Quantitative Software Architect: Quantitative Components

Two Sigma; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Two Sigma is seeking an experienced software leader to align technical work with business goals, drive architectural frameworks, and foster consensus. You will identify risks, develop strategy, and direct implementations that balance immediate needs with long-term architecture.

You will become a technical expert for research systems and mentor senior engineers. Strong background in software engineering, quantitative tech, and Python/Java is required, along with excellent communication skills and

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of software engineering experience, 10+ preferred.
• BS in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or quantitative field.
• Experience with Python ecosystem and OO languages (Java preferred).
• Knowledge of quantitative and data science technologies.
• Strong communication and mentoring abilities.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize technical work by understanding business purpose and tradeoffs.
• Drive innovation, standard methods, and architectural framework.
• Foster consensus to reach high-level goals.
• Identify risks, shape technical strategy, and direct implementation.
• Become technical expert for core research systems and evolve components.
• Mentor senior engineers to grow the team's capabilities.

Skills

Software engineering

Quantitative software

Python ecosystem

OO programming

Java

Financial domain knowledge

Communication skills

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Applied Mathematics

Job description

You will take on the following responsibilities:

• Understand the business purpose of our systems. Use that understanding to prioritize technical work and resolve tradeoffs
• Drive innovation, standard methodologies, and architectural framework within the team
• Encourage consensus to achieve high-level goals
• Identify technical risks and architectural opportunities, develop a technical strategy to address them, and act as technical director for implementation of that strategy. Provide recommendations to balance immediate business goals with strategic architectural goals
• Become a technical expert for the systems underpinning our research areas and help evolve these components
• Mentor senior engineers

You should possess the following qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years of experience required in software engineering, with experience in financial or quantitative software; 10+ years of experience preferred
• BS in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or another technical/quantitative field
• Knowledge of both modern quantitative and data science technologies, especially in the python ecosystem, and OO programming languages and paradigms (Java preferred)
• Financial domain knowledge, especially in portfolio-related topics such as portfolio construction, risk and market impact, is preferred
• Strong relationship and communication skills, both verbally and in writing. Empathy for management and product considerations