Junior Quantitative Analyst – Abu Dhabi

You will work directly within our research pipeline — building and testing research tools and systematic strategies, developing quantitative signals from financial data, and contributing to the full investment cycle from idea generation to performance analysis. This is a hands-on role with real responsibility from day one, suitable for a fresh graduate or early-career candidate with strong quantitative and programming skills, and a genuine interest in financial markets.

You will be directly involved in the investment and research process by:

• Developing, testing, and improving quantitative investment models
• Working with financial market, fundamental, macroeconomic datasets
• Building research tools, data pipelines, analytics, and reporting systems in MATLAB and Python
• Running backtests, factor studies, portfolio simulations, and performance analysis
• Documenting models, code, assumptions, and research results clearly
• Collaborating directly with senior investment professionals in a small, research-driven environment

Desired Candidate Profile

• University degree or higher in Finance, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or another quantitative discipline
• Fresh graduate up to 5 years of professional experience
• Advanced programming skills; demonstrable proficiency in Python and MATLAB required - please include code samples, GitHub links, or relevant project work in your application
• Experience using LLM-based agents in a research context desirable
• Strong interest in financial markets, systematic investing, portfolio construction
• Familiarity with time series analysis, optimization, statistical modelling
• Previous experience in the financial industry desirable, ideally in a quantitative, risk, trading, analytics, or investment research role
• Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, strong communication skills and willingness to document work thoroughly
• Team player with a friendly, collaborative personality, willing to integrate in a small team and work together towards the firm's objectives
• Ability to take ownership expected - comfortable working independently and in a small team with limited supervision
• Fluency in English required