Quantitative Researcher

2 months ago


New York, New York, United States Squarepoint Capital Full time

Squarepoint Services US LLC seeks a full-time Quantitative Researcher for its New York, NY location.

Duties: On behalf of an investment management firm, analyze market data and produce predictive statistical models used for alpha generation. Write and improve pricing analytics in Python/KDB+/q. Present research results to stakeholders in a clear and concise way. Collaborate with other researchers and teams on technical projects and on software development. Make decisions on best model choices and deployment of strategies, implementing and thoroughly test them. Deploy and maintain mathematical and statistical models in a productionized environment. Support users who have questions or encounter problems with said software. Produce risk models that project high dimensional market risks onto low dimensional risk factors that are statistically significant and allow the firm to understand its exposure.

Requirements: Minimum of Master's degree, or foreign equivalent, in any Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Mathematics (STEM) field of study and at least two (2) years of experience as a Quantitative Researcher, software developer, or a related occupation for a financial services/investment management/investment banking organization. Must have employment experience with each of the following required skills: (1) Implementing financial algorithms using mathematical analysis and statistical techniques, including advanced linear algebra. (2) Creating predictive and /or smoothing statistical models of market data. (3) Creating and improving pricing models for bonds and swaps and decomposing risks of such instruments. (4) Using statistical methods to analyze the robustness of trading signals/ detecting overfitting. (5) Knowledge of the structure of Agency Mortgage Market including factors driving the prices. (6) Using portfolio construction/risk management methods to optimize trading strategy profitability. (7) Using Python/KDB+/q, C++ programming languages to model prototypes, productionized models and mathematical analytics software. (8) Collaborating with other developers, and writing reusable code and test suites; (9) Working on unix system.

Salary / Rate Minimum/yr: : $170,000

Salary / Rate Maximum/yr : $260,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Squarepoint is an EEO/AA employer.


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