Quantitative Software Engineer - Fintech - NY

Quantitative Software Engineer - Fintech - NY

About the job Quantitative Software Engineer - Fintech - NY

Location: New York Metropolitan Area (Stealth)Total Compensation: $400,000 – $850,000+ (Aggressive performance-based upside)

The Firm

We are a premier, research-driven investment firm operating at the intersection of extreme-scale computing and mathematical finance. We do not follow the market; we model its underlying reality. We are seeking a Quantitative Software Engineer to architect the next generation of our autonomous intelligence platform.

The Mandate

In this role, you aren't just writing code; you are building the firm's primary engine for alpha generation. You will sit at the nexus of high-performance systems and advanced machine learning, responsible for the end-to-end delivery of mission-critical trading infrastructure.

• Architect & Scale: Design high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems capable of training and deploying complex models on petabytes of real-time data.
• Engineer Intelligence: Bridge the gap between theoretical research and production-grade execution by optimizing neural architectures for high-stakes financial environments.
• Product Ownership: Drive the technical roadmap for "Revenue Intelligence" tools, automating complex market signal ingestion and execution logic.

The Pedigree

We are looking for a rare "builder" profile—someone who possesses both the rigorous foundation of a world-class engineer and the relentless velocity of a founder.

• Academic Excellence: A Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science from a global Top-Tier institution (the 0.1% of your graduating class).
• Elite Technical Experience: A background at a Tier-1 technology firm leading high-impact initiatives in AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), or large-scale distributed systems.
• Founder Mindset: Preference for those who have founded a technology startup or held a leadership role in an early-stage, high-growth venture. We value the "full-stack" ownership and the ability to solve ambiguous problems without a playbook.
• Systemic Mastery: Expertise in high-performance languages (C++, Java ) and modern AI frameworks (Python, PyTorch ). You have a visceral understanding of how to optimize code for both speed and scale.
• Fintech Intuition: A background in high-growth fintech or systematic trading is an advantage, but we value raw intellectual horsepower and engineering elegance above all else.

Why This is the Apex Opportunity

• Direct P&L Impact: Unlike Big Tech, where your impact is diluted across millions of users, your work here directly dictates the firm's success. Your compensation is mathematically tied to the value you create.
• Radical Autonomy: We operate in small, highly autonomous "cells." You will have the budget, the compute power, and the freedom to disrupt any part of our stack.
• The Stealth Advantage: We operate with total discretion. You will work on proprietary problems that the rest of the industry won't even encounter for another three years.

This is a destination for those who have hit the "ceiling" of traditional tech and seek a higher-stakes environment. If you have built global-scale products and are ready to apply that expertise to the most competitive arena on earth, we should speak.