Quantitative Developer-2

Job Type: Contract

Job Category: IT

Job Description

Job Title: Quantitative Developer

Location: Chicago, IL – 100% REMOTE

Long Term Contract – W2 / C2C

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly experienced and adaptable Quantitative Developer to join our client's team in Chicago. This role requires a unique blend of strong quantitative and technical skills, deep financial domain knowledge, and a proactive learning attitude. You will collaborate closely with quantitative researchers, risk managers, and portfolio management teams to design, develop, and optimize analytical tools and models in a high-performance computing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement production-grade code that translates quantitative models into efficient and scalable solutions.
• Work closely with Quantitative Research, Risk, and Equity Portfolio Management teams to support model development and risk analytics.
• Contribute across the software development lifecycle including requirements analysis, coding, testing, and deployment.
• Build solutions using a wide array of technologies including Python, PySpark, R, Java, and cloud-based big data platforms like Databricks.
• Develop in both real-time and batch-oriented architectures.
• Employ Test-Driven Development (TDD) to ensure code quality, scalability, and maintainability.
• Continuously explore and integrate modern technologies and industry best practices into development processes.
• Communicate complex quantitative and technical concepts effectively to non-technical stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, or a related quantitative field from a reputed institution.
• Overall 9-15+ years of IT experience
• Must have at least 5-8+ years of progressive experience in software engineering and quantitative development.
• Strong experience with data processing libraries such as Pandas, Polars, CuML, etc
• Familiarity with cloud big data platforms, particularly Databricks.
• Experience working with large datasets and building scalable data pipelines.
• Proficiency in Python and PySpark (must-have), with hands-on experience in R and Java.
• Domain Knowledge: Solid understanding of financial instruments including securities and derivatives, along with capital markets structure.
• Development Practices: Strong commitment to clean code, adaptive systems, and iterative design using TDD methodologies.
• Able to explain technical strategies and solutions to both technical and business audiences.
• Quick to learn new technologies and quantitative methods.

Preferred Attributes

• Exposure to quantitative research and alpha modeling.
• Experience building risk engines or simulation frameworks.
• Familiarity with orchestration frameworks like Airflow or equivalent.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with minimal supervision.

Required Skills

Cloud Developer Office 365 Developer SQL Application Developer