Junior Quantitative Trader

Job description / Role

Key Responsibilities

- Monitor and execute trades across commodities, FX, and crypto strategies in 12-hour rotational shifts
- Identify and escalate exceptions, liquidity changes, and execution anomalies in real time
- Prepare end-of-session handover reports to ensure seamless transition to the next trader.
- Work closely with quantitative developers and researchers to refine and enhance trading models
- Track and review strategy performance, including P&L attribution, Sharpe ratios, slippage, and execution latency
- Assist quantitative researchers with backtesting, alpha signal validation, and performance analysis.

- Ideally 3–5 years of experience as a quantitative trader; flexibility exists for strong profiles with relevant aptitude and team fit
- Experience using at least one Order Management System (OMS) and/or Execution Management System (EMS)
- Familiarity with execution algorithms is preferred
- Strong numerical ability and sound understanding of financial markets
- Python skills are an advantage.

Salary:
AED 15,000 to 17,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
Additional benefits: Standard benefits as per UAE Labor Law

About the Company

Mubama Group is a DIFC-based family office headquartered in Dubai, with an active investment footprint across the UAE and UK and plans to establish a Singapore presence by the end of 2025. The firm deploys capital across a sophisticated and diversified portfolio spanning systematic and algorithmic trading, hedge funds, cryptocurrencies, private equity, and real assets.

Having already reached a substantial institutional scale with sustained growth well above industry averages, Mubama currently operates as a proprietary trading fund and is poised to evolve into a hedge-fund-style platform managing capital at a meaningful institutional level. This progression reflects the maturity of its investment framework and its commitment to institutional-grade processes, deep research, and robust performance infrastructure.