Senior Software Engineer

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6 ngày trước

WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets. We seek to produce high-quality predictive signals (alphas) through our proprietary research platform to employ financial strategies focused on market inefficiencies. Our teams work collaboratively to drive the production of alphas and financial strategies - the foundation of a balanced, global investment platform.WorldQuant is built on a culture that pairs academic sensibility with accountability for results. Employees are encouraged to think openly about problems, balancing intellectualism and practicality. Excellent ideas come from anyone, anywhere. Employees are encouraged to challenge conventional thinking and possess an attitude of continuous improvement.Our goal is to hire the best and the brightest. We value intellectual horsepower first and foremost, and people who demonstrate an outstanding talent. There is no roadmap to future success, so we need people who can help us build it.Technologists at WorldQuant research, design, code, test and deploy firmwide platforms and tooling while working collaboratively with researchers. Our environment is relaxed yet intellectually driven. We seek people who think in code and are motivated by being around like-minded people.The Role: We're seeking a senior developer to join our team. You will design, build, and operate large-scale data and ETL systems that power the firm's research and investment workflows. This is a high-autonomy role - you'll own critical systems end-to-end, make architectural decisions, and deliver solutions with minimal guidance. We need someone who is self-directed, able to lead themselves, take ownership of outcomes, and drive complex problems to resolution independently. You should be comfortable communicating across teams, articulating technical trade-offs to stakeholders, and mentoring others through code review and collaboration.What You'll Do:

Design, develop, and own backend services and data pipelines that process large volumes of data optimally and at scale
Architect data storage and processing solutions, including schema design, query optimization, and data modeling
Build and maintain APIs, messaging systems, and integration layers that connect data producers and consumers
Drive technical decisions - evaluate trade-offs, choose the right tools, and define system boundaries
Take ambiguous requirements and break them down into deliverable, well-engineered solutions
Diagnose and resolve complex production issues - applying strong analytical and systems thinking
Improve engineering practices: testing, CI/CD, observability, and documentation

What You'll Bring:

8+ years of professional software development experience
Strong programming proficiency: Mastery of at least one major programming language (Python, Java, Go, C++, or equivalent). Beyond syntax fluency, you should understand language internals and be able to apply that depth to write performant, reliable code
System design: Proven ability to architect distributed, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems. Understanding of common patterns - event-driven architecture, service decomposition, data partitioning, caching strategies
Data engineering: Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines, working with batch and streaming data, and handling large-scale data processing
Database proficiency: Deep understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and familiarity with analytical/columnar stores; strong SQL skills including query optimization
Software engineering depth: Strong grasp of data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and software architecture principles - applied in production, not just theory
API design: Experience designing clean, well-documented REST/gRPC APIs
Incident response mindset: Ability to diagnose production issues methodically, drive root-cause analysis, and feed into post-mortems and operational improvement
AI-agent readiness: Openness to working alongside AI coding agents and LLM-powered tools as part of the development workflow - using AI as a force multiplier for code generation, review, debugging, and documentation
Nice to Have:

Python mastery: Advanced knowledge of Python internals, concurrency (asyncio, threading, multiprocessing), performance profiling, packaging, and strong experience with frameworks such as FastAPI/Flask, SQLAlchemy, pytest, and mypy/type annotations
Observability and distributed tracing: Experience with monitoring and observability stacks - metrics, structured logging, distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry, Grafana, ELK) - for diagnosing system behavior and bottlenecks in production
DevOps practices: Familiarity with containerization (Docker), CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins), and infrastructure-as-code (Ansible, Terraform)
Programming language versatility: Proficiency in additional languages that complement data platform work - C++ for performance-critical systems, Scala for distributed data processing with Apache Spark, or Rust for high-performance data engineering
Team leadership and management: Experience leading a development team, running sprints, conducting code reviews, mentoring engineers, and managing stakeholders' expectations
Message queues and streaming: Experience with Kafka, Redis, or similar event-driven architectures
Data orchestration: Exposure to Airflow or similar workflow orchestration frameworks
Frontend / full-stack awareness: Familiarity with modern web technologies (React, TypeScript) for building internal UIs and dashboards
Financial services or quantitative finance background
Open-source contributions or a public portfolio of technical work

What We Offer:

Competitive and attractive compensation package with clear career road-map - where you feel challenged everyday
We offer a strong culture of learning and development: training courses, library, speakers, share and learn events
Learn from who sits next to you! Working in WQ you are surrounded by smart and talented people
Premium Health Insurance and Employee Assistance Program
Generous time-off policy, re-creation sabbatical leave (based on tenure), Trade Union benefits for staff and family
Team building activities every month: Local engagement events - Employee clubs: football, ping-pong, badminton, yoga, running, PS5, movies, etc.
Annual company trip and occasional global conferences - opportunity to travel and connect with our global teams
Happy-hour with tea break, snacks and meals every day in the office!

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