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Don’t see a suitable opening but feel you’d be a great addition to Eqvilent?

Sometimes, the best opportunities are the ones we haven’t thought of yet.

If you’re confident that your skills and expertise can make a difference, we want to hear from you.

Apply here and let’s explore how we can work together!

Remote-first: “Work from anywhere, anytime” – fully remote-friendly policy.
Culture: No dress code (“suits strictly prohibited”), flexible hours, generous leave.
Compensation: Attractive packages including competitive salary, equity-like incentives? (not specified), and benefits.
Equipment: “SOTA Equipment” – latest tools and technology provided.
Professional development: Access to courses, workshops, and certifications; team of world-class researchers to learn from.
Global offices: Presence in Dubai, London, Lisbon, Malta, Mumbai, Hong Kong – option to work from any of these hubs.

One-liner: Eqvilent is a global quantitative trading firm that uses machine learning, deep learning, and FPGA technology to provide liquidity across financial markets.
Entity Type: Private (bootstrapped, investor-free)
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2020
Founders: Stanislav Semenov (Founder & CEO)

Primary industry: Quantitative trading / High-frequency trading (HFT)
Target customers: Financial exchanges, institutional counterparties, and market participants (B2B)
Mission/Purpose: “Provide liquidity on financial markets with cutting-edge technologies” (inferred from website)

Algorithmic Liquidity Provision: Eqvilent operates as a market maker across equities, derivatives, and currencies, using proprietary algorithms to execute over 10 million trades daily.
High-Performance Computing Infrastructure: The firm runs 2,000+ GPUs, 31,000+ CPU cores, 1.5 PB+ system RAM, and 75 PB+ storage, with a total power capacity of up to 4.5 MW.
Trading Technology Stack: Deep learning, FPGA-based acceleration, signal processing, and MLOps pipelines.

Valuation/Market Cap: Not disclosed (private company)
Key Metric: 10 million+ trades per day; 200+ professionals worldwide (as of late 2025)
Notable Investors/Partners: No external investors (investor-free). Key infrastructure partners in India include Tata Communications, Bharti Airtel, and Comtel.
Growth Signals:
- Received SEBI registration in India (July 2025) to operate as a stock broker in equities, derivatives, and currency markets.
- Authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MiFID II licence) in July 2025, expanding into the European market.
- Opened offices in London, Lisbon, Malta, Mumbai, Hong Kong, and Dubai.
- Continues to hire aggressively across quantitative research, machine learning, engineering, and compliance roles.

Talent density: The team includes 10+ Kaggle Grandmasters and highly specialised quantitative researchers.
Hardware edge: Ownership of a massive GPU/CPU cluster (2,000+ GPUs, 31,000+ CPU cores) gives the firm a significant speed and compute advantage in strategy backtesting and execution.
Regulatory breadth: Licensed in multiple jurisdictions (Malta, Dubai DIFC, UK, India, Hong Kong) enabling global market access.
Remote-first culture: Entirely remote-friendly with optional offices, attracting top global talent without relocation barriers.

Geographic expansion: Establishing local presence in high-growth markets such as India (via SEBI registration) and Europe (via MiFID II licence).
Technology leadership: Continued investment in deep learning, FPGA, and ultra-low-latency infrastructure.
Talent acquisition: Scaling the team across quantitative research, engineering, and compliance while maintaining high hiring bar.

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