Senior Quant Research Engineer, Trading & Portfolio Optimization
Arta Financeabout 2 hours ago
Base Salary
$180k - $300k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and improve models for target portfolio allocations.
- Maintain systems that translate target allocations into real trades.
- Apply risk and portfolio management techniques to adapt strategies.
- Backtest and validate models against historical data.
- Provide an investment perspective on tradeoffs made by the team.
- Collaborate with investment, product, and engineering teams.
- Utilize AI coding tools to enhance research and development.
Requirements
- 5 years of experience in quantitative research, trading, or portfolio management.
- Strong background in quantitative finance and portfolio theory.
- Rigorous math foundation in linear algebra, optimization, and statistics.
- Proficient in software engineering and building production-quality systems.
- Understanding of tax-aware investing concepts.
- Fluency with AI coding tools for improved efficiency.
- Excellent communication skills for direct interaction with investment leadership.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package with growth opportunities.
- Dynamic work environment that values innovation and collaboration.
- Opportunity to work with a diverse team of industry experts.
- Robust health insurance for you and your family.
- 20 weeks of parental leave.
- 17 days of PTO annually.