Quantitative Trading And Research Operations Developer

Job DetailExperience Level Mid LevelDegree Type Bachelor of Science (BS)Employment Full TimeWorking Type On SiteJob Reference Salary Type AnnuallyIndustry Investment ManagementSelling Points Enhance your coding expertise by supporting quantitative research and trading systems. Collaborate with experts in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Contribute to impactful engineering initiatives and system optimization.Job DescriptionQuantitative Trading and Research Operations Developer OverviewThe Quantitative Trading and Research Operations Developer will support the Quantitative Strategies department by enhancing code reliability and maintainability.Collaborate with researchers to develop, maintain, and refactor code for research and trading activities.Focus on improving legacy programs to meet coding standards and enhance computational performance.Engage with the Quality Assurance Committee to ensure adherence to development processes.Analyze system performance and contribute to trading system implementation and optimization.Work in a dynamic environment, troubleshooting and improving production systems.Opportunity to contribute to engineering initiatives like containerization and cloud computing evaluation.Ideal for candidates passionate about hands-on development and system improvement.Quantitative Trading and Research Operations Developer Key Responsibilities & DutiesDevelop, maintain, and improve code supporting research and trading activities.Refactor legacy programs to enhance reliability, maintainability, and computational performance.Provide maintenance and support for existing systems and newly developed tools.Create and maintain test cases to validate code changes and prevent system errors.Collaborate with the Quality Assurance Committee to follow development and code review processes.Analyze financial and computational performance of systems and execute trades.Support trading system implementation and computational resource optimization.Contribute to initiatives like build and deployment processes and cloud computing evaluation.Quantitative Trading and Research Operations Developer Job RequirementsBachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field required.Minimum of 3 years of experience; 5 years preferred.Proficiency in Python programming and program design fundamentals.Experience with CI/CD processes and version control tools like Git.Comfortable working in Unix command line and familiar with PowerShell.Knowledge of SQL and enterprise database structures.Familiarity with cloud computing and infrastructure design preferred.Strong interpersonal and communication skills essential.