Senior Machine Learning Engineer

WorldQuant; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance and dental coverage

401k and parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

WorldQuant in New York seeks a senior-level Python engineer to join a small team building complex data pipelines, AI/ML systems, and innovative software solutions. You will manage technical objectives, provide technical leadership, and stay hands-on in development.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in Python, strong data engineering skills, and experience with Pandas, NumPy, PySpark, cloud platforms, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience as a Python developer with data engineering and AI/ML systems focus.
• Expert-level Python knowledge and ecosystem usage (Pandas, NumPy, PySpark).
• Experience designing scalable, maintainable data pipelines and working with cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Mentor junior team members, conduct code reviews, and drive architectural decisions.
• Deliver hands-on development while guiding technical objectives across teams.
• Collaborate with researchers and portfolio managers to deploy data-driven solutions.

Skills

Python development

Data engineering

AI/ML systems

Pandas/NumPy/PySpark

Cloud platforms

Docker/Kubernetes

Git/CI/CD

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree or higher in CS/Engineering

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.

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

$175,000 - $250,000 USD.

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