Graduate Quant

Da Vinci is looking for graduate quants to join a highly skilled, collaborative team in solving complex problems. You will play a key role in ensuring our operations perform at the highest level possible, working to achieve our goal of building one of the best proprietary trading firms in the world. Are you looking for an exciting and dynamic work environment, where employees are given the freedom to come up with great ideas and the space to push these to completion? Then this is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of a successful and fast-growing company.

Responsibilities

Depending on your background and focus, your responsibilities may include:

As a Quant Trader:

Analyse market data to build new trading strategies

Develop tools that translate data analysis results into useful inputs for trading

Continuously monitor trades and improve our existing strategies

Evaluate prospective markets for opportunities

As a Quant Researcher:

Analyse market data to build new trading strategies

Develop tools that translate data analysis results into useful inputs for trading

Continuously analyse and improve our existing strategies

Improve and refine our data infrastructure and setup

Evaluate prospective markets for opportunities

As a Quant Developer:

Design and implement high-performance trading systems and tools

Collaborate with researchers and traders to translate ideas into robust, scalable code

Improve infrastructure, latency, and deployment workflows

Ensure reliable operation in live trading environments

Requirements

Technical background (Maths, Physics, Engineering, Econometrics, Quant Finance or similar quantitative studies)

Programming knowledge in Python, MATLAB, R or C++

Passion for financial markets, in-depth analysis, and modelling

Ability to understand mathematical theory and translate it into practice

Understanding of risk and reward patterns

Good communication skills

Attention to detail

Analytical approach to solving complex problems

Competitive but cooperative attitude

Proactive and entrepreneurial mindset

Benefits:

An opportunity to work beside the best in the field

Competitive compensation

Excellent variable pay based on performance, with a fair bonus-structure awarding company profits to software engineers, traders and researchers alike

Outstanding performance is also rewarded with shareholding in the company

Relocation package when moving across states

Training period in Amsterdam to get to know the team

Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance

25 vacation days each year

Meals during work hours

Social events and after-work drinks

Currently we are not offering opportunities to write a thesis. This may change in the future. Please visit our website periodically and follow us on social media to stay up to date.