Quantitative Software Developer

About this role

Role/Responsibilities:

We are passionate about data. We collaborate to build elegant, effective, scalable and highly reliable solutions to empower predictive modelling in finance.

Cubist’s data services group is looking for a junior Quantitative Software Developer to join our dedicated team. Our group is responsible for the timely delivery of comprehensive and error-free data to some of the most demanding and successful systematic Portfolio Managers in the world.

This exceptional individual will be a member of a small team of data and software developers who play a vital role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day implementation of a large research infrastructure, and the live production trading of billions of dollars of capital across global capital markets, including equities, futures, options and other financial instruments.

Responsibilities include:

• Building processes and technology tools to ingest, tag and clean datasets.

• Assisting Data Scientists with data processing, enrichment, and product development.

• Contributing to existing infrastructure and applications primarily written in Python, but also Go and C++.

• Monitoring and enhancing the automated data collection and cleansing infrastructure.

• Researching new technologies for improved data management and efficient retrieval.

Requirements:

• B.S. or higher in computer science, engineering or a relevant quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Physics.

• Proficiency in Python and its ecosystem (numpy, pandas, polars, scikit-learn), with an understanding of Python and library internals

• Proficiency with Go and/or C++ is not required but is a big plus

• Hands-on experience with software architecture and engineering best practices (testing, CI/CD, monitoring, profiling, version control)

• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to analyze and solve intricate problems, optimize code, and develop efficient solutions in a fast-paced environment.

• Intellectual curiosity and a love of learning.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.

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