An international HFT company is looking for an Algorithmic Trader to join its team in Dubai.
We are looking for strong early-career professionals with a technical or mathematical background, solid programming skills, and a genuine interest in algorithmic, high-frequency, and quantitative trading.
Responsibilities
Trade a wide range of financial instruments.
Develop, maintain, and improve trading strategies and algorithms.
Participate in running trading desks.
Manage trade execution and risk across trading portfolios.
Analyze market data and identify opportunities to improve trading strategies.
Work closely with developers on trading-related systems and projects.
Participate in testing, optimization, and deployment of trading algorithms.
Continuously develop expertise in algorithmic trading, quantitative trading, and HFT.
Requirements
University graduation in 2023–2025, preferably in a STEM field such as Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline.
Strong analytical and mental arithmetic skills.
1–3 years of programming experience in any programming language.
At least 1 year of professional/commercial software development experience.
Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
Fluent English for communication with English-speaking colleagues.
Willingness to relocate to Dubai, UAE.
Nice to Have
Participation in national or international competitions and olympiads, such as ICPC, IMO, IOI, national olympiads, Codeforces, or similar competitions.
Strong academic performance.
Experience with Python, C++, Java, Go, or another programming language.
Interest in financial markets, algorithmic trading, quantitative trading, or HFT.
Experience with backtesting, market data, trading bots, research projects, or mathematical modeling.
Knowledge of statistics, probability, optimization, or machine learning.
What We Offer
Relocation to Dubai, UAE.
Relocation package.
An opportunity to enter the algorithmic / quantitative trading field without prior professional trading experience.
Hands-on work with trading strategies, algorithms, execution, and risk management.
Performance-based bonus.
International English-speaking environment.
Workations twice a year.
Opportunity to work alongside experienced traders, quants, and developers.
