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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Quantitative Developer

Builds trading and research infrastructure for quant strategies.

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Also known as:QD
Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$193k

Mean

$201k

10th–90th pct

$147k–$266k

Observations

93

Confidence: 31% · based on 93 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
C++
Core
Python
Core
System Design
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
66% require · 26% prefer
Master's Degree
8% require · 32% prefer
No College
20% require · 7% prefer
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Common next roles
Low-Latency Systems Engineer+17.0%Algorithmic Trader+14.5%Trading Systems Engineer-13.0%Market Maker+9.2%Execution Trader-16.1%
Common previous roles
Trading Systems Engineer-14.9%Execution Trader-19.2%Low-Latency Systems Engineer+14.5%Algorithmic Trader+12.7%Market Maker+8.4%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)4,864
Posting growth+10.8%
Median days to fill42 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)17,161
Projected growth1.5%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness40%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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