Saragossa · 1 week ago
Quantitative Researcher – Hedge Fund – NYC – Strong C#/C++ Coding Required
Saragossa is a global hedge fund offering a significant opportunity to join their team with a flat structure and high transparency. The Quantitative Researcher will be responsible for researching, developing, and improving systematic trading strategies, collaborating closely with portfolio managers, traders, and technologists.
Responsibilities
Researching, developing, and improving systematic trading strategies across the firm
Working with large datasets, designing and testing models, and evaluating performance, risk, and trading costs
Collaborating closely with portfolio managers, traders, and technologists to ensure research is robust, implementable, and impactful
Participating in ongoing research discussions, contributing to portfolio construction and optimization efforts, and continuously refining models based on live results and new data
Qualification
Required
Strong C#/C++ coding required
Strong quantitative background across statistics, mathematics, or data science
Experience conducting rigorous research in fast-paced, data-intensive environments
Ability to work with large datasets
Experience designing and testing models
Ability to evaluate performance, risk, and trading costs
Collaboration skills to work closely with portfolio managers, traders, and technologists
Hands-on and research-driven approach
Real ownership over ideas from inception through deployment
Participation in ongoing research discussions
Contribution to portfolio construction and optimization efforts
Continuous refinement of models based on live results and new data
Preferred
Prior exposure to systematic trading, asset management, or financial markets
Exceptional researchers from adjacent quantitative fields are strongly encouraged to apply
Company
Saragossa
Saragossa is a consultancy that offers recruitment and staffing services to the data science and financial technology industries.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
2025-09-23
2023-03-06
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