Software Engineer I: Python for Quant Investing Platform

Los Angeles Capital Management; Rapid City (SD); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Los Angeles Capital is seeking a Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain Python applications powering the firm’s quantitative investment platform. You will work with senior engineers to deliver clean, well-tested code, APIs, and data tooling.

The role emphasizes collaboration with researchers and engineers, code reviews, and participation in agile practices. Hybrid LA-based position with weekly in-person attendance and a strong focus on software craftsmanship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science,Software Engineering, or related quantitative field.
• At least 1 year of hands‑on professional experience writing production software.
• Solid proficiency in Python with idiomatic, well‑structured code.
• Familiarity with automated testing and Git workflows.
• Working proficiency in SQL and use of version control.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Python applications and services to support research and investment processes.
• Write clean, well-tested code following team standards and interfaces.
• Build and consume internal APIs (FastAPI) and domain libraries (Pydantic).
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to automated test suites.

Skills

Python

Automated testing

Git

SQL

Communication

Agile

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

FastAPI

Pydantic

Snowflake

Docker

GitHub Actions

Job description

Los Angeles Capital is seeking a Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain Python applications powering the firm’s quantitative investment platform. You will work with senior engineers to deliver clean, well-tested code, APIs, and data tooling.

The role emphasizes collaboration with researchers and engineers, code reviews, and participation in agile practices. Hybrid LA-based position with weekly in-person attendance and a strong focus on software craftsmanship.