Senior C++ Software Engineer
WorldQuant2 months ago
Ramat Gan, IsraelSenior
Responsibilities
- Build software platforms that support large-scale quantitative research operations and portfolio production.
- Develop scalable distributed systems using C++ and Python on Linux.
- Apply data structures, algorithms, high-performance application design, and concurrency patterns to solve complex technical challenges.
- Research, design, code, test, and deploy firmwide platforms and tooling.
- Work collaboratively with researchers and portfolio managers while owning technical challenges independently.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience writing production-quality C++ code on Linux.
- Development experience with Python.
- Strong understanding and experience with Linux system programming fundamentals.
- Ability to develop large-scale distributed systems.
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, high-performance application design, and concurrency patterns.
- Self-motivated, able to work independently with minimal direction, and proficient in English.
- Preferred experience includes systems for large-scale graph-data computation and streaming or dataflow systems.
- Prior financial-services experience 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.