We are Pinely, a high-frequency algorithmic trading firm based in Amsterdam.
Our team specializes in developing robust and adaptive strategies applicable across a wide range of financial instruments and exchanges. We actively support the Olympiad movement, and many of our colleagues are prize-winning mathematicians, researchers and engineers.
Researchers at Pinely benefit from working in a fast-paced HFT environment, where the impact of their ideas is quickly visible in production. The research teams are supported by a world-class infrastructure group that ensures smooth deployment and reliable experimentation at scale.
Our flat organizational structure encourages autonomy, creativity, and direct ownership. We value an informal, idea-driven culture where innovation is celebrated and every contribution matters.
About the role:
We're looking for a Lead Quantitative Developer to join one of our trading teams - someone who combines deep technical ownership with the ability to grow and lead people.
The team is intentionally small by design - close mentorship, no bureaucracy. Great leadership here means staying in the trenches, not stepping away from them.
We're building toward a research lab culture. That means: understanding why something works, not just making it work. Reducing vague problems to core uncertainties before writing code. Intellectual honesty - with yourself and in the code you review. And the courage to push back and own decisions when it matters.
What you'll do
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Owning and evolving the team's strategy codebase with direct P&L impact
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Decomposing research and production problems into concrete, delegatable tasks with clear success criteria
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Growing QDs on the team - understanding their strengths, motivations, and career goals; giving regular feedback that amplifies rather than just corrects
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Prioritizing QD capacity across competing demands: research requests, production stability, infra timelines
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Driving alignment with infrastructure and research teams through influence, not hierarchy
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Accelerating the research cycle using in-house AI development tools - agentic coding assistants, end-to-end AI-driven workflows
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Independently building and shipping strategy improvements where engineering quality has direct trading impact
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What we're looking for
What we're looking for:
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Strong mathematical and algorithmic thinking; solid grasp of statistics and probability
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Ability to write production-quality C++ and Python 3
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Experience delegating technical work - not just assigning tasks, but framing problems so others can own them
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Track record of growing junior and mid-level engineers
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Deep systems understanding: ability to navigate the full stack from model training and simulation through to production - and reason about how a change at one layer affects others
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Willingness to dive deep into market microstructure and strategy details
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Experience with or strong interest in ML/AI tooling in research workflows
What we offer:
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A dynamic and international environment within a fast-growing tech company
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Salary at the upper end of the market, along with significant bonuses twice a year
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Freedom to shape internal culture and create meaningful employee experiences, team-building activities
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Health insurance, reimbursement of sports expenses; coverage for language courses
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A supportive, experienced team that values collaboration - and where your impact will be visible every day
If you're ready to lead at the intersection of engineering excellence and people growth - we'd love to talk!
