AI-Driven Software Engineer – Fundamental Equities

Schonfeld; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and educational offerings

Performance bonus

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Schonfeld, a global multi-manager hedge fund, is hiring a Software Engineer in New York to join the Fundamental Equity COO team. The role focuses on integrating AI into investment processes, building backend services and data pipelines.

Candidates should have 2–5 years of experience, strong Python and SQL skills, and familiarity with tools like FastAPI and PostgreSQL. The team values collaboration and product-focused thinking to deliver high-quality solutions.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in quantitative development or analytics engineering.
• Experience with AWS and containerized workloads.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend services and internal APIs for investment professionals.
• Implement AI capabilities tailored to business needs.
• Maintain data pipelines ensuring reliability and observability.

Skills

Python proficiency

SQL and database design

AI/LLM integration

Collaboration

Product-minded thinking

Tools

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Schonfeld, a global multi-manager hedge fund, is hiring a Software Engineer in New York to join the Fundamental Equity COO team. The role focuses on integrating AI into investment processes, building backend services and data pipelines.

Candidates should have 2–5 years of experience, strong Python and SQL skills, and familiarity with tools like FastAPI and PostgreSQL. The team values collaboration and product-focused thinking to deliver high-quality solutions.