About the company
Our client is a financial technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own software projects from first idea through to production in a small, high-autonomy engineering team. Build and extend data, research and execution systems, and work closely with researchers on modeling. The role spans a broad range of problems and rewards curiosity and independent thinking.
What you'll do
- Take projects from concept through implementation and into production, owning them end to end.
- Build and extend existing systems, or create new ones, for data pipelines, signal generation and research infrastructure.
- Develop automated execution systems and internal tooling that shorten the path from idea to live experiment.
- Partner directly with quantitative and AI researchers on new modeling approaches.
- Contribute across several technical areas, including low-latency infrastructure, security and machine learning.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Degree in computer science, math, statistics or physics.
- Experience building and shipping a project end to end as the owner, from first idea to production.
- Hands-on background in financial or trading software, data platforms, or a fintech or crypto environment.
- Exceptional software engineering skills in Python or C++.
- A solid grasp of statistics and the ability to draw sound conclusions from messy, imperfect data.
- Experience with AI-assisted development workflows.
- Ability to work on-site in the office five days a week.
- Roughly 1 to 5 years of experience, with curiosity about financial markets and comfort with ambiguity.
Bonus points
- Prior internship at a quantitative trading firm.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 200,000 to 300,000 per year
- Ownership stake in the company
- Performance bonus
Location and work model
- Palo Alto, CA, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
Skills Required
- Degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, or physics
- Experience building and shipping projects end to end, from initial idea through production
- Hands-on experience with financial or trading software, data platforms, fintech, or cryptocurrency environments
- Exceptional software engineering skills in Python or C++
- Strong understanding of statistics and ability to draw sound conclusions from messy, imperfect data
- Experience with AI-assisted development workflows
- Ability to work onsite in the office five days per week
- Approximately 1 to 5 years of professional experience
- Curiosity about financial markets and comfort with ambiguity
- Prior internship at a quantitative trading firm
What We Do
Raydar is a talent acquisition and business consulting firm that connects world-class and emerging talent with growing organizations. It supports companies through team development, strategic hiring, and customized growth solutions, helping clients recruit roles such as engineers, product managers, executives, legal counsel, and quantitative traders. Raydar focuses on understanding each organization’s needs, culture, and long-term goals to build high-impact teams.
