WorldQuant

Senior Java Software Engineer

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4 months ago
Budapest, HungarySenior

Responsibilities

  • Develop and enhance firmwide software systems used in research and production trading pipelines.
  • Improve system performance, scalability, reliability, and survivability.
  • Build scalable, resilient, mission-critical distributed services.
  • Work collaboratively with researchers, portfolio managers, and technology teams.
  • Optimize data-intensive architectures in production while continuing to deliver new features.

Requirements

  • Computer Science degree required.
  • Advanced degree or equivalent experience preferred, particularly in storage technologies or distributed systems.
  • Extensive experience contributing to the development of complex software systems.
  • Deep expertise in distributed systems and hands-on experience building scalable, resilient, mission-critical services.
  • Strong experience with data-intensive architectures using Kafka, PostgreSQL, and/or BigQuery.
  • Track record of performance optimization and production reliability; financial services or high-performance systems experience preferred.

Benefits

  • Premium private health insurance and life insurance with savings plan.
  • Employee Assistance Program and fully covered sick leave.
  • Training courses, library access, guest speakers, share-and-learn events, and global conferences.
  • Regular offsite team-building events, annual conferences, occasional global summits, and opportunities to travel and connect with global teams.
  • Competitive compensation package.

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