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Teza Technologies· London, United Kingdom·2d ago

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Full-Time

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Culture: “Scientific, open‑door culture with a flatter structure.” Employees are encouraged to question, experiment, and collaborate across disciplines. No micromanagement, no bureaucracy.
Benefits (U.S.): 401(k) with immediate vesting, two medical plans (PPO and HDHP with HSA), wide range of coverage.
Work environment: 76 person firm with offices in six time zones; hybrid/office‑based depending on role. Most employees write code (C++, Java, Python).
Interview process: Averages 25‑30 days; includes coding tests, live problem‑solving, and non‑technical assessments. Technical topics vary by role. Uses an Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) for skills assessment.
Notable engineering culture: Emphasis on technical fluency across the entire firm (not just developers). Research and engineering teams work tightly together.

One-liner: Teza Technologies is a systematic trading firm that translates complex mathematical concepts into financial strategies across global markets, blending high-performance technology with deep scientific research.
Entity Type: Private (bootstrapped; no external funding rounds disclosed)
Headquarters: Chicago, United States
Founded: 2009
Founders: Dr. Misha Malyshev

Primary industry/industries: Capital Markets / Quantitative Finance / Hedge Funds
Target customers: Institutional investors; the firm operates a multi‑strategy quantitative hedge fund that trades on its own capital (internal money from 2009–2015, later opened to institutional capital).
Mission or purpose statement: “Talent, science, and innovation meet” – the firm aims to be the best team on the financial markets through collaborative research and scientific rigor.

Futures: Models supply/demand across global commodities, bonds, and currencies using a framework built on market microstructure and economic causality. Strategies are market‑neutral and statistically driven, processing over 500 billion market data packets daily.
Equities: Spans thousands of instruments in U.S. and APAC markets, combining scale with precision. Statistical arbitrage and high‑throughput systems are core.
Options: Expanding into volatility surfaces and correlation models. Volatility‑aware strategies that draw on firm‑wide equities and futures capabilities.
Artificial Intelligence: Deep learning architectures including LLMs and neural networks to uncover hidden signals. Integrated into every stage of the trading lifecycle.
Technology Platform: Low‑latency infrastructure, real‑time execution, scalable research stack. At peak processes 7+ million messages per second.

Valuation/Market Cap: Not publicly available
Key Metric: Approximately 76 employees (LinkedIn); estimated annual revenue of $10M is reported by some third‑party sources but has not been officially confirmed.
Notable Investors/Partners: The firm is privately held with no disclosed external investors. Key past talent sources include Citadel, Tower Research Capital, Yandex, and Goldman Sachs.
Growth Signals: Headcount grew +16.3% year‑over‑year (LinkedIn); active job postings increased +87.5% year‑over‑year; expanded into Armenia and deepened presence in global equity and options markets; multi‑strategy platform now covers global futures, equities, and options.

Proprietary formula for hiring: “Success = step(IQ) × step(IT) × step(HR) × exp(Drive)” – filters for fast thinking, technical fluency, collaboration, and ownership. Creates a culture of high‑performing, autonomous teams.
Scientific culture: Flat, open‑door structure with minimal bureaucracy; strong emphasis on R&D and rapid prototyping.
Infrastructure scale: Processes 100+ billion market data packets daily; built one of the fastest low‑latency execution systems.
Track record: Operating since 2009 with deep roots in HFT (historical Sharpe ratios of 10‑20), now diversified across multiple strategies and asset classes.

Expansion beyond HFT: Transitioned from a pure high‑frequency trading shop to a multi‑strategy quantitative hedge fund.
Options trading: Actively building and scaling options strategies using the firm’s equities and futures expertise.
AI integration: Deploying LLMs, neural nets, and machine‑learned alpha across research and trading.
Global footprint: Offices in Chicago, Austin, London, Yerevan, and presence in Colombia, with plans to further expand talent pools globally.

Sources

teza.com – Company homepage
teza.com/who-we-are – Company story, leadership, values
teza.com/what-we-do – Products, technology, AI, strategies
teza.com/careers – Careers page, benefits, interview process, culture
linkedin.com/company/teza-technologies – Employee data, headcount growth, job trends, talent sources