Senior C++ Systems Engineer, Scalable Quant Platform

WorldQuant; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental insurance

401k

Parental leave

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Learning & development

Employee resource groups

Job summary

WorldQuant seeks engineers to own critical technical challenges in a scalable, high-performance platform for quantitative research. You will write production C++ on Linux and collaborate with researchers and portfolio managers to turn ideas into reliable software.

The role focuses on building large-scale distributed systems that power the firm’s research operations and portfolio production, with a strong emphasis on performance and code quality.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years writing production-quality C++ on Linux.
• Experience developing large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong grasp of data structures, algorithms and concurrency.
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently.
• Excellent command of English.

Responsibilities

• Own key technical challenges within a scalable platform for quantitative research.
• Contribute to building software enabling large-scale research operations and portfolio production.
• Collaborate with researchers and portfolio managers to drive practical solutions.

Skills

C++ on Linux

Distributed systems

Data structures & algorithms

Concurrency patterns

Self-motivation

English proficiency

Job description

WorldQuant seeks engineers to own critical technical challenges in a scalable, high-performance platform for quantitative research. You will write production C++ on Linux and collaborate with researchers and portfolio managers to turn ideas into reliable software.

The role focuses on building large-scale distributed systems that power the firm’s research operations and portfolio production, with a strong emphasis on performance and code quality.