Job Opportunity
Principal Technical Architect
New York, NY
Job Summary
Hedge Fund is seeking a Principal Technical Architect. Build a cutting-edge quantitative trading platform. Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering or Applied Math. 3+ years of pure software development in a production environment.
Details
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a small team as the principal architect of a new quant trading system.
The initial focus will be purely engineering. Over time, the ideal candidate will help generate ideas as they build models and work on IP, working alongside an experienced systematic PM with a strong track record.
Main Responsibilities:
* Build a cutting-edge quantitative trading platform
* Implement and deploy alpha models into production the team is researching
* Collaborate with core technology and data teams by leveraging the existing technology while building a back tester from scratch
* Operational oversight of production models
Qualifications:
Essential
* Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering or Applied Math
* 3+ years of pure software development in a production environment
* Strong command of Python including packages such as Pandas, NumPy, SciPy
* Excellent knowledge of Linux, and at least one relational or time-series database system
* Experience building a real-time streaming data processing system (does not need to be finance related)
Desirable
* Experience with scheduling tools such as Apache Airflow, and cloud base computing technologies (AWS)
* Experience building production infrastructure for signal generation, backtest engine and trading
* Prior exposure to large datasets, intraday trading systems, OTC pricing is a plus
* Excellent communication and analytical skills
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- Compensation: $ 200,000
- Min Education: BA/BS
- Min Experience: 3 years