Acquire Me

Software Engineer - Quant Trading

New York, New York, US

Role snapshot

Acquire Me is hiring a Software Engineer - Quant Trading on a full-time basis. This is a role based in New York, New York, US.

Company
Acquire Me
Location
New York, New York, US
Job type
Full-time
Posted
Nov 5, 2026

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About the role

My client is an established Quantitative Trading Firm with track record of out-performing the market, they comprise of Engineers and Scientists taking on some of the most complex problems currently at the forefront of both Finance and Technology.

Due to expansion into new asset classes, they are scaling a new Infrastructure Engineering group to maintain resilience across the greenfield compute infrastructure, with the ultimate goal of ensuring maximum efficiency and uptime of trading systems. You will act as a SWE/SRE with a focus on building, scaling, optimizing and maintenance with a visible impact on the firm’s revenue generating systems.

Requirements:

Expert coding experience with Python/C++

Deep Linux System knowledge

Experience working with Cloud technologies

DevOps best practises

Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent STEM field

This opportunity boasts a collaborative environment where employees grow technically staying at the spearhead of technical relevancy in the market. Market leading cash compensation (base and bonus) and extensive benefits package available.