Quantitative Software Engineer

Edgestream • Princeton, NJ

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Research group at Edgestream consists of highly skilled scientists and engineers, working in collaboration to unravel some of finance’s hardest problems. Within this group, our Quantitative Software Engineers have primary responsibility for the quantitative software platform which underpins our scientific endeavors. Together with the researchers and our engineering team, you will maintain and build novel machine learning tools and research infrastructure, and support researchers in running large-scale scientific experiments with market data and alternative data sources.
A successful candidate would care about writing elegant code, take satisfaction in building world class infrastructure, and enjoy using these skills to help build models that crack hard scientific problems.
This position will be located in either Princeton, NJ or New York, NY.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely relate field.
• Exceptional proficiency in programming (Python preferred) and software design.
• Strong analytical foundation, including familiarity with probability, statistics, and machine learning.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing quantitative software libraries such as numpy/pandas, scikit-learn, or equivalent packages.
• The ability to communicate effectively within a complex, highly technical, and collaborative team environment.
• A genuine intellectual curiosity and a passion for using technology to solve challenging problems.

Nice To Haves

• Deep familiarity with financial market data structures, including equities, futures, and FX datasets.
• Familiarity with numerical optimization techniques
• Experience building resilient, parallelized data transformation architectures for machine learning and statistical analysis and reporting.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, bonus, and incentive compensation tied to overall firm performance.
• High ownership and visibility within a close-knit team of experienced engineers and seasoned researchers.
• Access to extensive technical and data resources developed over decades of systematic trading.
• Comprehensive, first-class benefits, including medical and dental coverage, 401(k), HRA, FSA, life insurance, catered lunch, and an onsite gym.
• For qualified employees, the opportunity to invest in Edgestream-managed funds.
• A collaborative and intellectually rigorous environment with strong mentorship and long-term growth opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees