Senior Software Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid medical and dental insurance

Flexible spending account

401k

Fully paid parental leave

Generous PTO (20 vacation days)

Employee discounts for gym memberships

Learning and development courses

Job summary

WorldQuant in Chicago is seeking an experienced C++ engineer to build software for large-scale quantitative research operations. The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of production-quality C++ coding experience and strong Linux system programming skills.

The role involves driving the development of a scalable platform for future growth. WorldQuant offers a competitive salary range between $175,000 and $250,000 along with comprehensive benefits including paid medical, dental insurance, and a generous PTO policy.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of writing production-quality code in C++ on Linux.
• Strong understanding of Linux system programming fundamentals.
• Ability to develop large-scale, distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and concurrency patterns.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal direction.
• Proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Build software for large-scale quantitative research operations.
• Drive the firm's next decade of growth through scalable platform development.
• Collaborate with researchers and portfolio managers.

Skills

C++ programming

Linux system programming

Large-scale distributed systems

Data structures

Algorithms

Concurrency patterns

Self-motivation

Proficiency in English

Tools

Python

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

Our group is responsible for building software enabling both the large‑scale quantitative research operations that drive WorldQuant’s platform and the production of our portfolio. The team is currently embarking on a multi‑year journey to provide a powerful, scalable, and efficient platform to drive the firm’s next decade of growth. We are looking for someone who can own some of the unique technical challenges inherent in the problem and who can bring solid experience and perspective to the team.

What You’ll Bring

A successful candidate will possess:

• A minimum of 7 years of writing production‑quality code in C++ on a Linux platform
• Strong understanding and experience with Linux system programming fundamentals
• Ability to develop large‑scale, distributed systems
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, high‑performance application design, and concurrency patterns
• Self‑motivated and able to work independently with minimal direction
• Proficiency in English

Outstanding Candidates

• Python development experience is also a plus
• Developing systems for managing and performing computation on large‑scale graph data
• Streaming / dataflow systems
• Candidates need not have prior experience in financial services

Core Benefits

• Fully paid medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents, flexible spending account, 401k, fully paid parental leave, generous PTO that includes twenty vacation days (prorated at 1.67 days per month), three personal days, and ten sick days
• 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.

Base salary range: $175,000 – $250,000 USD.