Quant Trader (Remote - Hawaii)

Voloridge, LLC
Remote/USA, US
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Why this role

Pace
Fast Paced
The role requires a fast-paced approach, with the need to respond quickly to issues and monitor trading activity during the Asia-to-Europe handoff window, indicating a high operational tempo.
Collaboration
Medium
While the role involves significant independent work, it also requires coordination with various teams to investigate and resolve anomalies, suggesting a collaborative environment.
Autonomy
High
Given the requirement for strong ownership and the need to work independently during non-standard hours, this role demands a high level of autonomy.
Decision Impact
Team
Decisions made in this role can significantly impact the reliability and performance of trading and data infrastructure, highlighting the importance of careful decision-making.
Role Level
Individual Contributor
The role combines trading execution, production support, and systems maintenance, requiring a deep understanding of both financial markets and technical infrastructure, indicating a high level of complexity.
Career Pivot Friendly
Welcomes transferable skills
Individuals with experience in data analysis, system reliability, and trading operations can easily transition into this role, bringing valuable skills and knowledge to the table.

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Executing and monitoring systematic trading activity and critical overnight processes
  • Investigating anomalies and coordinating fixes with the right teams
  • Building and maintaining execution, risk and observability dashboards
  • Supporting data pipelines that power strategy workflows
  • Continuously improving processes and automation
Typical background
Experience in systematic trading, production support, and trading & data infrastructure reliabilityStrong proficiency in Python and SQLComfort working independently during non-standard hours

Transferable backgrounds

  • Coming from Data Analyst at a financial firm
    data handling · SQL skills
    The experience in handling production datasets and proficiency in SQL are directly applicable to the role's requirements.
  • Coming from IT Support Specialist for mission-critical systems
    system reliability · incident management
    The background in ensuring system reliability and managing incidents aligns well with the role's focus on maintaining and improving trading and data infrastructure.
  • Coming from Software Developer in a trading company
    Python proficiency · API/microservices experience
    The skills in Python and experience with APIs and microservices are highly relevant to the role's technical requirements.

Skills & requirements

Required

PythonSQLExperience Operating Or Supporting Mission-critical SystemsExposure To Modern Pipeline Concepts

Preferred

Familiarity With Equity And Futures Market DataObservability Stacks (metrics/logs/traces)Apis/microservices And Ci/cd PracticesData Pipelines (etl/elt, Batch And/or Streaming)

Stack & domain

PythonSQLApis/microservicesCi/cd PracticesData PipelinesEtl/eltBatch And/or StreamingBasic Production Hygiene (logging, Alerting, Instrumentation)Independent WorkOwnership MindsetAttention To DetailTradingData ScienceSystem ReliabilityObservabilityQuantitative TradingFinance

About the role

As a Quant Trader at Voloridge, LLC, you'll be at the forefront of financial markets, executing trades and monitoring automated systems during critical hours, while also enhancing the reliability and observability of trading and data infrastructure. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, data-driven environment and can work independently during non-standard hours.

Original posting from Voloridge, LLC

Voloridge Investment Management was founded by David Vogel in 2009 and is based in Jupiter, FL. We incorporate advanced data science and mathematics into our systematic, market neutral investment strategies to exploit alpha opportunities we consider unique in financial markets. Our firm is comprised of award-winning predictive modelers, experienced data analysts, advanced technologists, and a group of dynamic business professionals.

This role is a hybrid of systematic trading execution, production support, and trading & data infrastructure reliability. You’ll provide reliable coverage during the Asia-to-Europe handoff window, executing trades, monitoring automated activity, handling time-sensitive issues, and strengthening the processes, improving applications and observability around execution, risk controls, and system reliability. The work is roughly 75% trading coverage / production support and 25% systems, pipelines, and observability.

Location: Remote (must be based in Hawaii)

Hours: Non-standard schedule aligned to Asian market coverage through the European open and our overnight trading/data processes. Typical shift is ~12:00pm–10:00pm HST.

Summary of Job Functions

  • Execute and monitor systematic trading activity and critical overnight processes, responding quickly to issues, and reporting notable observations to Research
  • Investigate anomalies across trading, data, and downstream pipelines, then coordinate fixes with the right teams
  • Build and maintain execution, risk and observability dashboards, alerts, health checks, and reports that improve visibility and reliability
  • Support data pipelines that power strategy workflows
  • Continuously improve processes and automation to reduce manual work and operational risk

Minimum Requirements

  • Comfort working independently during non-standard Hawaii hours with a strong ownership mindset
  • Proficiency in Python (automation, monitoring, data handling)
  • Solid SQL skills and comfort working with production datasets
  • Experience operating or supporting mission-critical systems with high attention to detail
  • Exposure to modern pipeline concepts
  • Must be based in Hawaii and able to reliably work the stated coverage window

Preferred Skills and Previous Experience

  • Familiarity with equity and futures market data, including electronic trading systems, market data
  • Familiarity with observability stacks (metrics/logs/traces), incident management, or on-call style operations
  • Experience with APIs/microservices and CI/CD practices
  • Exposure to data pipelines (ETL/ELT, batch and/or streaming) and basic production hygiene (logging, alerting, instrumentation)

Compensation and Benefits

  • Highly competitive base salary
  • Profit sharing bonus
  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • 401k

Voloridge Investment Management is an SEC registered investment advisor and an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

Source: Voloridge, LLC careers

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