Quantitative Research Analyst

Full-time
Czech Republic
All Levels

We are a unique combination of a technology company and a trading house. Our mission is to turn data into market-beating trading strategies by using sophisticated mathematical models while helping to balance the power grid. 

Our team consists of top-class developers, quant analysts and traders who use their accumulated know-how to create a state-of-the-art platform. No legacy code, no mundane maintenance and outdated technologies, just pure engineering joy of creating a well-designed piece of software.

What would you work on?  

  • Continuous improvement of existing predictive models and their adjustment in fast-evolving markets 
  • Development of new strategies and their adaptation to new countries and exchanges. 
  • Enhancement of our algorithmic trading strategies. 
  • Cooperation with other teams including data and DevOps engineers, developers, and traders. 
  • Integrating our trading strategies with physical assets. 
  • Exploration of new opportunities, ad-hoc analysis, and investigations. 

What makes you a great candidate? 

  • A degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or a related field; last-year students or recent graduates are encouraged to apply. 
  • Ideally experience with ML and statistical modeling. 
  • Experience with Python, and its data science toolkit. 
  • Fast pragmatic thinking, and open, curious mind. 
  • Ability to solve ambiguously defined real-life tasks.
  • Fluency in English.

What do we offer?  

  • Brand new office in the city center – Masarycka.  
  • Competitive salary package with the possibility of a yearly bonus.  
  • 25 days of paid holiday.  
  • Flexible working hours and home-office options.  
  • High-end workstation.  
  • Sponsored lunch in the office. Every workday.  
  • Free snacks at the office.  
  • Multisport Card – fully paid by the company.  
  • Colleagues who are absolute experts in what they do. 

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About Us

Three friends from math-physics faculty decided to apply algorithms to energy markets. During the first COVID wave, they coded it into reality.

Second Foundation was founded in 2019 in Prague.