Senior Quant/Trader – Indian Markets (Remote)

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June 19, 2025
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Job Description

About the Role:
USA Winzons is hiring an experienced and high-performing Senior Quant/Trader to develop and manage systematic trading strategies focused on Indian markets (NSE/BSE). You’ll have full ownership of strategy research, backtesting, execution, and risk, supported by institutional-grade infrastructure and a collaborative quant team. This is a remote-first opportunity with top-tier compensation and meaningful equity.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Research, design, and implement high-performance trading strategies for Indian equities, futures, and/or options
  • Analyze large volumes of market, fundamental, and alternative data to extract actionable signals
  • Optimize execution and transaction cost analysis (TCA) across multiple venues
  • Build and maintain robust backtesting frameworks and live-trading infrastructure
  • Monitor and refine strategies in production, ensuring stable and scalable performance
  • Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, and risk managers

Required Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience in quantitative trading or systematic strategy development
  • Proven live PnL record in Indian markets (NSE/BSE equities, futures, or options)
  • Strong coding skills in Python, C++, or similar (Python preferred for research/backtesting)
  • Deep knowledge of market microstructure, liquidity, and slippage in Indian markets
  • Experience with time-series modeling, alpha signal research, and risk factor analysis
  • Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field

Preferred:

  • Prior experience with broker APIs, co-location, or low-latency execution
  • Familiarity with data vendors (e.g., GFDL, Refinitiv, Bloomberg, TickData)
  • Knowledge of SEBI regulatory requirements and compliance protocols
  • Publications, Kaggle contributions, or open-source projects in quant finance

What We Offer:

  • Base compensation of $300K–$500K USD depending on experience
  • Annual performance bonus tied to strategy PnL
  • Equity stake in our proprietary quant trading division
  • Remote-first flexibility with access to world-class data, infra, and compute
  • Opportunity to lead a strategy vertical with full autonomy
  • Direct impact on a growing global trading and research platform

How to Apply:
Email your resume, a brief summary of trading experience (including live PnL if possible), and links to GitHub or quant research to: careers@usawinzons.com
Subject: Senior Quant/Trader – Indian Markets – Your Name