Head of Quant

Who We Are

Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados) is where ambition takes shape and momentum becomes movement. As a global platform revolutionising access to performance-based capital, we empower the world’s most driven individuals to rise. Through our flagship brand, FundedNext, we empower dreamers to become doers, and potential to turn into performance. With 500+ driven minds across five countries, we power a global rhythm—220,000+ daily users from 170+ nations, each chasing greatness in their own way.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Build the Quant Stack (0 1)

• Design and develop the full trading system:
  • Data pipeline
  • Backtesting framework
  • Execution infrastructure
  • Monitoring & analytics
• Work with tick-level and real-time trading data

Develop & Run Trading Strategies

• Build and deploy systematic strategies (MM / stat arb / execution)
• Optimize execution, slippage, and liquidity usage
• Continuously iterate strategies based on performance

Monetize Trading Flow

• Extract value from trading flow and user behavior
• Design hedging and internalization logic
• Identify and exploit inefficiencies across cohorts

Signal & Data Layer

• Generate signals from:
  • Market data
  • Trader behavior and cohorts
• Build and maintain backtesting and evaluation frameworks

Sim Live Pipeline

• Transition strategies from simulation to live trading
• Monitor performance, risk, and capital efficiency
• Continuously improve strategy robustness

Ownership

• Own strategy performance and PnL
• Operate independently in a fast-moving environment
• Build and lead the quant team over time

What You Bring

• Must Have
  • Proven experience building end-to-end trading systems (0 1)
  • Strong programming skills (Python required; C++ is a plus)
  • Hands-on experience in:
    • Market making OR
    • Statistical arbitrage OR
    • Execution strategies
  • Deep understanding of:
    • Market microstructure
    • Liquidity, spreads, and slippage
  • Experience taking strategies from idea backtest live
  Strong Plus
  • Experience in:
    • CFD brokers / market making / central risk book
    • Multi-asset trading (FX, equities, crypto, futures)
  • Familiarity with:
    • Tick-level data
    • Low-latency systems
    • Time-series databases (e.g. KDB)

Your Journey after Applying

• 30 minute HR interview with the Talent Acquisition team member

• 45 minute Session (with talent acquisition team & department front line manager)
• 60-minute Final Interview Session (with head of department & talent acquisition lead)

Why Join NEXT?

This is a rare opportunity to build a hedge-fund-grade system from the ground up, backed by the data and capital of one of the world's fastest-growing prop firms. You will not be a cog in a machine; you will be the engine builder.

The future of fintech is algorithmic. Come build it with us.