers and traders to understand strategy requirements and translate them into code
Prioritize tasks and mentor junior developers or quant devs
Strategy Implementation Support
Build and maintain research infrastructure (e.g., backtesting frameworks, simulation environments, feature stores)
Translate researchers' prototypes (e.g., in Python) into production grade code, often in C++, or C# for latency-sensitive components
Execution & Infrastructure
Optimize and support order execution systems, integrating with various exchanges or broker APIs
Implement real-time risk checks, monitoring, logging, and alerting tools
Data Engineering & Management
Oversee the pipeline for ingesting, cleaning, and storing data (market, alternative, internal)
Ensure data integrity and low-latency access for trading and research
DevOps & Reliability
Often take responsibility for deployment pipelines, version control, and production support
Ensure high system availability and rapid recovery in case of failures
Security & Compliance
Make sure that the pod's infrastructure adheres to firm-wide compliance and security standards
Ensure rigorous version control, code quality, and documentation standards
Conduct thorough testing and debugging of software components, resolving any issues or discrepancies.
Required Technical Skills
1st class Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
Fluency in C++ or C# for performance-critical systems
Proficiency in Python, especially for scripting, research integration, and data tools
Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, and multithreaded/concurrent programming
Strong knowledge of SQL and modern database design (e.g., column stores, time-series DBs)
Familiarity with software engineering best practices: version control (Git), unit testing, CI/CD, logging, monitoring, etc.
Strong troubleshooting skills across distributed systems
Required Experience
3+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining high-performance trading systems, ideally in a systematic equities or quant trading environment
Proven experience in:
Handling large-scale market data (e.g., normalization, feed handling, replay systems)
Order routing and exchange connectivity, including FIX protocols and direct market access (DMA)
Building event-driven architectures and real-time systems with tight SLAs
Identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks, data inconsistencies, or system instability in production environments
Highly Valued Relevant Attributes
Excellent communication skills - able to interface directly with quant researchers and traders, translate requirements, and explain technical decisions
Demonstrated initiative and ownership: able to drive projects independently, while collaborating effectively in a team setting
Comfortable in fast-paced, iterative environments where priorities can shift quickly based on market conditions or research insights