Lead Quantitative Developer

Description:

Our client is a leading AI/ML Asset Management firm headquartered in Chicago seeking a Quantitative Developer to lead the globally experienced team. The firms team integrates innovative technology and trading strategies, while utilizing a sophisticated research platform and development environment to realise consistent trading alphas. An extremely talented and motivated individual is sought after, in order to head a team that is competitive in global financial markets.

The Lead Quantitative Developer will drive an expert team working on strategy development and code optimization. The client is seeking an experienced and hardworking candidate to fit the company’s cultural excellence as well as delivering value and work leading the experienced tea

Your impact:

• Lead a professional team in developing, optimizing and evolving the firms research pipeline and strategy development
• Identify prospects for further optimization and performance enhancements through research in order to realise trading results.
• Build components and new infrastructure to maintain new trading strategies and exhausting the testing and debugging skills as part of the development process.
• Work collaboratively with other teams of traders and developers to provide realistic project timelines, estimates and ensure team accountability.
• Provide high-level technical and investment analytics support to the trading desk

Requirements:

• A Bachelors, Masters, or PhD degree with more than 7 years of experience with a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or a similar field
• Experience coding in C++ and Python
• Experience leading a team in the industry
• Strong organizational and software architecture skills with a proven understanding of optimizing and profiling strategies.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.