We are not working with external recruiting partners at this time, please apply directly to the role if you have further interest in joining ViseVise is seeking a passionate Quantitative Engineer to join our talented engineering team. As we build the future of wealth management, you will partner closely with our investment strategy and core engineering teams, as well as our Chief Investment Officer to build sophisticated investment models which shape our portfolio construction and portfolio insights. You will be responsible for writing production ready quantitative models, using advanced numerical techniques, convex optimization routines and industry leading practices.
Our team is deeply curious, with a strong desire to solve problems that have no defined answer. You should feel comfortable reimagining investment management and questioning every market assumption. The ideal candidate thrives in a creative, inventive, and fast-paced startup environment and wants to work with people who are equally passionate about our work and mission. The problems we're solving as an organization are dynamic and each day brings fresh and exciting challenges. We're interested in people who will react quickly and efficiently when called upon to change or pivot.
We work closely with convex optimization techniques and numerical optimizations of various problems. Past exposure in solving complex problems in a numerically optimized way is a plus.
What you will own- Help to maintain and expand the tax-aware portfolio optimizer using state of the art optimization techniques
- Develop deep expertise in the trade market microstructure of various instruments like ETFs, Mutual Funds, ADRs, Money Market funds, Alternatives, etc.
- Work closely with the core engineering team to build out infrastructure to support our workflow models
- Help oversee daily portfolio optimization pipelines involving 1000s of client accounts
- Build rigorous testing frameworks, pipelines to ensure quality and stability of the investment product
- Build and test complex investment ideas
- Apply quantitative techniques like machine learning to a vast array of data sets
- Partner cross-functionally with other teams on a daily basis and make decisions together quickly
What you bring on day one- Bachelor's degree / Master's Degree / Ph.D in STEM majors
- Experience programming in Python is required (3+ years)
- Interest in highly optimized numerical computations
- Passion for profession in the quantitative finance track
- Applied experience in building great production-level workflow infrastructure
- Excellent comprehension of statistics
- Prior professional experience within financial markets is a plus
- Familiarity with commercial risk and optimization solutions is a strong plus
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Collaborative with a team-first mentality
Why join Vise:- Opportunity to make a significant impact at a hyper-growth fintech start-up
- Competitive salary and equity
- Unlimited PTO and great benefits, including $1 medical insurance
- 401k plan with generous matching and self-directed brokerage account option
- Access to investment management and free financial advice from one of our partner RIA firms
- Paid lunches at our NYC office
- Career growth and development opportunities
Through the internal and market data Vise has collected, we expect the salary range for this position to be $190,000 - $270,000 per year, plus a competitive equity package. Your actual compensation will be determined based on your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Vise offers a wide range of comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits.
