Junior Quant Developer
About The Position
O’Shaughnessy Asset Management (OSAM) is part of Franklin Templeton, a forward-thinking asset manager that has built its success through powerful partnerships. We leverage cutting-edge strategies and deep insights to unlock opportunities for long-term wealth creation. Our talented, global teams bring expertise that is both broad and unique. O’Shaughnessy Asset Management is a research and money management firm based in Stamford, Connecticut operating autonomously and backed with global, enterprise resources. Their approach to managing money is transparent, logical, and completely disciplined, leading to long‐standing relationships with clients. OSAM is a leading provider of Custom Indexing services via its Canvas® platform which offers financial advisors an unprecedented level of control and ease in creating and managing personalized separately managed accounts (SMAs) that target improved after-tax outcomes. The Quant Technology team partners closely with researchers, portfolio managers, and developers to power data-driven investment strategies using modern platforms like CANVAS®. Team members collaborate in a highly technical, research-focused environment and gain exposure to cutting-edge portfolio construction, analytics, and financial technology.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field of study.
- Solid computer science fundamentals
- Knowledge of data structures and algorithms
- 0-1 years of prior professional programming experience
- C#, Python, and SQL scripting experience (SQL Server)
- Working knowledge developing in MS Visual Studio (or VS Community editions)
- Familiarity with proper source control practices (Git preferred)
- Excellent communication skills to be able to interact with a wide range of users ranging from very technical (quants) to non-technical
- Strong analytical skillset with demonstrated attention to detail
- Quick learner with the ability to adapt quickly and work in a dynamic environment
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a financial services company, ideally in asset management
- Experience working in a front office environment with researchers and portfolio managers
- Advanced degree a plus
- Familiarity with financial markets
- Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code
- Working knowledge developing with Azure technologies
Responsibilities
- Work directly with senior developers and research group to integrate and optimize research data processes and models
- Design and develop in C#/Python/SQL in a stable and scalable manner.
- Build robust data pipelines from many sources of varied levels of data quality, supporting both research demands, ad-hoc client analytic requests, and the core production applications.
- Work with researchers, portfolio managers, and quants to implement, support, and run portfolio models.
Benefits
- annual discretionary bonus
- 401(k) plan with a generous match
- recognition rewards
- competitive healthcare options
- insurance
- disability benefits
- employee stock investment program
- learning resources
- career development programs
- reimbursement for certain education expenses
- paid time off (vacation / holidays / sick / leave / parental & caregiving leave / bereavement / volunteering / floating holidays)
- motivational wellbeing program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
