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Principal Software Engineer (Quant Research Systems) | Elite Boston Hedge Fund

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Base pay range

$200,000.00/yr - $300,000.00/yr

An elite hedge fund in Boston is growing a high-profile engineering group that works directly with their Quantitative Researchers. Theyre in the midst of a greenfield effort to build a cutting edge, research platform, Python libraries, and supporting infrastructure. This firm has a tight-knit, collaborative, and meritocratic culture, a flat hierarchy, and very little bureaucracy limiting the velocity of development or innovation.

This role will collaborate directly with Researchers to own projects from conception to implementation, building POCs, soliciting feedback, iterating, and building full-scale production systems and tools from scratch. Youll be a handson thought leader responsible for guiding projects, mentoring other engineers, setting direction, and leading by example everyday (this is a 100% handson role).

An ideal candidate has handson experience building Python libraries from scratch or collaborating with researchers/portfolio managers to build tooling, infrastructure, etc.

Responsibilities

• Design and build cutting edge quantitative research systems, tools, and infrastructure
• Design and build Python libraries for researchers
• Help define enterprise architecture, set strategic direction for the engineering org, evaluate new technologies, and drive innovation across multiple areas
• Mentor junior engineers on coding best practices, architecture, etc.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and building Python libraries
• Experience designing, building, and driving complex zerotoone initiatives from scratch
• Experience working with quant researchers, portfolio managers, or traders to building tooling, application, or infrastructure
• Nice to have: experience wearing multiple hats on a small team, working directly with quant researchers, designing critical, high profile applications/platforms and their infrastructure
• Industry leading compensation and benefits
• Hybrid flexibility in Boston office
• Chance to join a highvisibility and impact engineering team building the most businesscritical investment technology solutions

Seniority level

MidSenior level

Employment type

Fulltime

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Investment Management, Financial Services, and Software Development

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Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid paternity leave

Tuition assistance

Paid maternity leave

Student loan assistance

Child care support

Pension plan

Disability insurance

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