
Quantitative Developer
WorldQuant2 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.