Sr Quant Developer

Sr Quant Developer

New York (hybrid).

MPAhasbeenretainedbyaglobalcapitalmarkeytstechnologycompanytorecruitaSrQuantDeveoperinNY(hybrid).Thiscompanybuildshigh-performancesystemsthatpowertrading,riskandanalyticsforsomeoftheworld’smostdemandingclients.Theirexpertisespanskdb+,AI,dataengineering,regulatorytechnologyandenterpriseplatforms.

WeareseekinganexperiencedSeniorQuantDeveloper tojoinagrowingRiskTechnologyteamresponsibleformodernisingandenhancingacriticalriskmanagementplatform.Theteamisfocusedonexpandinganalyticalcapabilities,improvingsystemstabilityanddeliveringsophisticatedriskandportfolioanalyticsusedacrossthebusiness.

This is an excellent opportunity for a quantitative professional who enjoys developing practical analytical solutions to complex capital markets challenges while working closely with engineering teams to bring those solutions into production.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement quantitative models and analytics used within risk management and portfolio valuation systems.
• Build sophisticated risk, hedging, and portfolio optimisation tools, including analytics related to position management, hedge effectiveness, and optimal hedge sizing.
• Work closely with Core Engineering teams to integrate quantitative models into scalable production platforms.
• Contribute to the modernisation of the firm's risk technology architecture and analytical capabilities.
• Translate business requirements into robust quantitative solutions.
• Validate and enhance existing risk methodologies, ensuring accuracy, performance, and practical applicability.
• Support the evolution of risk metrics and portfolio analytics across multiple asset classes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Risk, Technology, and Front Office functions.

The successful candidate will be a senior quantitative professional who combines strong mathematical expertise with practical experience solving real-world capital markets problems. You will be comfortable working alongside software engineers, contributing quantitative insight while helping shape the next generation of risk technology capabilities.

You will have a track record of delivering impactful analytics in production environments and be able to quickly contribute to the ongoing transformation of a critical enterprise risk platform.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (Master's or PhD preferred) in a quantitative discipline such as:
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Quantitative Finance
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Physics
  • Engineering
• Strong analytical and mathematical background with proven experience developing quantitative models.
• Significant industry experience within capital markets, risk management, quantitative research or quantitative development.
• Deep understanding of risk analytics, portfolio valuation and hedging methodologies.
• Ability to design and build models independently from concept through implementation.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with both quantitative and engineering teams.
• Experience delivering business value quickly within complex financial environments.

Technical Skills

• C# preferred.
• Strong Java or C++ candidates will also be considered.
• Sufficient programming ability to implement and maintain quantitative models in production environments.
• Experience working with large-scale financial systems is advantageous.

Additional Information

Why Join Data Intellect?

• Hybrid & flexible working – balance your time between home and our global offices.
• Global opportunities – work with clients in London, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Toronto and beyond.
• Continuous learning – day one access to paid training, certifications and leadership development.
• Clear progression pathways – biannual promotion cycles and monthly 1:1s to excel your career growth and development.
• Healthcare & wellbeing – provider dependent on region.
• Flexible, increasing holiday allowance – option to work bank holidays providing greater flexibility in holiday usage
• Generous referral bonuses, exciting social events and so much more – we work hard and celebrate harder.

Data Intellect is a specialist data and technology consultancy with deep expertise in capital markets. We build high-performance systems that power trading, risk and analytics for some of the world’s most demanding clients. Our expertise spans kdb+, AI, data engineering, regulatory technology and enterprise platforms. We’re growing, fast!