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Quantitative Software Engineer
Luno
Posted 3 months agoSouth Africa
Location
South Africa
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
Mid-Level
Category
Software Development
Job Description
As a Quantitative Software Engineer (Quant Dev) at Luno, you will design, build, and operate the high-performance systems and mathematical models that underpin our trading, pricing, and market-making capabilities.
You will sit at the intersection of quantitative research and production engineering, translating quantitative ideas, models, and strategies into robust, low-latency, production-grade systems that operate reliably in a 24/7 global market. Your work will directly impact liquidity, pricing quality, risk management, and customer outcomes.
Your mission will be: Quantitative Strategy Engineering Partner closely with quantitative researchers to implement, optimise, and productionise trading and pricing models. Trading & Market Systems Build and evolve market-making, pricing, and execution logic across crypto markets. Configuration: Add and refine console parameters to optimise for volume, spread, profit, or rebalancing. Performance, Quality & Risk Profile, benchmark, and optimise code paths critical to trading performance. Ownership & Delivery Own initiatives end-to-end: design, implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring. Collaboration & Coaching Act as a bridge between quantitative research and engineering teams. A little about you Experience Proven experience as a software engineer, with exposure to or strong interest in quantitative finance, trading systems, or financial infrastructure. Experience working with trading models, pricing systems, or data-driven decision engines is a strong advantage. Technical Strength Strong programming skills, particularly in Python, with solid foundation
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Requirements
- What stack we work on:
- Kotlin, Swift & Angular
- Go(lang), gRPC
- Kubernetes (EKS), Docker
- CloudFlare, CloudFront, nginx
- MySQL (RDS), Redis (ElastiCache), etc
- Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Jenkins
Responsibilities
- The role in a nutshell:
- Don’t be put off if you don’t tick all of the boxes – they’re a guide based on what we’d love to see
- Translate mathematical models, research prototypes, and proofs-of-concept into scalable, reliable production systems.
- Validate assumptions, edge cases, and numerical stability when moving models from research to live environments.
- Develop automated internal transfer, rebalancing, and hedging mechanisms.
- Implement regression testing, simulation, and backtesting frameworks to ensure correctness and risk controls.
- Ensure strategies and systems meet governance, auditability, and compliance requirements.
- Align technical delivery with OKRs and broader Treasury / Trading objectives.
- Work closely with Product and Engineering Managers to shape realistic priorities and timelines.
- Mentor engineers on quantitative systems, numerical correctness, and best practices in trading system design.
- Contribute to raising the overall bar for engineering excellence within the team.
Benefits
- Life at Luno:
- Remote but reachable work policy gives you the freedom to choose between working from home or the office.
- Plus the option to buy and sell up to 5 days leave
- Improve body and mind, with excellent private medical insurance
- Access to Learnably and our additional learning platforms for your personal and professional development
- 6 months primary care-giver leave
- Paw-ternity leave for your furry friend
- Annual Inspiration Day in addition to your annual leave which increases based on your length of service!
- A collaborative, friendly work community, with regular social events.
- 0 fees up to a certain amount with Luno from the day you start.*
- Offer only available on Luno Instant Buy, not Luno Exchange
- #LI-DNI
