Quantitative Developer recruitment
QUANTITATIVE DEVELOPER, TECHNOLOGY
Our client is looking for a sharp and innovative Junior/Senior Quantitative Developer to join their Technology Department in building the next generation financial platform. The Technology Department at the firm is responsible for realizing the company's vision by implementing, managing and evolving our highly scalable application. We approach finance with a fresh perspective, leveraging the latest technologies in functional programming, distributed computing and large dataset management to provide clients with not only intuitive analytics in sub?second, but valuable and actionable insights. Internally, Technology is the agent of operational efficiency, automating and streamlining various complex data management processes, and ensuring the integrity and reliability of the full product suite. The team is comprised of passionate, innovative and intellectually curiousengineers from diverse backgrounds that share a common thirst for growth, the open source community andrevolutionizing the finance industry.
We are looking for a talented quantitative developer to become a core contributor to our collaborative , which is made up of high?octane engineers with a wide skill set. The role offers exposure to the entire product suite and provides a great opportunity for ownership. The candidate will drive system architecture and implementation from inception to release. They will be working with the RD Department to implement various modeling techniques for multi?asset class portfolios. We require a creative and clear thinker with an aptitude for designing distributed computing solution. The candidate must be comfortable with implementing concepts from white papers and architecting scalable solutions. The role requires collaboration with Back?End Developers to solve some of the industry’s most complicated problems in providing efficient real?time analytics working with various large datasets.
The Candidate must enjoy both working in a team oriented fast?paced environment and helping drive the company to meet aggressive deadlines.
Responsibilities
? Leverage skill sets of a Developer, Business Analyst, and Architect to take a project to completion
? Become an expert in Scala, Mongo DB, and various open source libraries we use
? Take ownership of various initiatives for clients and internal analysts to design and provide solutions
? Drive architecture decisions allowing the application to be scalable on the dimensions of data and users
? Implement analytics using various financial pricing and risk models using industry and university papers
? Learn about the finance industry and generate ideas for the platform to grow
? Provide support for the platform, investigate issues and help clarify computation methodology
? Develop efficient computation intensive algorithms within given precisions in a timely fashion
Qualifications Experience
The ideal candidate would possess the following:
? A Computer Science degree from a top university program
? Masters or PhD in Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science or another Quantitative field
? 6+ months of working experience in the financial industry
? Experience with doing quantitative research, programming and analytics
? Strong background in the following: probability, stochastic processes, statistics, numerical methods
? Experience building large scale computation systems
? Strong appreciation for architecture, problem solving, testing and agile development
? Rudimentary skills using SQL and an understanding of various NOSQL offerings (Mongo DB)
? Work with the open source community, developing open source software is a plus
? Statistical Tools such as Matlab, R, Splus, etc.
? Large dataset management and efficient distributed computation
? Unit testing, regression testing and general test automation
? Parallel programming, distributed computing , Map Reduce, Distributed Memory Grids
? A strong desire to learn about Hedge Funds and the financial industry is a must, but experience is a plus
? Desire to pursue deeper education in finance through courses, CFA, CAIA or MBA program
Traits and Personality
? High enthusiasm and low ego, the focus is on a strong team rather than individual stars
? High integrity, collaborative, genuine, and dedicated
? Intellectually curious and interested in advancing the industry
? Attention to detail and ability to multi?task under tight deadlines
? Strong written/verbal communication, strategic thinking and exceptional follow?through
? Strong problem solving skills, analytical proficiency and high?level of professionalism