Quantitative Researcher

South Korea on site Until 8/21/2026 First posted March 18, 2026 Last posted March 18, 2026
Job description
About Presto
Founded in 2014, Presto is an algorithmic trading and financial services firm with a global presence. Presto focuses on delivering exceptional value for clients through a rigorous research-driven approach to investment and trade execution.

As a Quantitative Researcher Trader at Presto
Our team is looking for an outstanding algorithmic trader who will make automatically tradable signals on creative ideas. To research trading signals, our traders use innovative technologies such as machine learning, deep learning and etc., to analyze various data, including low-level market microstructure data, news feed, fundamental data, analyst prediction and etc.
As a Quant Researcher in Presto Labs, you will analyze such data and turn your hypotheses and insights into real-world signals. You will work together with the world’s top-class quantitative engineers, developers, and traders of Presto Labs.

Responsibilities

  • Extract useful information from raw data
  • Build money making signals from the extracted information
  • Adopt innovative technologies to data analysis and to the research process
  • Work together with traders to monetize the signals.
  • Manage and upgrade signals based on market environmental changes

Qualification

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher from a leading university in a quantitative field including, but not limited to, Mathematics, Science, Engineering, Financial Engineering and etc.
  • Proficiency in C++ and Python or in other programming languages
  • Excellent analytic skills with relentlessness in finding gems out of the vast amounts of data
  • Prior experience in finance is not required but one must possess an eagerness to learn about finance and global financial market
  • Scientist-like mindset
  • Strong proficiency in English
  • Open to working abroad
  • *The Resume must be written in English

Preferred

  • Interest and personal participation in financial markets
  • Excellent academic achievement
  • Thoughtful, warm hearted, and collaborative
  • Korean language skill in conversational level

Hiring process

  • Resume review
  • Online coding and mathematics test
  • 1st round interview
  • 2nd round interview
  • * Depending on the circumstances, the interview process may change.
About this role

Summary

Analyze data and develop trading signals using innovative technologies for financial markets.

Job title

Quantitative Researcher

Experience level

bachelor's degree or higher

Industry

financial services

Location requirements

South Korea, open to remote work

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

C++Pythonanalytical skillsquantitativeEnglish

Preferred skills

financial marketsacademic achievementcollaborativeKorean language

Specializations

algorithmic tradingmachine learningdeep learningmarket microstructure
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

South Korea

Remote Country

South Korea

On-site Country
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