V.I.E. QIS Quantitative Developer

SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Societe Generale in New York offers a VIE assignment starting January 1st, 2027 for an EQD Quantitative Investment Strategy role. You will contribute to pricing, promotion and negotiation of SGI strategies, building robust backtesting, data pipelines, and AI-enabled automation within the Equity Engineering team.

You will work with Sales and Trading on deals, translate models into production code, and develop research tools and reporting for strategy performance.

Qualifications

• Master's degree from a Business/Engineering School with a specialization in Finance.
• Very strong coding (Python) knowledge.
• A previous experience in QIS structuring would be appreciated.

Responsibilities

• Developing and improving backtesting frameworks used for the development of quantitative investment strategies.
• Collaborating with QIS engineers to translate models and systematic strategy ideas into robust code.
• Discussing with trading on analysis and reporting for existing strategies.
• Developing automatic reports and performance analyses of different indices.
• Designing, implementing and maintaining scalable data pipelines for large volumes of financial time series and market data.
• Ensuring code quality and performance through version control, documentation, testing and code review.
• Contributing to design and development of AI solutions to enhance efficiency and automation of Equity Engineering processes.

Skills

Python proficiency

Strong coding

Finance knowledge

QIS structuring

Education

Master's degree in Finance

Business/Engineering School

Tools

Git

SQL

MongoDB

Python

Job description

Responsibilities

You will be part of the EQD Quantitative Investment Strategy (QIS) Team. You will work on the conception, pricing and promotion of Quantitative Investment Strategies (known as SGI). You will work with the Sales and Trading departments on the negotiation and execution of those deals. You will develop your skills in developing, testing and optimizing research tools, pricers and backtesting frameworks for systematic strategy development and be involved in the structuration of these strategies.

Key responsibilities

• Developing and improving backtesting frameworks used for the development of quantitative investment strategies
• Collaborating closely with QIS engineers to translate models and systematic strategy ideas into robust code
• Discussing with trading on specific analysis and reporting we have to compute for existing strategies
• Developing automatic reports and performances analysis of different existing indices
• Designing, implementing and maintaining scalable data pipelines for processing large volumes of financial time series and market data
• Ensuring code quality and performance through version control, documentation, testing and code review practices
• Contribute to the design, development, and implementation of agentic AI solutions to enhance the efficiency and automation of the Equity Engineering team's processes

Profile required

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

Studies & experience

• Graduate with a Master's degree from a Business/Engineering School or Universitywith a specialization inFinance
• Very STRONG coding (Python) knowledge
• A previous experience in QIS structuring would be appreciated

Language skills

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken

Operational, technical & soft skills

• Good communication and presentation skills
• Have a solid level in financial mathematics
• Have a good knowledge in the theory of Option Pricing
• Have very strong level of computer skills (such as Python, Git, Database (SQL and/or MongoDB), ... )
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools and AI-driven automation initiatives is a strong asset
• Have good team spirit and capacity to work as a team
• Have strong motivation
• Have strong commitment
• Have a high level of curiosity
• Be easy to work with
• Be able to think outside the box

The VIE assignment in a nutshell

This VIE in New York is to begin January 1st, 2027, but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. It will last 18 months.

The VIE is a specific contract, under Business France’s eligibility criteria, opened to candidates under 28 and from the member states of the European Economic Space. For further information (including your financial indemnities).

Why join us

As soon as you arrive, you will be integrated into our teams and will learn every day alongside our experts, who will support you in your tasks. Gradually, you will become more independent in your projects, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating.

At the end of your VIE, various opportunities could be offered to you, in France and abroad.

Business insight

At Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA.If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.