Equity Arbitrage Developer

Jain Global

$120K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in front-office or risk-aligned software development, preferably macro trading
  • Expert-level Python proficiency for clean, efficient coding
  • Experience in support roles for Delta One, equities, or derivatives desks
  • Solid understanding of financial markets; macro or cross-asset knowledge preferred
  • Ability to manage priorities independently in a trading environment
  • Excellent communication skills for effective interaction with PMs and traders

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with PMs, Traders, and Analysts to create real-time trading tools and risk dashboards
  • Develop and maintain scalable applications for Delta One trading workflows
  • Build robust systems from architecture to deployment, owning projects end-to-end
  • Ensure reliability and performance of systems handling front-office tasks
  • Work with platform teams to align with best practices and core services
  • Deliver quick, high-quality support while ensuring long-term system maintainability
  • Advocate for modern engineering practices in testing and CI/CD

Benefits

  • Collaborative workspace in a dynamic trading environment
  • Opportunities for direct impact on business outcomes
  • Access to advanced trading technologies and systems
  • Support for professional development in financial technology
  • Flexible working arrangements to accommodate trading hours
Full Job Description
Job Description:

Delta One Quantitative Developer

Jain Global, LLC

Role Overview

We are looking for a Developer to join our New York City Delta One team, working directly with Portfolio Managers, Traders, and Quants on the Delta One desk. This role is ideal for a Python superstar who thrives in a fast-paced, trading-aligned environment and can deliver high-performance tools and infrastructure that directly impact business outcomes. You'll operate at the intersection of trading, quant, and platform engineering, building systems that power execution, risk, and analytics for Delta One strategies.
Responsibilities:
  • Partner with PMs, Traders, and Desk Analysts to design and implement real-time trading tools, risk dashboards, and data pipelines.
  • Develop and maintain scalable applications and services that support Delta One and equity derivatives trading workflows.
  • Serve as a hands-on "carpenter", building robust systems from the ground up-owning projects end-to-end, from architecture to deployment.
  • Ensure system reliability, latency performance, and data integrity across front-office components.
  • Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams to leverage core services and ensure alignment with best practices.
  • Support the desk with fast, high-quality delivery while maintaining long-term maintainability and scalability.
  • Promote modern software engineering practices across testing, CI/CD, and observability.

Qualifications & Experience:
  • 5+ years of experience in front-office or risk-aligned software development roles, preferably within a macro trading environment
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python-capable of writing clean, performant, and production-quality code.
  • Experience developing within front-office or risk-aligned environments, ideally supporting Delta One, equities, or derivatives desks.
  • Strong understanding of financial markets; macro or cross-asset knowledge is a plus.
  • Proven ability to work independently within a trading desk, managing priorities in a dynamic environment.
  • Excellent communication skills-able to interface effectively with PMs, traders, and business leads.
  • Familiarity with data engineering concepts, APIs, and distributed systems.
  • Passion for building technology that delivers measurable business value.
  • Familiarity with enterprise data platforms and cloud-native tools.
  • Proven ability to deliver both tactical and strategic solutions under evolving business needs
  • Strong communication and documentation skills; able to translate business problems into scalable technical solutions


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