Quantitative Developer
WorldQuant2 months ago
Base Salary
$125k - $175k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain systems, interfaces, and tools supporting portfolio management workflows.
- Collaborate with portfolio managers and developers to understand requirements and implement practical solutions.
- Identify, investigate, and resolve issues in existing tools and infrastructure.
- Monitor and support production systems, respond to incidents, and help ensure reliability.
- Participate in code reviews, testing, and technical documentation.
- Use modern development tools and practices to improve team productivity.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Practical experience with Python and/or C++.
- Working knowledge of Bash scripting and Linux environments.
- Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
- Strong analytical, logical, organizational, ownership, decision-making, learning, and communication skills.
- Working knowledge of Claude or other LLM ecosystems and the ability to apply them thoughtfully across development workflows.
Benefits
- Direct exposure to real portfolio management systems and workflows.
- Collaborative environment where contributions are visible and valued.
- Opportunity to grow quickly in a technically demanding and intellectually stimulating environment.
- Base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and benefits are offered.
- The salary range is specific to New York; no remote or hybrid arrangement is stated.
About WorldQuant
WorldQuant is a privately held quantitative asset management firm founded in 2007 and headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. It builds proprietary research platforms and trading infrastructure to generate predictive signals and deploy systematic investment strategies across global markets and asset classes for institutional investors. The firm manages over $7 billion in assets under management and operates a network of offices worldwide.