Graduate Quant

About Da Vinci

Da Vinci is a proprietary trading house founded in 2015 and specialised in solving market inefficiencies, identifying opportunities based on volatility arbitrage and delta1 strategies and providing liquidity to the markets. We are headquartered in the home of the world’s first stock market, Amsterdam, and we have offices in Miami, Mumbai and Hong Kong. Today, we trade on the most prominent exchanges across Asia and the US. Our vision is set on sustainable growth and collaboration across teams and offices.

We always keep our work smart and innovative and are building a team of trading enthusiasts. The key to our success is hiring not only intelligent but inventive, laser-focused and highly efficient individuals. Across all departments; trading, quantitative research and development alike, Da Vinci is made up some of the sharpest minds and most passionate players in the industry. We are non-hierarchical and support employees in exploring their interests and strengths, placing no limit on personal growth.

About the Role

Da Vinci is looking for graduate quants to join a highly skilled, collaborative team in solving complex problems. You will play a key role in ensuring our operations perform at the highest level possible, working to achieve our goal of building one of the best proprietary trading firms in the world. Are you looking for an exciting and dynamic work environment, where employees are given the freedom to come up with great ideas and the space to push these to completion? Then this is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of a successful and fast-growing company.

Responsibilities

Depending on your background and focus, your responsibilities may include:

As a Quant Trader:

• Analyse market data to build new trading strategies
• Develop tools that translate data analysis results into useful inputs for trading
• Continuously monitor trades and improve our existing strategies
• Evaluate prospective markets for opportunities

As a Quant Researcher:

• Analyse market data to build new trading strategies
• Develop tools that translate data analysis results into useful inputs for trading
• Continuously analyse and improve our existing strategies
• Improve and refine our data infrastructure and setup
• Evaluate prospective markets for opportunities

As a Quant Developer:

• Design and implement high-performance trading systems and tools
• Collaborate with researchers and traders to translate ideas into robust, scalable code
• Improve infrastructure, latency, and deployment workflows
• Ensure reliable operation in live trading environments

Requirements

• Technical background (Maths, Physics, Engineering, Econometrics, Quant Finance or similar quantitative studies)
• Programming knowledge in Python, MATLAB, R or C++
• Passion for financial markets, in-depth analysis, and modelling
• Ability to understand mathematical theory and translate it into practice
• Understanding of risk and reward patterns
• Good communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Analytical approach to solving complex problems
• Competitive but cooperative attitude
• Proactive and entrepreneurial mindset

Benefits

• Base salary of 1mln HKD
• 3 months training in Amsterdam, all expenses covered
• Excellent variable pay and growth opportunities
• Outstanding performance is also rewarded with shareholding in the company
• Meals during work hours
• Social events and after-work drinks