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I'm seeking full-time Quantitative Developer roles with prop trading firms, systematic trading teams, and trading technology companies. I also take on select consulting engagements where practical market knowledge and software engineering can create value.

These engagements below are for project-based consulting work. For full-time roles, contract-to-hire opportunities, or to discuss how I can contribute to your team long-term, let's connect.

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Robust algorithmic trading systems — engineered from research to execution

"Quantitative Developer with 8 years of active market experience. A strategy is not considered robust simply because it produces an attractive backtest — systems are researched rigorously, tested honestly, and engineered to operate in the real world."

Strategy DevelopmentResearch & BacktestingAutomated ExecutionRisk & Capital Protection
8+
Years Market Experience
Futures · FX · Crypto · Equities
6
Selected Projects
Production Systems
Walk-Forward
Validation Standard
Out-of-Sample Tested
24/7
System Operation
Monitoring & Alerting
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Technical Capabilities

Quantitative development solutions built around one principle: validation before capital. Review the capabilities below, then explore engagement options.

Validation-First
Low-Latency Execution
Robustness by Design
End-to-End Support

Systematic Strategy Development

From trading idea to explicit, testable rules

Turning discretionary trading logic and research hypotheses into explicit, testable rules and automated strategies. Every idea gets formalized so it can be validated — not just discussed.

Technologies Used:

PythonPandasNumPyPine ScriptNinjaScript
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Key Benefits

Ideas translated into explicit, testable rule sets
Parameter spaces defined for systematic exploration
Strategy documentation for reproducibility
Hypothesis-first framing to avoid curve-fitting
Cross-market applicability: futures, FX, crypto, equities

Standards Applied

Out-of-sample tested
validation
Walk-forward validated
robustness
Explicit rules
clarity

Engagement Options

From validating a single idea to a complete research-to-execution system. Every engagement starts with a free strategy call — quotes are scoped to your project.

Strategy Research Sprint

Custom Quote
Validate Before You Build
2-3 weeks

Ideal for:

For traders with an idea that needs rigorous validation before anything gets built. Turns your hypothesis into an honest verdict: worth building, or not.

Key Deliverables

  • Discovery sessions to formalize your trading logic into explicit rules
  • Research pipeline with clean, validated market data
  • Backtesting with realistic costs, slippage, and execution constraints
  • Out-of-sample and walk-forward validation report
  • Sensitivity analysis: how performance changes when assumptions do
  • Written verdict with next-step recommendations

The cheapest insurance you can buy: a rigorous no before you commit capital to a build.

Engagement Terms
  • Milestone-based billing
  • Weekly progress demos
  • IP transfer on completion
Not Included
  • Broker or exchange fees
  • Market data feed subscriptions
  • Live deployment (separate engagement)
Guarantees
  • Honest results - even when they say 'don't build it'
  • Clear documentation of every assumption
  • Fixed scope, agreed before we start
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⭐ MOST POPULAR

Backtest-to-Execution Build

Custom Quote
Build & Deploy
4-6 weeks

Ideal for:

For teams with a validated strategy ready to become a system. The full pipeline from research and backtesting through automated execution.

Key Deliverables

  • Production backtesting infrastructure for your strategy
  • Automated execution system with broker API integration
  • Error handling, payload validation, and real-time alerting
  • Risk controls: position sizing, drawdown limits, safeguards
  • Containerized deployment for high availability
  • Complete documentation and 2 weeks post-launch support

Most popular option. Takes a validated strategy and engineers it into a system that survives live markets.

Engagement Terms
  • Milestone-based billing
  • Weekly progress demos
  • IP transfer on completion
Not Included
  • Broker or exchange fees
  • Market data feed subscriptions
  • Ongoing maintenance beyond support window
Available Add-Ons
  • Additional Asset ClassQuote

    Extend the system to trade another market

  • Monitoring DashboardsQuote

    Real-time performance and risk dashboards

  • Knowledge TransferQuote

    2-hour hands-on session explaining the system

Guarantees
  • 30-Day Bug-Fix Guarantee
  • Code quality assurance
  • Fixed scope - no surprises
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⭐ Best Value

Complete Trading System

Custom Quote
Research → Execution
8-12 weeks

Ideal for:

End-to-end engagement: research, validation, execution, and risk — the entire journey from trading idea to live system.

Key Deliverables

  • Systematic strategy development from your trading logic
  • Research & backtesting workflow with walk-forward validation
  • Automated execution system with broker integration
  • Integrated risk management and capital protection controls
  • Monitoring, alerting, and observability from day one
  • 3 weeks of post-launch support and tuning
  • Hands-on walkthrough session (1.5 hours)
  • Email/Slack support with 24-hour response time

Comprehensive engagement. From hypothesis to live trading with risk controls — the complete research-to-execution lifecycle.

Engagement Terms
  • Milestone-based billing
  • Weekly progress demos
  • IP transfer on completion
Not Included
  • Broker or exchange fees
  • Market data feed subscriptions
  • Ongoing maintenance beyond support window
Available Add-Ons
  • Performance AuditQuote

    Deep-dive optimization: latency, cost, and robustness analysis

  • Additional WalkthroughQuote

    Extra 2-hour session for knowledge transfer

Guarantees
  • 3-Week Bug-Fix Guarantee
  • Priority Support Included
  • Fixed scope - no surprises
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Compare Engagements

CapabilityResearch Sprint
2-3 weeks
Backtest-to-Execution
4-6 weeks
Complete System
8-12 weeks
Strategy formalization
Backtesting with realistic costs
Walk-forward & out-of-sample validation
Automated execution system
Broker API integration
Risk & capital protection controls
Monitoring & alerting
Hands-on walkthrough
Post-launch support—2 weeks3 weeks + priority
InvestmentCustom QuoteCustom QuoteCustom Quote

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How It Works

Simple, transparent process from first contact to system delivery

1

Free 30-Min Call

  • Discuss your strategy or trading idea
  • Assess research and infrastructure needs
  • No commitment required
2

Custom Proposal

  • Delivered within 48 hours
  • Clear scope, timeline, and validation plan
  • Fixed scope, no surprises
3

Project Kickoff

  • Start within 2 weeks
  • Weekly progress demos
  • Direct communication channel
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Client Success Stories

Real feedback from teams I've worked with.

Trading Infrastructure
"Jose built our real-time market data pipeline processing WebSocket feeds from multiple exchanges. The system maintains high availability with low-latency ingestion while handling millions of daily updates. His integration of market data, social sentiment, and on-chain metrics into a unified platform powers our entire research infrastructure."
Daniel Graham, CEO TheTraderDaddy
High availability, low-latency ingestion, millions of daily updates
Automated Execution
"Jose integrated our CRM, call tracking, and scheduling systems into a unified analytics dashboard. The real-time visibility into marketing attribution and conversion funnels helped us identify high-value referral sources and optimize our spend. Patient conversion improved from 28% to 35%, with a 15% increase in average appointment value."
Paul Reina, Sales Manager at GrowMyClinic
25% conversion improvement, 15% higher revenue per patient
ML Systems
"Jose architected our MLOps pipeline with automated feature engineering processing 2,500+ daily student interactions. The A/B testing framework and model monitoring reduced deployment time from 3 weeks to 3 days, while improving course completion rates by 15%. His GDPR-compliant framework was critical for our European expansion."
Caterina Abanoni, Data Science Lead
85% faster deployment, 15% better course completion

My Process

A structured methodology — from research to execution.

01

Research & Formalization

Turning your trading logic into explicit, testable rules — before a line of system code is written.

1-2 weeks
02

Backtesting & Validation

Walk-forward, out-of-sample, and sensitivity testing with realistic costs and execution constraints.

1-3 weeks
03

Execution Engineering

Building the execution layer: broker integration, error handling, alerting, and risk controls.

2-6 weeks
04

Deployment & Monitoring

Containerized deployment with observability, alerting, and ongoing support.

Ongoing

Ready to Build Your Trading System?

Let's discuss your strategy — researched rigorously, tested honestly, and engineered for the real world.

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What you can expect:

Same-day response (business hours)
Validation-first methodology
End-to-end support

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Book a free 30-minute consultation to discuss your strategy or trading infrastructure

Free Consultation

30 minutes of expert advice at no cost

Custom Strategy

Tailored approach for your specific needs

Quick Response

Usually responds within 2 hours

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What to Expect in Our Call

We'll Discuss:

  • Your current data challenges and pain points
  • Technical requirements and constraints
  • Timeline and budget considerations
  • Success metrics and expected outcomes

You'll Get:

  • Immediate actionable recommendations
  • High-level architecture suggestions
  • Rough timeline and cost estimates
  • Next steps and project roadmap

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Quantitative Developer building robust algorithmic trading systems — from research to execution. Backtesting infrastructure, live trading systems, and risk management backed by real-market experience.

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