Senior Quant Developer - Algorithmic Trading
Build ultra-low-latency trading systems and execution algorithms in C++/Python for global equities and futures markets, collaborating with quants and traders on real-time analytics and market-impact models.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- Deep experience with TCP/IP, multi-threading, and latency optimization
- Prior work on trading platforms, FIX engines, or exchange protocols
- SQL optimization and experience with research or market data pipelines
- Contributions to open-source C++/Python performance tools
Full description
About BestEx Research
BestEx Research is a financial technology and research firm specializing in building sophisticated execution algorithms and transaction cost modeling tools servicing multiple asset classes. The firm provides high-performance algorithmic execution services to hedge funds, CTAs, asset managers, and banks through a traditional electronic broker and in a broker-neutral Software as a Service (SaaS) model.
Its cloud-based platform, Algo Management System (AMS), is the first end-to-end algorithmic trading solution for equities and futures that delivers an entire ecosystem around execution algorithms, including transaction cost analysis (TCA), an algorithm customization tool called Strategy Studio, a trading dashboard, and pre-trade analytics in a single platform. The platform is currently live for U.S., Europe, and Canadian equities and global futures trading.
BestEx Research is disrupting a $100 billion industry by challenging the status quo of stale, black-box solutions from banks and offering next-generation execution algorithms that combine performance improvement with transparency and customization. BestEx Research uses leading-edge technology to support its low-latency, highly scalable research and trading systems, with its backend in C++, research libraries in C++/Python and R, and web-based technologies for delivering its front-end platforms.
BestEx Research’s mission is to become the leader in automation and measurement of execution across asset classes globally and significantly reduce transaction costs for our clients.
Visit for more information about our mission, products, research, and services.
Why Join Us?
BestEx Research’s Bangalore office is not an “offshore center.” It’s a core engineering and research hub—working on the exact same problems and projects as our U.S. team. You’ll be part of the global brain trust, solving some of the hardest problems in trading, systems, and data science.
What You’ll Love:
- Zero bureaucracy, zero silos—engineers directly collaborate with traders, researchers, and the CEO.
- Direct ownership and end-to-end visibility on production systems.
- Daily opportunity to learn from pioneers in HFT, low-latency systems, and algo trading.
- A high-trust environment where performance speaks louder than hierarchy.
- Competitive compensation in India, including equity and cash bonuses.
- 5-week structured training program:
- Market microstructure and trading mechanics
- Algorithmic execution and strategy design
- Exchange simulators and performance testing
- Market data systems and real-time analytics
- Hands-on exercises using production research data
- Continuous professional development, with refresher courses, advanced sessions, and on-demand training tailored to your growth.