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Entry-Level Quantitative Developer

2 months ago
United States
Full-time
Entry Level
Software Engineer
Software Development
C++ Go Java Python Rust System Design
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Wall Street Quants

Wall Street Quants

Accelerate your finance career with WSQ's bootcamp led by Wall Street quants. Gain access to top industry experts, coding sessions, and tailored support for success in finance.

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Description

  • Build software for quantitative research, market data, simulation, and trading workflows.
  • Develop reliable software used in quantitative research, trading, simulation, and market-data workflows.
  • Design and maintain high-throughput data pipelines, APIs, and services for time-sensitive financial systems.
  • Improve system reliability, performance, testing, and operational visibility.
  • Profile latency, memory use, reliability, and performance across critical research and trading applications.
  • Partner with researchers and traders to turn ideas into dependable tools.
  • Write tests, participate in code reviews, and improve engineering standards across the codebase.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and build monitoring to detect and diagnose failures.
  • Collaborate closely with traders and researchers to translate quantitative ideas into dependable tools.

Requirements

  • Early-career applicant from any degree discipline with practical software engineering ability.
  • Transferable programming experience from a technology company, startup, research group, personal projects, or another setting.
  • Interest in moving into quantitative development; no prior quant or finance experience is required.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, testing, and systems design.
  • Proficiency in Python, C++, Java, Rust, Go, or another production programming language.
  • Ability to reason about performance, reliability, concurrency, and operational tradeoffs.
  • Experience building substantial software through coursework, internships, open-source work, or personal projects.
  • Strong attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
  • Interest in financial markets is useful, but prior finance experience is not required.

Benefits

  • Hands-on development across quantitative systems, market data, research platforms, performance engineering, and production reliability.
  • Mentorship from experienced quantitative traders, researchers, engineers, and technologists.
  • Exposure to live markets, real financial datasets, and the full path from idea to implementation.
  • A collaborative, high-performance environment that values curiosity, discipline, and continuous learning.
  • Opportunities for rapid growth based on performance, ownership, and measurable impact.
  • Competitive compensation and a benefits package aligned with the employer and location.

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