Backtesting Leader (Player-Coach) - Stock Market

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

NufinTech
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Job Summary:

We are looking for a Backtesting Leader who is both a strategist and a hands-on contributor-a true player-coach in the field of financial markets and trading strategy backtesting. The ideal candidate will lead, mentor, and actively participate in developing backtesting frameworks, ensuring high-performance execution and accuracy in trading models.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and actively contribute to the design and execution of backtesting frameworks.
  • Analyze historical market data and refine trading algorithms based on real-world simulations.
  • Mentor and guide junior analysts and developers, fostering technical growth.
  • Collaborate across teams with traders, quants, and software engineers to optimize trading strategies.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards in trading strategy validation.
  • Solve complex technical challenges, ensuring robustness in backtesting methodologies.
  • Stay ahead of emerging trends in algorithmic trading and backtesting technologies.

Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • Experience: 6+ years in backtesting, quantitative finance, and trading strategy development.
  • Technical Skills:
  • Expertise in Python or C .
  • Strong knowledge of financial market data sources and APIs.
  • Experience with backtesting platforms (TradingView, QuantConnect).
  • Advanced proficiency in data science libraries (Pandas, NumPy).
  • Leadership & Coaching Skills:
  • Proven experience as a player-coach, leading teams while actively contributing to projects.
  • Ability to mentor and train junior professionals in best practices.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Date Posted: 20 May 2025
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