This Baltimore, MD-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 Eastern Time preparation for the open, intraday risk review, and close control.
Compensation and Benefits
Base salary: $225,000–$325,000 USD, based on experience
Work arrangement: Fully remote; applicants must be based in the Baltimore, MD area
Experience: 7+ years
Additional compensation: Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level
About the Role
The central responsibility of the Baltimore, MD opening is live strategy supervision, exposure limits, execution review, incident response, and controlled production experiments. The assigned window includes Eastern Time preparation for the open, intraday risk review, and close control. Success requires reproducible work, prompt escalation, and clear ownership through review and production use.
Baltimore Operating Focus
The Baltimore opening emphasizes evidence quality, prompt escalation, and clear separation of research from live decisions. Pre-market work confirms that research inputs and operating controls are ready before risk is active. During the session, the opening separates evidence collection from authority to change production behavior. Close review checks that escalation decisions were proportional, documented, and assigned to the correct follow-up process. For this role, that means direct ownership of live equity exposure, execution quality, escalation, and post-trade review during Eastern Time preparation for the open, intraday risk review, and close control.
First Review Cycle
In Baltimore, MD, the first formal review will assess live equity exposure, execution quality, escalation, and post-trade review under the normal controls used for Eastern Time preparation for the open, intraday risk review, and close control. Any proposed response must remain within an approved limit. The review joins two pieces of work: Define escalation and controlled-shutdown procedures; and Work with research on production experiments and post-trade review. The Baltimore opening emphasizes evidence quality, prompt escalation, and clear separation of research from live decisions. You will document where the results agree, where they differ, and what needs another test. The final note will connect the outcome to live strategy supervision, exposure limits, execution review, incident response, and controlled production experiments and give another specialist enough detail to challenge the decision without a separate meeting.
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 Eastern Time preparation for the open, intraday risk review, and close control.
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 Baltimore, MD 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 Baltimore, MD 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.