Quantitative Research Engineer (Macro/FX/Rates)

Posted:
1/16/2026, 1:14:29 AM

Location(s):
England, United Kingdom ⋅ Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Data & Analytics

Verition Fund Management LLC (“Verition”) is a multi-strategy, multi-manager hedge fund founded in 2008.  Verition focuses on global investment strategies including Global Credit, Global Convertible, Volatility & Capital Structure Arbitrage, Event-Driven Investing, Equity Long/Short & Capital Markets Trading, and Global Quantitative Trading.

We are hiring a Quant Research Engineer to work directly with a Portfolio Manager. This role is focused on building, running, and maintaining robust research and analytics that support real trading decisions.

Responsibilities:

  • Run and maintain research dashboards and analytics so they update automatically.
  • Maintain factor sets and data integrity.
  • Build and maintain rolling seasonality studies.
  • Backtest and validate existing strategies and analytics.
  • Build internal swap RV / curve / carry analytics (RiskVal-style).
  • Replicate sell-side analytics internally using clear, explicit logic.
  • Own historical datasets, backfills, and monitoring.
  • Surface trade candidates based on defined rules.
  • Reduce manual checks and repetitive PM workload.
  • Monitor trades, orders, and entry/exit levels.
  • Execute funding and simple trades under instruction.
  • Assist with booking, allocation, and PnL reconciliation.
  • Provide limited operational cover when the PM is away.

Qualifications:

  • Strong Python (pandas, numpy, time-series work).
  • Applied statistics / optimization.
  • Experience working with financial market data.
  • Understanding of rates / FX instruments, curves, roll, carry, funding.
  • Experience building and maintaining production analytics.
  • High attention to detail and ownership mindset.