Career Tracks

Three paths into quantitative finance — each with its own skill stack, interview style, and career trajectory.

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Quick Quiz

Track Finder

Not sure where you fit yet? Answer a few fast questions and we will point you toward the track, first resources, and events that fit best.

What kind of work sounds most fun right now?
Which interview sounds least painful?
What kind of project would you start first?
When you get stuck, what usually keeps you engaged?

Quant Developer

Build the low- infrastructure that executes trades in microseconds and handles terabytes of market data.

CS  ·  EE  ·  CompE
Coding OA & Systems Design
Languages
C++ Python Rust
Systems
Kafka Spark Linux
Data
Pandas NumPy SQL
Developer Resources

Quant Trader

Execute strategies, manage real-time risk, and exploit short-term market inefficiencies through , pricing, and probability.

Eng  ·  CS  ·  Math  ·  Stats
Probability & Mental Math
Math
Mental Math Probability Game Theory
Markets
Options Microstructure Risk Mgmt
Tools
Python EV Analysis Backtesting
Trader Resources

Quant Researcher

Discover signals by applying advanced statistics, machine learning, and immense datasets to financial markets.

MS / PhD  ·  Math  ·  Stats  ·  Physics
Research Presentation & Stats
Languages
Python R
Libraries
Pandas NumPy PyTorch scikit-learn
Theory
Statistics ML Stoch. Calc Time Series
Researcher Resources