Lead Solutions Engineer - AI Technology

WorldQuant LLC; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

401k plan

Parental leave

Paid time off (PTO)

Personal days

Sick days

Gym discounts

Wellness programs

Casual dress code

Training & development

Employee resource groups

Job summary

WorldQuant seeks a senior-level Python engineer to join a small team working on complex data pipelines, AI/ML systems, and cutting-edge software solutions.

The role demands deep Python expertise, data engineering, and software architecture. You will mentor juniors, review code, and drive architectural decisions while collaborating across teams in our business-facing technology organization.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in CS, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of Python development with data engineering and AI/ML.
• Expert Python, Pandas/NumPy, PySpark experience.
• Experience designing scalable data pipelines.
• Cloud experience (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and Docker/Kubernetes.
• Git, CI/CD, and agile practices.
• Strong communication to explain complex concepts.
• Finance experience is a plus but not required.
• Experience with PyTorch or scikit-learn and LLM/agents a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead senior Python engineering on data pipelines and AI/ML systems.
• Mentor junior developers and conduct code reviews.
• Collaborate with researchers and portfolio managers.
• Drive architectural decisions and maintain hands-on development.

Skills

Python

Data engineering

AI/ML systems

Pandas/NumPy/PySpark

Cloud platforms

Docker/Kubernetes

Git/CI-CD

Agile methodologies

Communication

PyTorch/Scikit-learn

LLMs/agents

Education

Master's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD

PyTorch

scikit-learn

LLMs

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 firmwide platforms and tooling 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 seeking an exceptional senior-level Python engineer to join a small team working on complex data pipelines, AI/ML systems, and cutting-edge software solutions. This role will be responsible for managing technical objectives, providing technical leadership, and maintaining a hands-on approach to development. The ideal candidate will work closely across teams within WorldQuant as part of our business-facing technology organization.

A successful candidate will possess deep expertise in Python development, data engineering, software architecture, and design principles. They should be able to mentor junior team members, conduct code reviews, and drive architectural decisions. Experience with AI and large language models (LLMs) is highly desirable.

What You'll Bring

• Master's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field from a top-tier institution.
• 7+ years of experience as a Python developer, with a strong focus on data engineering and AI/ML systems.
• Expert-level knowledge of Python and its ecosystem, including experience with data processing libraries like Pandas, NumPy, and PySpark.
• Proficiency in designing and implementing scalable, maintainable, and efficient data pipelines.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Expertise in version control systems (Git), CI/CD practices, and agile methodologies.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in the finance industry is a plus but not required.
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch, or scikit-learn, LLM, agents or systems of agents is a significant plus.

Core Benefits:

• Fully paid medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents, flexible spending account, 401k, fully paid parental leave, generous PTO (paid time off) 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.
• Perks: 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.

The Base Pay Range For This Position Is

$175,000 - $250,000 USD.

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