Software Developer, Development Lab

Polymer Capital; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Polymer Capital in Hong Kong is looking for a developer to automate workflows and enhance operational efficiency. You will work with languages like C#, JavaScript, and Python, aiming to minimize reliance on Excel VBA.

Candidates should have coding experience, strong communication skills in English, and a zeal for learning business concepts alongside programming practices. Emphasizing hands-on solutions and prototypes, the role requires a grasp of mathematics and statistical concepts.

Qualifications

• Coding experience in languages similar to C#/Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python/R.
• Ability to communicate in English.
• Willingness to learn both programming practices and business knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Automate daily workflows by addressing operation pain points.
• Provide better solutions to reduce Excel VBA usage.
• Build prototypes or tactical tools to prove new operation/analytics ideas.

Skills

C#

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Excel VBA

Mathematics

Statistics

Job description

About Polymer

Polymer Capital Management is a market-neutral, multi-manager investment platform focused on Asia. Our goal is to discover and nurture the region's top investment talent by combining established institutional support with extensive local financial market knowledge. We were founded in partnership with PAG, one of the world's largest Asia-focused alternative asset managers, and we have been operational since 2019.

Job Description

• Automate daily workflows by addressing operation pain points
• Reduce the usage of Excel VBA by providing better solutions
• Build prototypes or tactical tools to prove new operation/analytics ideas
• Major languages in use are C#, JavaScript/TypeScript and Python plus some Excel VBA as a glue language for spreadsheets

Requirements

• Coding experience using languages similar to C#/Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python/R.
• Willing to step out of comfort zone and learn, not only programming practices but also business knowledge.
• Able to communicate in English

Good to Have

• Already familiar with our major languages C#, TypeScript and Python, able to code solutions from scratch.
• Good mathematics and statistic knowledge (understand concepts like matrix and related operations, correlation, standard deviation, etc.).
• Excel and VBA also for coding language