Quantitative Developer

5 months ago

Boston, MA, USAEntry Level / Mid Level

Base Salary

$155k - $260k/yr

Responsibilities

Write and maintain Python and R code supporting investment research production processes.
Design and build software, tools, APIs, libraries, and data-platform capabilities for quantitative research.
Perform exploratory statistical analysis across large, complex structured and unstructured datasets.
Implement performance improvements in data-analysis and numerical-programming code.
Run proofs of concept to evaluate new technologies, libraries, and tools in the PyData ecosystem.
Work with software engineers to design data feeds for third-party data sources.
Support the generation, evaluation, and productionization of investment ideas and signals.

Bachelor’s or graduate degree in computer science with a quantitative application such as mathematics or finance, or a quantitative degree with a computer science application.
1–3 years of relevant experience.
Professional or academic success and strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
Expert Python programming skills, including production-grade code, pandas, and NumPy.
Expertise in object-oriented programming, data structures, and numerical algorithms.
Understanding of probability and statistics, including linear regression and time-series analysis.
Strong communication skills, including data visualization, with curiosity, initiative, and a strong work ethic.
Interest in financial markets; prior financial-market experience is not required.
Valuable additional experience includes R and tidyverse, high-performance computing, distributed computing, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, SQL, Unix/Linux, unit testing, continuous integration, DevOps, containerization, and interactive dashboards.

Base salary of $155,000–$260,000 per year, plus annual discretionary bonuses and a benefits package.
Salary placement depends on experience, qualifications, education, certifications, responsibilities, and position scope.
Arrowstreet Capital provides reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans.

501-1,000 employees