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Quantitative Researcher – New Grad

Headlands Technologies
🇳🇱Amsterdam🇺🇸Chicago🇬🇧London🇺🇸New York🇧🇪Brussels🇸🇬SingaporeStudentFull-timePosted May 29, 2026

About the Role

As a Quantitative Researcher at Headlands Tech, you'll join a team of quantitative researchers responsible for the firm's portfolio of automated electronic trading strategies.

  • Research and develop predictive signals and trading models, iterating to drive measurable improvements in strategy PnL.
  • Work closely with colleagues and own ideas from hypothesis through production.
  • Be responsible for the results the strategies generate.

Requirements

  • Low ego; effective both collaboratively and autonomously
  • Highly motivated and ambitious, focused on real-world results
  • Demonstrable interest in systematic trading; internship experience preferred
  • Degree in a highly technical field (computer science, engineering, statistics, mathematics or physics) required
  • Strong knowledge of statistics and machine learning with practical experience applying them to noisy real-world data
  • Solid software development skills, with practical experience in Java, C++, or Python
  • A drive to turn research into profitable, scalable, and maintainable strategies