Principal Quantitative Developer

We’re hiring on behalf of a Haystack partner!

The Role

• Contribute to a dynamic and fast-paced development team supporting researchers in prototyping and delivering new systematic investment strategies.
• Provide high-impact solutions on various projects including alpha research, portfolio construction, and risk management.
• Design and implement quantitative models for systematic financial investments using R and Python.
• Lead the implementation of research projects through the entire software development lifecycle with a full-stack approach.
• Assist research teams in developing new models and products.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Financial Engineering, or related field with 6+ years of experience as a Quant Developer or similar role; or Master’s degree with 4+ years of experience.
• Expertise in Python with full-stack development experience.
• Skilled in various database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, Graph) and API technologies (REST APIs, batch scheduling).
• Proven expertise in system design and cloud architecture on AWS (Lambda, S3, EKS, EC2).
• Experience operationalizing machine learning models on AWS (SageMaker, Bedrock) and implementing MLOps principles.
• Demonstrated knowledge of mathematics, statistics, and quantitative finance.

What’s On Offer

• Comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support.
• Market-leading retirement plans and generous paid time off.
• Charitable giving employee match program and educational assistance.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects in systematic investment strategies and GenAI.

Apply via Haystack today!