Job Description

• As a (Junior) Quantitative Trader, you will immerse yourself in the fast-paced environment of equity trading on Scalable Capital's market making desk.


• You will collaborate with seasoned traders and (quantitative) financial engineers, deepening your understanding of market dynamics, algorithmic trading strategies, and risk management.


• Become a market maker for equities, ETFs (equity and fixed income), and other ETPs, providing liquidity and facilitating efficient trading on the European Investor Exchange (EIX)


• Design, backtest and implement trading algorithms to enhance quoting and execution strategies, and adapt to changing market conditions, ensuring high code quality through version control and automated testing


• Analyze market data, large datasets, leveraging time-series databases for efficient research


• Leverage your programming skills to automate data processing, handle real-time data streams, and enhance data visualization


• Support the development and optimization of trading systems, enhancing efficiency, robustness, and scalable deployment


• Assist in optimizing treasury and liquidity management to ensure effective cash flow, funding strategies, and risk mitigation


• Understand and apply risk management practices and ensure regulatory compliance


• Work closely with quantitative engineers, developers, and seasoned traders

Qualifications

• It is advantageous if you have gained initial internship experience in finance or banking, ideally in investment banking or at a fintech company.


• You demonstrate proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C++, C#, Rust and SQL, and have experience using data analysis tools (such as Streamlit or Google Tesseract/OCR) and libraries (such as Pandas, NumPy, Scipy, Seaborn, scikit-learn).


• Additionally, you have practical experience with version control systems (e.g., Git/GitHub) and modern software engineering practices (CI/CD, Docker).


• It is advantageous if you not only have a strong interest in financial markets, trading, and investment strategies, but also practical experience.


• A solid understanding of market microstructure, limit order books, and trading protocols (such as FIX) is a strong plus.


• University degree, preferably in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related


• Familiarity with time-series databases (e.g., InfluxDB, kdb+/q) and streaming technologies (e.g., Apache Kafka) is highly beneficial


• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (or Google Sheets)


• Demonstrable interest in financial markets, trading, and investment strategies


• Ability to deliver under pressure with excellent analytical skills in a fast-paced environment


• A collaborative problem-solver with attention to detail, along with strong communication and teamwork skills


• Fluent in English

Additional Information

• Be part of one of the fastest-growing and most visible Fintech startups in Europe, creating innovative services that have a substantial impact on the lives of our customers


• Work with an international, diverse, inclusive, and ever-growing team that loves creating the best products for our clients


• Work from our centrally located offices in the heart of Munich or Berlin, nestled in lively neighborhoods filled with vibrant restaurants, cozy cafés, and a wide range of convenient amenities 


• Be productive with the latest hardware and tools


• Learn and grow by joining our in-house knowledge sharing or career development sessions and spending your individual Education Budget 


• Learn and experience German culture first hand by joining our free German language classes


• International relocation support is provided if required 


• Opportunity to work from abroad


• Benefit from an attractive compensation package and from the company pension scheme


• Monthly contribution of 50% for the ‘Deutschland Jobticket’


• Say goodbye to order commissions and say hello to your complimentary subscription of Scalable Capital's PRIME+ Broker


• Enjoy flexible and discounted sports activities with Urban Sports Club