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Research Engineer, Electronic Trading Platform
Global electronic market maker
Designs, builds, and optimises the firm's core electronic trading platform, working closely with live traders and simulation teams.
What does a research engineer on an electronic trading platform actually own?
Full project ownership from inception through deployment, covering core trading infrastructure and high-throughput systems, with a strong focus on identifying and removing bottlenecks in both research and live production trading.
What skills matter most for a research engineer role at a market maker?
Strong low-level optimisation ability, an interest in algorithmic trading, and comfort working across data analysis, risk management, and application development, rather than one narrow specialism.
Why is Miami becoming a genuine hub for electronic trading and quant firms?
Several major market makers and hedge funds, including some of the largest in the industry, have relocated or expanded headquarters to Miami in recent years, making it an increasingly serious alternative to Chicago and New York for this kind of engineering work.
