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TECH
Algorithmic Trader
Dubai | On-site | Full-time
Description
We are looking for an Algorithmic Trader to join a growing trading team in Dubai. This role is a strong fit for early-career candidates with a solid STEM background, strong analytical skills, and hands-on programming experience. Prior trading experience is not required, but a genuine interest in algorithmic, high-frequency, and quantitative trading is important.
You will work on developing and improving trading strategies, managing execution and risk, and collaborating with developers to build and enhance trading systems.
You will work on developing and improving trading strategies, managing execution and risk, and collaborating with developers to build and enhance trading systems.
- Trade a wide range of financial instruments.
- Develop, maintain, and improve trading strategies and algorithms.
- Run trading desks and support day-to-day trading operations.
- Manage execution and risk across complex trading portfolios.
- Analyze market data and identify opportunities for strategy improvement.
- Collaborate with developers from the IT department on trading-related projects.
- Participate in testing, optimization, and deployment of trading algorithms.
- Continuously learn and develop expertise in algorithmic, high-frequency, and quantitative trading.
Must-Have Skills
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Graduated in 2023–2025, preferably in a STEM field such as Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline.
- Strong mental arithmetic and analytical abilities.
- 1–3 years of programming experience in any language.
- At least 1 year of professional or commercial coding experience.
- Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
- Fluent English.
- Open to relocation to Dubai, UAE.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Participation in national or international competitions, such as ICPC, IMO, IOI, national math or programming olympiads, Codeforces, or similar contests.
- Strong academic performance or high grades.
- Experience with Python, C++, Java, Go, or another programming language.
- Interest in financial markets, algorithmic trading, quantitative trading, or high-frequency trading.
- Experience with backtesting, market data, trading bots, research projects, or mathematical modeling.
- Background in statistics, probability, optimization, or machine learning.
- Relocation package to Dubai, UAE.
- Opportunity to enter and grow within algorithmic and quantitative trading.
- Work on trading strategies, algorithms, execution, and risk management.
- Performance-based bonus structure.
- Annual workations twice a year.
- Close collaboration with experienced traders, quants, and developers.
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