Quantitative Developer

Caxton Associates LP; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Caxton Associates LP seeks a Quantitative Developer to join the QDD team in Bengaluru. You will build scalable web services and front-end tools for market monitoring and risk management, and design data pipelines using SQL/NoSQL, C#, and Python.

The role emphasizes quant libraries in Python, strong software design, and ethics. 7+ years in hedge funds or financial services are expected, with excellence in communication and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in quantitative field (CS, Math or Eng).
• 7+ years of relevant hedge fund/financial services experience.
• Excellent quantitative reasoning and software design.
• Demonstrated professional Python skills.
• Clear grasp of SQL and relational databases.
• Web development skills and ability to build front-end tools.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Operates with the highest degree of ethics and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable web services for applications and front office users.
• Build front end tools for market monitoring, trade screening and risk management.
• Design and build data solutions and ETLs using SQL, NoSQL, C#, and Python.
• Build and maintain quant libraries in Python.
• Promote best coding practices within the firm.

Skills

Python

Quantitative reasoning

Communication

Ethics

Web development

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Tools

C#

Java

C++

AWS

NoSQL

Job description

We are seeking a Quantitative Developer to join the firm’s Quantitative Development & Data team (QDD). This team is responsible for architecture and development of libraries, web services, dashboards, and databases that facilitate Portfolio Managers' alpha generation, strategy deployment, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable web services for applications and front office users


• Build front end tools for market monitoring, trade screening and risk management. Front end tools can be either web dashboards or Excel tools backed by robust libraries or web services


• Design and build data solutions and ETLs (using SQL, no-SQL, C#, and Python) for market data, quant analytics and alpha generation


• Build and maintain quant libraries in Python.


• Promote best coding practices within the firm

• Bachelor's degree in quantitative field (Computer Science, Mathematics or Engineering)


• 7+ years of relevant experience in hedge Funds, investment banks or financial services domain


• Excellent quantitative reasoning and software design


• Demonstrated professional Python skills


• Clear grasp of SQL and relational database fundamentals


• Web development skills


• Strong verbal and written communication skills


• Operates with the highest degree of ethics and integrity

Nice to have

• Knowledge of financial instruments & data: FX, Futures, Interest Rates derivatives, Options


• Proficiency in another programming language such as C#, Java or C++


• Experience with AWS