Job description:
Experience & Background
1. 5+ years of experience as a Quant Developer or Software Developer. Experience with scalable system design is required. Exposure to financial markets, ideally with experience in backtesting engines, trading workflows, risk systems, or portfolio analytics.
2. Experience supporting quantitative research, trading, or risk analytics in a production environment is preferred.
Technical Skills
1. Programming: Expert-level proficiency in Python; strong understanding of software design principles and scalable system architecture.
2. Cloud & Data: Hands-on experience with Snowflake or cloud-based development, such as AWS.
3. DevOps & Infrastructure: Familiarity with Docker and Infrastructure-as-Code practices (e.g., Terraform or AWS CloudFormation).
4. Version Control & Automation: Solid experience with Git-based workflows in collaborative environments and GitHub Actions for CI/CD workflows.
Preference (not necessarily required) for candidates with experience with (1) C/C++ (we will need Cython for speed-up functions in python), and (2) database design experience, and (3) concurrent systems optimizing response time.