C++ Software Engineer

WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets. We seek to produce high-quality predictive signals (alphas) through our proprietary research platform to employ financial strategies focused on market inefficiencies. Our teams work collaboratively to drive the production of alphas and financial strategies – the foundation of a balanced, global investment platform.

WorldQuant is built on a culture that pairs academic sensibility with accountability for results. Employees are encouraged to think openly about problems, balancing intellectualism and practicality. Excellent ideas come from anyone, anywhere. Employees are encouraged to challenge conventional thinking and possess an attitude of continuous improvement.

Our goal is to hire the best and the brightest. We value intellectual horsepower first and foremost, and people who demonstrate an outstanding talent. There is no roadmap to future success, so we need people who can help us build it.

Technologists at WorldQuant research, design, code, test and deploy firmwide platforms and tooling while working collaboratively with researchers. Our environment is relaxed yet intellectually driven. We seek people who think in code and are motivated by being around like-minded people.

The Role:

• Participate in the development and maintenance of our large-scale, distributed storage platform.
• Organize the day-to-day work of the team working on the same software component
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to comprehend business requirements, analyze issues, and propose solutions that align with our business goals.
• Provide technical support for platform-related issues, which includes diagnosing the root causes of technical problems and suggesting appropriate solutions.

What You'll Bring:

• A minimum of 5 years of writing production-quality code in C++ on Linux platform
• Good understanding of Python language with development experience
• Strong knowledge of Unix/Linux fundamentals
• Ability to develop large-scale, distributed systems
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, high-performance application design, and concurrency patterns.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal direction
• Finance experience is a plus but not essential

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation package.
• Core benefits include: premium private health insurance.
• Strong culture of learning and development: training courses, guest speakers, share and learn events, etc.
• Regular team buildings, annual conferences and occasional global summits – opportunity to travel and connect with our local and global teams.
• Dynamic work without routine in a leading international company. 

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