Algorithmic Trader

Sparkland
Dubai
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Capital Markets, Trading & QuantExperience: 1-3 yearsSkills: ["Analytical thinking","Problem-solving","Learning mindset"]

Develop and improve algorithmic trading strategies and tools within the Trading department. You’ll trade across a range of financial instruments, run trading desks, and manage execution and risk for complex portfolios. Partner with IT developers to run projects and build trading solutions. The role is suited for candidates with strong analytical skills, solid coding experience (1–3 years), and a genuine interest in algorithmic, high-frequency, and quantitative trading.

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Sparkland
Sparkland
4 years ago

Algorithmic Trader

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Job Summary

Develop and improve algorithmic trading strategies and tools within the Trading department. You’ll trade across a range of financial instruments, run trading desks, and manage execution and risk for complex portfolios. Partner with IT developers to run projects and build trading solutions. The role is suited for candidates with strong analytical skills, solid coding experience (1–3 years), and a genuine interest in algorithmic, high-frequency, and quantitative trading.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Capital Markets, Trading & Quant
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Trade a wide range of financial instruments.
  • •Develop, maintain, and improve trading strategies and algorithms; run trading desks.
  • •Manage the execution and risk of complex trading portfolios.
  • •Run projects with developers from the IT department.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Annual BonusRelocation

Key Requirements

  • •Graduated in 2023–2025, preferably in a STEM field.
  • •Strong mental arithmetic and analytical abilities (tested).
  • •1–3 years of coding experience in any programming language (including at least 1 year of professional/commercial work; tested).
  • •Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
  • •Fluent in English and open to relocation to Dubai.
Experience:1-3 yearsAlgorithmic tradingQuantitative tradingHigh-frequency trading
Education:
Skills:Analytical thinkingProblem-solvingLearning mindset
Languages:English

Company Brief

Sparkland
Sparkland is a proprietary high-frequency trading firm that builds and refines trading algorithms and executes across major cryptocurrency exchanges using its own capital. The company says it has operated since 2017 and is based in Dubai.
Industry: Hedge Funds
Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Bootstrapped
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2017
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