Worldquant, LLC

Software Development Manager

Worldquant, LLC$150K — $250K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years leading teams within the financial technology sector
  • Strong ability to simplify complex concepts
  • Expertise in C++, Java, or Python technology platforms
  • Knowledge of emerging trends in computing
  • Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field and 10+ years of strategic leadership
  • Inspirational communicator who sets best practices.

Responsibilities

  • Recruit, retain, and develop a lean, high-performing software development team
  • Encourage collaboration across teams to prioritize and execute projects
  • Implement top engineering practices aligned with the company's tech philosophy
  • Identify and resolve conflicts within and between teams effectively
  • Lead technological strategy development for electronic execution

Benefits

  • Fully covered medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents
  • Generous PTO including 20 vacation days, 3 personal days, and 10 sick days
  • Employee perks like discounted gym memberships and healthy snacks
  • Learning and development opportunities including training and team-building
  • Access to employee resource groups promoting diversity and inclusion.
Full Job Description
The Role: We are seeking a senior technology leader to manage a high performing team that handles our electronic execution. In collaboration with the team's software architect we are looking for someone to:
  • Retain, recruit, and develop a lean team of developers
  • Drive cross team collaboration to ensure prioritization and execution
  • Lead the adaptation of best-in-class engineering practices consistent with our technology organization's philosophy
  • Escalate and resolve intra- and cross-group misalignment as needed


What You'll Bring:

  • Previous experience as a software engineering manager leading experienced teams or technology organizations within the financial domain
  • Ability to reduce complex concepts into understandable, actionable tasks
  • Proven experience with delivering best in class technology platforms in C++, Java or Python
  • Familiarity with and inspired by trends in modern computing and new technologies
  • Degree in Computer Science and or related field and 10+ years' experience leading strategy and delivering solutions for multiple industries and/or solution domains
  • Ability to act as an evangelist who inspires internal audiences through clarity of message and setting of best practices


Locations: Chicago, NYC, CT, or Austin

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.

At WorldQuant, we are committed to providing candidates with all necessary information in compliance with pay transparency laws. If you believe any required details are missing from this job posting, please notify us at , and we will address your concerns promptly.

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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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