Senior Python Engineer - ML & High-Performance Systems

WorldQuant; City Of London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WorldQuant in London is building a scalable platform supporting its quantitative research operations. We seek an experienced software engineer who can own significant pieces of the production codebase, collaborate with researchers, and deliver robust, efficient systems.

You will contribute to Python-based services on Linux, with opportunities to learn C++ and apply ML/DL techniques to backtesting and platform design.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of production-quality Python development on Linux.
• Willing to learn C++; prior C++ experience is a strong plus.
• Strong interest in ML/DL and backtesting platform design.
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems and high-performance software.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and concurrency.
• Proficiency in English; team collaboration and independent work capability.

Skills

Python

C++

Linux

Machine Learning

Distributed systems

Data structures/algorithms

English

Job description

WorldQuant in London is building a scalable platform supporting its quantitative research operations. We seek an experienced software engineer who can own significant pieces of the production codebase, collaborate with researchers, and deliver robust, efficient systems.

You will contribute to Python-based services on Linux, with opportunities to learn C++ and apply ML/DL techniques to backtesting and platform design.