Quantitative Trader Algorithmic Trading

Apply Python, market microstructure, and quantitative research at Wealthsimple in a hybrid Capital Markets team serving Canadian investors. Build trading systems with measurable outcomes.

As a Quantitative Trader, you will research market behavior, develop models, and convert findings into algorithms and business insights. You will manage algorithmic trading operations while collaborating with engineering, data science, operations, and product teams. The work spans simulation, validation, production deployment, and response to changing conditions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build models predicting market movement and liquidity profiles
• Classify order flow to optimize routing, execution, and risk
• Develop algorithms and deploy systems with engineers
• Manage daily algorithmic trading operations
• Maintain simulations using historical market data

Requirements:

• Three-plus years in quantitative or algorithmic trading
• STEM degree from a leading institution
• Excellent Python scripting skills
• Statistics, probability, stochastic processes, and quantitative methods foundation
• Understanding of Canadian equity market structure

Use quantitative models, Python, and market research to own algorithmic trading outcomes at Wealthsimple.