Junior Quantitative Trader

Noise Trading makes markets where no one else can — in the flows of culture and social attention. We power the world's first financial contracts on attention, providing continuous liquidity, tightening spreads, and ensuring markets on Noise remain deep, efficient, and tradable no matter where the conversation moves. If it works, we become the infrastructure that makes attention liquid.

Our team is headquartered in SoHo, New York.

Responsibilities

• Operate and refine our proprietary trading system to achieve consistent, scalable returns

• Apply disciplined risk-management practices: tune parameters, monitor anomalies, and enforce controls

• Monitor real-time market data, adapt strategies dynamically, and collaborate with technology teams

• Create and submit trading reports and post-trade analyses

• Identify limitations, conceptualize enhancements, and develop next-generation trading strategies

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM (e.g., mathematics, engineering, computer science); fresh graduates invited to apply

• Strong analytical thinking, comfortable with uncertainty, and a systematic approach

• Familiarity with programming or scripting tools (Python, C++, or similar)

• Excellent communication skills, fast learner, and strong self-management

• Bonus: background in competitive strategy domains such as gaming, poker, or chess

Minimum full-time salary of $108,000-$120,000 plus performance bonus. Disclosure in accordance with New York City's Pay Transparency Law. Full-time employees at Noise Trading are also eligible for other compensation elements, including equity and benefits, dependent on the position type.