Quant Risk Developer - Production Analytics & Validation (Hybrid)

FinTrust Connect; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 137,760 - 227,304; Part time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm is seeking a Model Risk Quant Developer in Chicago, IL, or remote within the US. The ideal candidate will have 5 to 9 years of experience in quant development, strong Python skills, and be knowledgeable about risk modeling techniques. Responsibilities include engineering model libraries and maintaining testing frameworks to ensure accuracy. This role offers a competitive hourly rate of $100 to $165 and follows a hybrid working structure.

Qualifications

• 5 to 9 years in quant development or model engineering.
• Expert in Python with strong software engineering practices.
• Experience in packaging analytics for production use.

Responsibilities

• Engineer model libraries and challenger models with clear APIs.
• Build scenario and sensitivity engines with quality checks.
• Maintain continuous testing and nightly backtests.

Skills

Quant development

Python

Git

Credit risk modeling

Continuous Integration

Continuous Deployment

Job description

A leading financial technology firm is seeking a Model Risk Quant Developer in Chicago, IL, or remote within the US. The ideal candidate will have 5 to 9 years of experience in quant development, strong Python skills, and be knowledgeable about risk modeling techniques. Responsibilities include engineering model libraries and maintaining testing frameworks to ensure accuracy. This role offers a competitive hourly rate of $100 to $165 and follows a hybrid working structure.