Associate, Quantitative Developer – Prime Services

Description

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The TD Prime Services Strategy and Analytics team is seeking a Quantitative Developer with strong full-stack engineering capabilities to design and build high-performance analytics, trading, and optimization platforms used directly by front-office stakeholders. This role sits at the intersection of quantitative problem-solving and production engineering. The ideal candidate can translate complex trading, inventory, and client problems into efficient, scalable systems, with a strong focus on code quality, memory efficiency, and parallel execution.

The Associate Sales & Trading is responsible for serving as support for the US Prime Services of TD Securities (USA) LLC.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement front-office quantitative applications and analytics engines across the full stack

• Develop high-performance backend services using C# with modern .NET (preferably .NET 8)

• Build and optimize data pipelines and database interactions for large-scale datasets

• Apply efficient memory management, performance optimization, and parallel computing techniques

• Develop and maintain Python-based analytics and research workflows integrated with production systems

• Collaborate with Sales, Trading, Risk, Technology, Finance, and Treasury teams

• Own solutions end-to-end: requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and optimization

Depth & Scope:

• Gathers, researches information and analyzes the market

• Executes detailed data analysis and valuation

• Provides in-depth market reports and expert recommendations

• Identifies issues affecting clients and provides recommendations to remedy

• Develops deep client relationships and presents new ideas to clients

• Executes trades and secures deals with new clients

• Keeps market-making traders informed of relevant issues with their customers and products

• Obtains market prices from market-making traders and executes the trade

• Ensures all trades are confirmed with the broker/dealer

• Inputs trades (post execution), and Verifies transactions meet company policies and followed approved guidelines

• Researches and resolves trade discrepancies

• Confirms trade blotters against trades booked in systems

• Coordinates with back office on all failed trade status and communicates to front office

• Coordinates with back office on position breaks and reports to the front office

• Assists traders in mark-to-market process

• Coordinates trade reconciliation discrepancy resolution with back office

• Looks for ways to improve work flow efficiencies

• Reads and understands the Trading Supervision Standard

• Demonstrates governance, control and risk management behaviors in alignment with TD policies and practices

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree, or specialized training / equivalent work experience

• 3+ Years of related experience

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, establishes priorities, and possesses strong communication, analytical and problem solving skills

• Management experience and solid computer skills a must

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2–4 years of experience as a Quant Developer, Quant Strats or Software Engineer in a trading or analytics environment

• Strong proficiency in C# and modern .NET (ideally .NET 8) with production system experience

• Full-stack engineering experience, including backend services and data access layers

• Strong experience with databases, data modeling, and query optimization

• Solid understanding of memory efficiency, performance tuning, and parallel or concurrent computing

• Proficiency in Python and SQL for analytics and prototyping

• Excellent problem-solving skills and strong analytical thinking

• Experience with Azure, Snowflake, Docker, or Kubernetes

• Exposure to high-throughput or low-latency systems

• Knowledge of Prime Brokerage, Securities Lending, Equity Swaps, or trading platforms

• Experience with time-series analysis, optimization, or quantitative modeling

• Strong ownership mindset and ability to operate in a front-office environment

• Comfortable bridging quantitative analysis and software engineering

• Clear communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Physical Requirements:

Never: 0%; Occasional: 1-33%; Frequent: 34-66%; Continuous: 67-100%

• Domestic Travel – Occasional

• International Travel – Never

• Performing sedentary work – Continuous

• Performing multiple tasks – Continuous

• Operating standard office equipment - Continuous

• Responding quickly to sounds – Occasional

• Sitting – Continuous

• Standing – Occasional

• Walking – Occasional

• Moving safely in confined spaces – Occasional

• Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) – Occasional

• Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) – Never

• Squatting – Occasional

• Bending – Occasional

• Kneeling – Never

• Crawling – Never

• Climbing – Never

• Reaching overhead – Never

• Reaching forward – Occasional

• Pushing – Never

• Pulling – Never

• Twisting – Never

• Concentrating for long periods of time – Continuous

• Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations – Continuous

• Reading, writing and comprehending instructions – Continuous

• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing – Continuous

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. The listed or specified responsibilities & duties are considered essential functions for ADA purposes.

Who We Are

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we strive to make every interaction, product and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank.

Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes base salary and variable compensation/incentive awards (e.g., eligibility for cash and/or equity incentive awards, generally through participation in an incentive plan) and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO), banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition.

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

TD Bank is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

If you are an applicant with a disability and need accommodations to complete the application process, please email TD Bank US Workplace Accommodations Program at . Include your full name, best way to reach you and the accommodation needed to assist you with the applicant process.