Software Engineer

Goliath-Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 400,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed bonuses

High total cash potential

Job summary

Goliath-Partners in New York is actively hiring across Software Engineering, Quantitative Development, and Quantitative Research to build the next generation of our trading platform. This is a lean, high-density room where your technical decisions directly impact PnL.

With nearly half the team holding PhDs from leading institutions, the environment rewards rigorous analytical challenge and pure research, with base salaries up to $400k and guaranteed first-year bonuses aiming toward $1M+ total

Qualifications

• Graduation from a top-tier university or an exceptional academic track record with top-percentile GPA/SAT
• Elite problem-solving ability with medals in olympiads or top Putnam rankings
• Love for rigorous analytical challenges as an academic at heart
• Active intellectual curiosity demonstrated outside work (e.g., chess, classical music, abstract math)

Responsibilities

• Join a lean, high-density team where your technical decisions impact PnL
• Contribute to building the next generation of the trading platform
• Engage in deep theoretical and applied research to drive performance
• Collaborate across software engineering, quantitative development, and research to deliver results

Skills

Elite problem-solving

Academic excellence

Analytical thinking

Intellectual curiosity

Education

Master's degree or PhD in a quantitative field

Job description

Our client is an elite, stealth proprietary trading firm consistently clearing upwards of 40% YoY returns across equities and futures, operating with a hyper-lean team of just 30 people. Operating at the intersection of top-tier academia and high-performance trading, this is arguably the most intellectually rigorous environment in the industry right now, and they are quietly building one of the most profitable operations in quant finance.

With nearly half of the firm holding PhDs from the world's leading institutions, they have combined extreme academic talent with cutting-edge execution. Now, they are actively hiring across Software Engineering, Quantitative Development, and Quantitative Research to build the next generation of their trading platform. This is an opportunity to join a lean, high-density room where your technical decisions directly impact PnL.

What you bring

• Graduation from a top-tier university or an exceptional academic track record, including highest honors, Distinctions, and top-percentile GPA and SAT scores
• Proven elite problem-solving ability — you likely hold medals in international olympiads (IMO, IPhO, IOI) or top rankings in the Putnam Competition
• A deep, intrinsic love for rigorous analytical challenges — you are an academic at heart who thrives in deeply complex, theoretical environments
• Intense intellectual curiosity outside of work, often demonstrated through pursuits like a high chess Elo, a deep appreciation for classical music, or exploring abstract mathematical concepts for fun

Nice to have

• A Master's degree or PhD in Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related highly quantitative discipline is a major plus
• Published research in prestigious academic journals or presentations at premier conferences
• While prior quantitative finance experience is welcome, purely academic backgrounds with absolutely zero finance or industry experience are highly encouraged to apply

Why this role

• Rare talent density — work on an elite team of ~30 where nearly 50% hold PhDs from top global institutions
• Phenomenal performance — join a proven, privately funded firm compounding at 40%+ YoY
• Pure research environment — no middle management or corporate red tape; just a flat structure focused entirely on mathematical discovery and applied logic
• Elite compensation structure — base salaries up to $400k with guaranteed first-year bonuses, structured to approach or surpass $1M+ total cash

Compensation:

Base salaries up to $400k | First-year packages with guaranteed bonuses structured to approach or surpass $1M+ total cash