Graduate Quant Developer

Squarepoint Capital is recruiting for Graduate Quant Developer in London, Montreal, Singapore. This listing was last seen on the firm's own job board on August 22, 2026.

A systematic fund with an engineering-heavy intake and a reputation for a long, technical process.

What sets Squarepoint Capital apart: Engineering intake larger than the research intake. Long process with many technical rounds. Broad strategy range across horizons and asset classes.

Related preparation: Quantitative Developer (QD) Career Roadmap, Quant Infrastructure Engineer Roadmap, Quantitative Data Engineer Career Roadmap and Algorithmic Trading Developer Career Roadmap.

The role, as Squarepoint Capital describes it, published on May 12, 2026 and reproduced from their job board:

Please only apply to the one job you feel best fits your skillset and experience. If our team feels you are better suited for another role, we will reach out about the alternate opportunity.

Position Overview:

Apply quantitative reasoning and software engineering skills to support investment research and trading

Learn to translate business and research requirements into scalable, maintainable data processing workflows

Work closely with quantitative researchers to design and implement efficient workflows for alpha generation

Contribute to data‑driven analytics and tooling across a wide range of asset classes

Develop, extend, and maintain libraries, tools, and frameworks used by researchers and traders globally

Collaborate closely with peers across our global Investment and Technology departments

Gradually take ownership of technical components and contribute ideas and solutions with direct commercial impact

Degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g. Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, or similar) with a strong interest in computational and software‑driven problem solving

Proficiency in at least one of our core languages: Python, C++, or KDB+/q