AI Software Developer

WorldQuant LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid medical and dental insurance

Flexible spending account

401(k)

Generous PTO

Employee discounts for gym memberships

Job summary

A global financial strategies firm in New York is seeking talented individuals to build a new software engineering team focused on AI-driven applications. The role involves collaborating with teams to create innovative solutions to enhance productivity. Ideal candidates will have strong programming skills in Python, analytical prowess, and a passion for tackling complex challenges. The position offers a competitive salary of $125,000 to $200,000 alongside various employee benefits, including health insurance and generous PTO.

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills, preferably in Python.
• Exceptional analytical skills and a passion for solving complex problems.
• Thorough understanding of how AI works and familiarity with language models.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional distributed teams.
• Gather, analyze and spec out requirements, and manage product deliverables.
• Design and build scalable AI-driven products addressing real-world problems.

Skills

Strong programming skills, preferably in Python

Exceptional analytical skills

Understanding of AI and familiarity with language models

Knowledge in databases and messaging technologies (SQL, Redis, Kafka)

Excellent communication skills in English

Job description

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 projects while working collaboratively with researchers and portfolio managers. 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 are building a new software engineering team with strong applied AI orientation to seek to amplify WorldQuant's success. The team will be focusing on creating company-wide applications to address our colleagues’ every day problems. You will have a chance to work with a broad range of teams at WorldQuant, helping them to be more productive with custom solutions.

• Collaborate with cross-functional distributed teams.
• Gather, analyze and spec out requirements, and manage product deliverables.
• Design and build scalable AI-driven products addressing real‑world problems.
• Stay current with the latest technical advancements, particularly in the field of AI and LLMs.

What You’ll bring:

• Strong programming skills, preferably in Python.
• Exceptional analytical skills and a passion for solving complex problems.
• Thorough understanding of how AI works and familiarity with language models.
• Understanding of vector databases and other relevant data structures.
• Working knowledge in various databases and messaging technologies is a strong plus (SQL, Redis, Kafka, etc.).
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Mature, thoughtful attitude with the ability to operate in a collaborative, team‑oriented culture.
• A strong delivery mind‑set, drive to get things done.
• Experience in finance is not required.

Core Benefits:

• Fully paid medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents, flexible spending account, 401(k), fully paid parental leave, generous PTO that consists of:
  twenty vacation days that are pro‑rated based on the employee’s start date, at an accrual of 1.67 days per month, three personal days, and ten sick days.
• Employee discounts for gym memberships, wellness activities, healthy snacks, casual dress code.
• Training: learning and development courses, speakers, team‑building off‑site.
• Employee resource groups.

Pay Transparency:

WorldQuant is a total compensation organization where you will be eligible for a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and benefits. To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US‑based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on job function and level, benchmarked against similar stage organizations. When finalizing an offer, we will take into consideration an individual’s experience level and the qualifications they bring to the role to formulate a competitive total compensation package.

The Base Pay Range For This Position Is

$125,000 – $200,000 USD.

At WorldQuant, we are committed to providing candidates with all necessary information in compliance with pay transparency laws. If you believe any required details are missing from this job posting, please notify us at [emailprotected], and we will address your concerns promptly.

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