Quantitative Developer
WorldQuant4 months ago
London, United KingdomMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Design and build data pipelines and the data layer.
- Develop and maintain computational frameworks and infrastructure for quantitative strategies at scale.
- Implement and enhance software systems for data, research, portfolio construction, and trading.
- Partner hands-on with researchers and quants to turn ideas into robust production solutions.
- Work across the systematic business lifecycle from data ingestion through research and implementation.
- Build and integrate LLM agents, copilots, and automation into engineering and research workflows.
- Use AI coding assistants and agentic developer tools to improve software delivery quality and speed.
Requirements
- Degree in a technical or quantitative discipline from a top-tier institution.
- 3 to 8 years of working experience in software engineering.
- Programming ability in Python, preferably, or C++, on Linux/Unix platforms.
- Familiarity with scripting languages.
- Experience with code version control and Continuous Integration and Deployment.
- Strong verbal and written communication, problem-solving, judgment, attention to detail, and collaborative working skills.
- Experience with AI technologies such as LLMs and agentic AI is beneficial.
- Finance experience is a plus but is not required.
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.