Quantitative Developer, Systematic US Equity Options.

Quantitative Developer, Systematic US Equity Options

Millennium is a top tier global hedge fund with a strong commitment to leveraging market innovations in technology and data to deliver high-quality returns.

A small, collaborative, and entrepreneurial systematic investment team is seeking an experienced developer to join in building critical trading infrastructure. This opportunity provides a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent opportunities for career growth.

Job Description

Quantitative Developer / Engineer as part of a portfolio-management team primarily based in Zug, with a focus on systematic trading opportunities in US equity options. The primary focus of the developer / engineer will be on the development and subsequent optimization of infrastructure supporting the overall development and production of quantitative trading models. The ideal candidate will work directly with the quantitative researcher(s) and senior portfolio manager.

This team member will be responsible for the implementation of technology to enable large-scale computational efforts in quantitative research, as well as related efforts, such as the preparation and transformation of data and other operational tasks. This role will work with senior technologists on the design and implementation of systems, and work closely with the quantitative research team to enable their mission. The successful candidate is expecting to put in an intense effort to be an early and pivotal part of the success of a quantitative trading group.

Location

Seattle, WA

Principal Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the Senior Portfolio Manager to develop data engineering and prediction tools primarily for the systematic trading of US equity options
• Develop software engineering solutions for quantitative research and tradingAssist in designing, coding, and maintaining tools for the systematic trading infrastructure of the teamBuild and maintain robust data pipelines and databases that ingest and transform large amounts of dataDevelop processes that validate the integrity of the data
• Implementation and operation of systems to enable quantitative research (i.e. large scale computation and serialization frameworks)Live operation of such systems, including monitoring and pro-active detection of potential problems and intervention
• Stay current on state-of-the-art technologies and tools including technical libraries, computing environments and academic research
• Collaborate with the SPM and the trading group in a transparent environment, engaging with the whole investment process

Preferred Technical Skills

Preferred Experience

Highly Valued Relevant Experience

Target Start Date