Quantitative Data Developer | Options Trading | Experienced Hire
About The Position
The Quant Core Data team is a new + fast-growing group of developers in the Quant Engineering & Data group. We produce the data for studies done by Quantitative Researchers & Strategists to steadily improve trading behavior and strategies. Primarily based in Philadelphia, we also build data flows globally for our offices in Sydney & Dublin. We are looking for a Python Developer to join our Quant Core Data team. In this role, you will work to grow and scale our historical data framework, which is critical to our strategy development process. You will also develop internal tools to enhance our ability to create, analyze, and visualize data. Additionally, you will build and maintain backtesting simulation systems that drive innovation and continuous improvement of our trading strategies. If you hate being bogged down by slow deployment cycles and enjoy working with users who understand the technology that you build, we encourage you to apply!
Requirements
- At least 3+ years of experience in Python, developing software with strict performance requirements
- A deep appreciation for performance and benchmarking.
- Experience in large scale computing problems and performance trade-offs.
- Strong systems fundamentals (virtual memory, numa, io, networking, etc.)
- Deep Linux knowledge and strong systems fundaments
- Experience in Python data analysis and/or low level Python
- Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms
- Enthusiasm for working with data, especially large sets of data.
- Good aesthetics for cleanliness and correctness in data.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related discipline or its foreign equivalent; advanced degree is preferred
Nice To Haves
- Experience in HFT environment
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and scale our data framework with an eye for efficiency and robustness
- Build packages used exclusively by expert users to evolve our signal generation technology
- Have greenfield development opportunities to optimize existing tooling from scratch
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
