Worldquant, LLC

Lead Software Engineer

Worldquant, LLC$150K — $250K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Computer Science degree or equivalent experience, advanced degree preferred.
  • Significant prior mentorship experience, management experience preferred.
  • Extensive experience in developing complex software systems, preferably in financial services.
  • Proficiency with Python and experience with Java for new development.
  • Experience with storage technologies, particularly PostgreSQL and graph databases.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the maturation phase of two critical software systems used firm-wide.
  • Relentlessly improve performance, scalability, reliability, and survivability of software systems.
  • Develop new features and enhancements for existing systems.
  • Manage a team of 6-8 junior to mid-career developers with a focus on technical mentorship.
  • Provide architectural, SDLC and project management guidance and leadership.
  • Build relationships with key end user groups to ensure alignment and success.

Benefits

  • Base salary and discretionary performance bonus eligibility.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.
  • Supportive culture encouraging open thinking and continuous improvement.
Full Job Description
The Role: WorldQuant is seeking an exceptional individual be a key contributor to the maturation phase of several essential software systems currently in firm wide use. These systems are an important part of the research and production trading pipelines. Your mission will be to relentlessly improve their performance, scalability, reliability and survivability while continuing to develop features. The successful candidate will work with and provide mentorship and additional technological leadership. Key technologies for the products include:
  • Java (and to a lesser extent Python)
  • Distributed systems
  • Kafka
  • PostgreSQL
  • BigQuery

What You'll Bring:
  • Computer Science degree (advanced degree or equivalent experience preferred- particularly with storage technologies or distributed systems)
  • Extensive experience as a key contributor in the development of complex software systems (leading financial services firm experience preferred- particularly involved in high performance systems)


Our Benefits:

Core Benefits:
  • Fully paid medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents, flexible spending account, 401k, fully paid parental leave, generous PTO (paid time off) that consists of:
  • Twenty vacation days that are pro-rated based on the employee's start date, at an accrual of 1.67 days per month, three personal days, and
    ten sick days.
  • Perks: Employee discounts for gym memberships, wellness activities, healthy snacks, casual dress code
  • Training: learning and development courses, speakers, team-building off-site
  • Employee resource groups


Pay Transparency:

WorldQuant is a total compensation organization where you will be eligible for a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and benefits.

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on job function and level, benchmarked against similar stage organizations. When finalizing an offer, we will take into consideration an individual's experience level and the qualifications they bring to the role to formulate a competitive total compensation package.

The Base Pay Range For This Position Is $150,000 - $250,000 USD.

About Worldquant, LLC

WorldQuant is a quantitative investment management firm that uses advanced mathematical and statistical methods to identify profitable trading opportunities in global financial markets. The company was founded in 2007 by Igor Tulchinsky and is headquartered in New York City. WorldQuant has a team of over 600 professionals, including researchers, traders, and technologists, who work together to develop and implement trading strategies across a wide range of asset classes. The company manages over $7 billion in assets and has offices in more than 20 countries around the world.
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