Quantitative Developer Director - (Hands On)
Director, Quant Engineering - Systematic Fixed Income
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of tools and infrastructure supporting systematic fixed income research.
- Translate research and investment requirements into scalable engineering solutions.
- Contribute to coding, architecture, and long‑term platform strategy.
- Build cloud‑ready microservices, APIs, and data integration components.
- Ensure stable, efficient data pipelines and research workflows.
- Support production systems and drive platform improvements.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across teams to shape technical direction.
Required Experience & Skills
- Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field (Master's preferred)
- 7+ years engineering experience in financial services
- Strong Python and API/microservices expertise
- Experience with AWS, CI/CD, and DevOps practices
- Solid grounding in system architecture, OOP, functional programming, and data modeling
- Background in fixed income, quant development, or portfolio construction is a plus
- Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills
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