Senior Systematic Trader — U.S. Equities — San Jose

This fully remote Senior Systematic Trader — U.S. Equities opening serves San Jose, CA and will own daily oversight and continued improvement of systematic U.S.-equity trading. Applicants must be based in the San Jose, CA area. The position adds Pacific Time review of data-intensive workflows, the U.S. close, and overnight processing.

Compensation and Benefits

About the Role

This opening gives the San Jose, CA hire responsibility for live strategy supervision, exposure limits, execution review, incident response, and controlled production experiments, with operating coverage focused on Pacific Time review of data-intensive workflows, the U.S. close, and overnight processing. You will connect research, engineering, trading, and risk without hiding uncertainty or operational tradeoffs.

San Jose Operating Focus

The San Jose opening emphasizes scalable research systems, measurable latency, and careful release validation. Large datasets and time-sensitive systems need separate measures for correctness, latency, and cost. The opening reviews the U.S. close while also preparing overnight workflows that must be ready before the next session. Production improvements are accepted only when tests show that speed did not weaken point-in-time integrity or auditability. For this role, that means direct ownership of live equity exposure, execution quality, escalation, and post-trade review during Pacific Time review of data-intensive workflows, the U.S. close, and overnight processing.

First Review Cycle

Your first documented cycle for the San Jose, CA opening will test the operating process for live equity exposure, execution quality, escalation, and post-trade review during Pacific Time review of data-intensive workflows, the U.S. close, and overnight processing. The objective is a reproducible baseline, not a quick narrative. The first evidence set will cover this task: Investigate slippage, drift, and unusual market behavior. The second will cover this task: Define escalation and controlled-shutdown procedures. The San Jose opening emphasizes scalable research systems, measurable latency, and careful release validation. Each material deviation receives a named follow-up owner. Before the review closes, you will state what changed, what did not change, and what needs more evidence. A peer must be able to follow the result back to live strategy supervision, exposure limits, execution review, incident response, and controlled production experiments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor strategies, exposures, limits, and execution quality
• Investigate slippage, drift, and unusual market behavior
• Define escalation and controlled-shutdown procedures
• Work with research on production experiments and post-trade review
• Own live equity exposure, execution quality, escalation, and post-trade review during Pacific Time review of data-intensive workflows, the U.S. close, and overnight processing.

Required Qualifications

• Seven or more years in systematic trading or electronic markets
• Direct experience with U.S.-equity execution and market structure
• Calm, documented decision-making under live-market pressure

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supervising multiple systematic strategies in production
• Knowledge of broker controls, market incidents, and trading-system recovery
• Experience collaborating across time zones while maintaining the operating coverage assigned to the San Jose, CA opening.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plan options with substantial company support
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Flexible paid time off and company holidays
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Annual learning, conference, and professional-development budget
• Remote-work equipment and home-office support
• Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

Benefits are subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.

How to Apply

Submit a current resume through the application form for the San Jose, CA opening. A short cover letter is optional. We will contact qualified applicants about the interview process and next steps.

Equal Opportunity

Anemoi provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by applicable law.