Software Developer (Python)

Posted 21 Days Ago
2 Locations
3-5 Years Experience
Financial Services
The Role
Develop software using Python for trading platforms and data analysis at a global investment management firm. Collaborate with experienced developers and researchers to solve crucial problems at scale. Degree in Computer Science or related field required.
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Squarepoint is a global investment management firm that utilizes a diversified portfolio of systematic and quantitative strategies across financial markets that seeks to achieve high quality, uncorrelated returns for our clients. We have deep expertise in trading, technology and operations and attribute our success to rigorous scientific research. As a technology and data-driven firm, we design and build our own cutting-edge systems, from high performance trading platforms to large scale data analysis and compute farms. With offices around the globe, we emphasize true, global collaboration by aligning our investment, technology and operations teams functionally around the world.

Role Overview:

At Squarepoint we use Python to build a great deal of the software needed to solve crucial problems every day. You will work on a wide range of systems that fuel our trading success including, but not limited to, core tooling and frameworks, data pipelines used to feed predictive models in research and trading, and software products used worldwide by traders and researchers.

You will collaborate with experienced software developers and quant researchers to enable the continued growth of our investment business, solving problems at scale, and gaining a unique chance to learn from some of the most talented individuals in the industry.

Required Qualifications 

  • Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Applied Math, Physics, Quantitative Finance, or Financial Engineering/MFE
  • Up to 4 years experience in a relevant role such as software or quant development, or similar
  • Experience with Python, git, and Linux
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Eagerness to continuously learn new technologies and develop with us
  • Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment

Nice to Have:

  • Experience with any of C++, Rust, KDB+/q, JavaScript/TypeScript/React
  • Experience with database management systems and related technologies such as SQL
  • Experience working in an investment or financial business is useful


Squarepoint is an E-Verify employer


Top Skills

Python
The Company
HQ: New York, New York
1,267 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Squarepoint Capital is a leading global investment management firm that develops quantitative investment strategies to achieve high quality returns for our clients. We are a data and technology driven firm who specialize in developing automated trading systems that execute across global financial markets.

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