Quantitative Application Developer - Systematic Trading
at Millennium
Posted 4 hours ago
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- Compensation
- $175,000 – $250,000 USD
- City
- New York City
- Country
- United States
Currency: $ (USD)
Build generalized tools and components to accelerate time-to-market for quantitative portfolio managers, translating business problems into production-ready solutions. Collaborate directly with incoming quant teams, work with market data, REST APIs, and large datasets, and provide consultative development support across trading infrastructure.
We are seeking a Quantitative Developer for our centralized Quantitative Development team focused on shortening the time to market for incoming quantitative portfolio managers. As this role is mission critical to the business, successful candidates will need to be prepared to work in a demanding yet rewarding capacity. Must have a generally curious and helpful personality, ideally someone that takes pride in solving complex business problems in a consultant-like capacity.
Key Responsibilities:
Implement generalized tools that are necessary for quantitative portfolio managers
Understand and translate business problems into working solutions
Liaise directly with incoming quantitative teams to address their development needs
Build solid components that are easy to use and readily adaptable to suit potential changes to infrastructure and/or technologies
Skills Required:
5 yrs plus of experience as a quantitative developer or researcher with production experience
Strong knowledge of Python including Pandas and Polars
A degree in quantitative finance, financial engineering, math, computer science, hard science, or related field or demonstrated experience
Experience with relational databases and working with large data sets
Experience with REST API
Experience with market data at varying frequencies
Understanding of financial markets and experience in one or more asset classes
Fast learner and logical/mathematical thinking
Strong communication and presentation skills
A strong desire to work with and help others for the benefit of the Firm
Additional/Pluses:
Experience as a Quant Developer in a PM team
Knowledge of Bloomberg tools such as BLPAPI, B-Pipe, Bloomberg back office
Experience with factor models, portfolio construction, and/or portfolio risk management
Millennium pays a total compensation package which includes a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package. The estimated base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $250,000, which is specific to New York and may change in the future. When finalizing an offer, we take into consideration an individual’s experience level and the qualifications they bring to the role to formulate a competitive total compensation package.
