Execution Trader — Electronic Markets — Austin

From Austin, TX, the fully remote Execution Trader — Electronic Markets will improve how investment decisions reach electronic markets while controlling live-order risk. This opening is limited to applicants based in the Austin, TX area and provides Central Time collaboration between quantitative research, engineering, and trading operations.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary: $170,000–$245,000 USD, based on experience
Work arrangement: Fully remote; applicants must be based in the Austin, TX area
Experience: 4+ years
Additional compensation: Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

About the Role

The central responsibility of the Austin, TX opening is electronic execution, order exceptions, transaction-cost analysis, venue review, and broker accountability. The assigned window includes Central Time collaboration between quantitative research, engineering, and trading operations. Success requires reproducible work, prompt escalation, and clear ownership through review and production use.

Austin Operating Focus

The Austin opening emphasizes reproducible experiments, production discipline, and direct technical communication. This opening sits at the boundary between research ideas and production systems. Experiments must be reproducible, data lineage must remain visible, and a promising result does not bypass release controls. Central Time overlap supports direct work with both coasts, while written design records keep asynchronous review effective. For this role, that means direct ownership of live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions during Central Time collaboration between quantitative research, engineering, and trading operations.

First Review Cycle

Your first documented cycle for the Austin, TX opening will test the operating process for live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions during Central Time collaboration between quantitative research, engineering, and trading operations. The objective is a reproducible baseline, not a quick narrative. One required check is: Oversee electronic execution and exception handling. The next required check is: Analyze implementation shortfall, impact, and venue outcomes. The Austin opening emphasizes reproducible experiments, production discipline, and direct technical communication. You will identify any assumption that remains untested after both checks. The review closes only after another specialist can reproduce the key checks and identify the evidence behind the outcome for electronic execution, order exceptions, transaction-cost analysis, venue review, and broker accountability.

Responsibilities

• Oversee electronic execution and exception handling
• Analyze implementation shortfall, impact, and venue outcomes
• Develop broker and algorithm scorecards
• Coordinate incident response with engineering and risk
• Own live orders, implementation shortfall, venue outcomes, and execution exceptions during Central Time collaboration between quantitative research, engineering, and trading operations.

Required Qualifications

• Direct electronic-trading or execution-analytics experience
• Knowledge of order types, auctions, and U.S. market structure
• Strong SQL and post-trade analytical ability

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with broker algorithms, venue analysis, and best-execution review
• Ability to act quickly while preserving complete order and incident records
• Experience collaborating across time zones while maintaining the operating coverage assigned to the Austin, TX opening.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plan options with substantial company support
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Flexible paid time off and company holidays
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Annual learning, conference, and professional-development budget
• Remote-work equipment and home-office support
• Performance-bonus and equity eligibility based on role and level

Benefits are subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity

Anemoi provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by applicable law.