or apply directly on Simplex Trading's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 0 days Simplex Trading's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of Simplex Trading's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Simplex Trading
- high 5 stale, 0 reposted of 6 open
- Hiring momentum
- 6 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Simplex Trading's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Simplex Trading.
About this role
As an Algorithmic Trader at Simplex, you will focus on developing and executing short-horizon trading strategies for CME equity index futures. Your responsibilities will include building predictive signals from market data, designing market-making strategies, and collaborating with developers to implement your strategies in a low-latency environment. You will also be tasked with measuring and improving latency and ensuring the accuracy of trading signals and pipelines.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Simplex Trading as an employer.
What you need
- 2+ years trading or researching CME equity index futures (ES/NQ) at a proprietary trading firm with sub-millisecond systems
- Hands-on experience with CME MDP 3.0 order-by-order market data
- Built microprice or alpha models that ran live at microsecond horizons
- Fluent in lead/lag analysis, half-lives, markouts, and adverse selection
- Passive quoting experience on FIFO futures markets
- Python research stack (polars or pandas, numpy, gradient-boosted trees, SQL)
Nice to have
- Experience with index basis and roll (cash, futures, BTIC)
- Knowledge of SPX options
- Familiarity with microwave network latency
What you get
- Annual base salary ranging from $150,000 to $200,000
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Health/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k) contributions
- Excellent a la carte Medical/Dental/Vision (free employee coverage!)
- 401(k) match
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options; the role is described as in-office
- The salary range is broad and influenced by qualifications and experience
- The role involves complex and high-pressure trading environments that may not suit everyone
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Listed by Simplex Trading on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.