Quantitative Developer

Firm Overview

Verition Fund Management LLC (“Verition”) is a multi-strategy, multi-manager hedge fund founded in 2008. Verition focuses on global investment strategies including Credit, Fixed Income & Macro, Convertible & Volatility Arbitrage, Event-Driven, Equity Long/Short & Capital Markets, and Quantitative Strategies.

Role Overview

As a quant developer of one of our world class quant trading teams, you’ll have the opportunity to get exposed to all aspects of the business; data ingestion, high-performance processing, features and modelling, portfolio and risk management, live execution and post-trade analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop various tools in Python that will be crucial for analysis, research, trading, and risk management purposes
• Ensure integrity of data management pipeline and the underlying data itself, and actively identify, diagnose, and remedy data issues
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support, and enhancements for existing systems and platforms
• Communicate regularly with team managers
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal tech and data teams, researchers, traders, and outside vendors
• Commitment to safeguarding team information and adhering to business sensitivity
• Stay abreast of market trends and academic research to continually adapt and refine trading strategies
• Implement machine learning and other advanced techniques to enhance predictive accuracy

Qualifications

• At least 1-3 years experience in Python programming, ideally including libraries relevant to data analysis and machine learning
• A strong background in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming
• Ideally a degree in Computer Science or some other STEM program
• Experience with AWS or other cloud technology is a plus
• Exceptional analytical abilities and a strong problem-solving mindset
• Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with traders and other team members
• Knowledge of additional OOP languages like C++ or Java is a plus
• Familiarity with machine learning and AI applications in trading is also a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of intellectual curiosity, strong work ethic, and a keen attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.