Senior Systematic Trader — U.S. Equities — Seattle

This Seattle, WA-based, fully remote Senior Systematic Trader — U.S. Equities position will own daily oversight and continued improvement of systematic U.S.-equity trading. Applicants must live in the local area, which gives the team Pacific Time monitoring of the U.S. close and preparation for overnight data workflows.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary: $225,000–$325,000 USD, based on experience
Work arrangement: Fully remote; applicants must be based in the Seattle, WA area
Experience: 7+ years
Additional compensation: Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

About the Role

The central responsibility of the Seattle, WA opening is live strategy supervision, exposure limits, execution review, incident response, and controlled production experiments. The assigned window includes Pacific Time monitoring of the U.S. close and preparation for overnight data workflows. Success requires reproducible work, prompt escalation, and clear ownership through review and production use.

Seattle Operating Focus

The Seattle opening emphasizes resilient analytical systems, asynchronous collaboration, and well-tested operating changes. Pacific Time coverage gives this opening responsibility for the U.S. close and the transition into overnight processing. Asynchronous work must be self-contained: the evidence, decision, limitation, and requested action belong in the same record. Changes to analytical systems require failure tests and a clear return to the last known-good state. For this role, that means direct ownership of live equity exposure, execution quality, escalation, and post-trade review during Pacific Time monitoring of the U.S. close and preparation for overnight data workflows.

First Review Cycle

During the initial operating review in Seattle, WA, you will examine live equity exposure, execution quality, escalation, and post-trade review while the assigned schedule covers Pacific Time monitoring of the U.S. close and preparation for overnight data workflows. Normal controls remain in force throughout the review. You will first complete this task: Define escalation and controlled-shutdown procedures. You will then complete this task: Work with research on production experiments and post-trade review. The Seattle opening emphasizes resilient analytical systems, asynchronous collaboration, and well-tested operating changes. An unexpected result stays open until the evidence supports a disposition. The review closes only after another specialist can reproduce the key checks and identify the evidence behind the outcome for 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 monitoring of the U.S. close and preparation for overnight data workflows.

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 Seattle, WA 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 Seattle, WA 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.

Job Categories: Trading
Job Types: Full Time
Job Locations: Seattle, WA — Remote

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