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Purposeful work that endures and creates impact beyond profit.

We're building a home for exceptional people where autonomy, intellect, and shared purpose turn market success into lasting good.

Why Join Sherwood Research

Exceptional People, Collaborative Culture

Work alongside brilliant minds from diverse backgrounds. We prioritize sharp thinking, strong character, and low ego. The best ideas win based on merit, not hierarchy.

Meaningful Impact

Your work contributes to something larger. Our commitment to giving a meaningful share of profits to charity means your efforts directly benefit communities and causes that matter.

Ownership & Growth

Take ownership of meaningful projects with genuine autonomy. We invest in your long-term development and prioritize sustainable success over short-term gains.

Benefits

We believe great work deserves great support. Our benefits include fully covered medical insurance, unlimited PTO, and flexible work policies that keep life and work in balance.

Open Positions

Quantitative Researcher

Full-time • Houston

Open

Develop and refine trading strategies across multiple asset classes and timeframes. You'll work with cutting-edge data, advanced statistical methods, and modern computational tools to discover market opportunities.

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What you'll do

  • Design, implement, and test quantitative trading strategies
  • Analyze large datasets to identify market inefficiencies
  • Collaborate with engineers to implement strategies in production
  • Monitor and improve existing trading models
  • Research new data sources and methodologies

You might be a fit if

  • You hold a PhD or Master's in a quantitative field
  • You're fluent in Python, R, or similar
  • You have a deep grounding in statistics, ML, and data analysis
  • You love hard problems and follow the evidence

Software Engineer

Full-time • Houston

Open

Build and maintain high-performance trading systems. You'll work on low-latency infrastructure, distributed systems, and the data pipelines that power our quantitative strategies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement high-performance trading systems
  • Build robust pipelines for real-time and historical market data
  • Optimize code for low-latency execution
  • Develop tools and infrastructure that support research and trading
  • Collaborate with researchers to productionize trading strategies

You might be a fit if

  • You hold a Bachelor's or Master's in CS or a related field
  • You write strong C++, Python, or similar
  • You've built distributed systems and concurrent programs
  • You care about clean, efficient, maintainable code

Ready to Make an Impact?

We're always interested in hearing from exceptional people, even if you don't see a perfect match above. Send us your resume and tell us what you're passionate about.

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