About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Investment Management.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Position overview

This opportunity is for a WorldQuant Aligned Software Engineer supporting a confidential client in the Investment Management industry. The role sits on a specialized infrastructure team delivering production-quality systems and tooling that enable quantitative research and high-performance production workflows. This is a full-time, entry-level software engineering role based in New York, NY.

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What You’ll Do

• Design, implement, test, and maintain production-quality software and internal tools that power quantitative research workflows.
• Work primarily in Python with contributions to performance-sensitive C++ codebases.
• Collaborate daily with quantitative researchers to translate research ideas into robust, maintainable solutions.
• Solve algorithmic and data-structure problems where correctness and performance matter.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and champion engineering best practices and code quality.
• Communicate trade-offs clearly to engineers and domain experts and help bridge research code and production systems.

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What We’re Looking For

Minimum qualifications (what makes a strong candidate):

• Strong Python skills and idiomatic programming experience.
• Solid foundation in data structures and algorithms; able to reason about complexity and implement clean solutions.
• Experience or comfort working in Linux environments.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability, attention to detail, and intellectual curiosity.
• Good verbal and written communication skills for partnering with quantitative researchers and engineers.
• Commitment to code correctness, testing, and maintainable design.

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Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Experience with C++ or demonstrated ability to ramp up quickly on a statically typed, compiled language.
• Exposure to quantitative finance, scientific computing, or other research-focused environments.
• Prior work on performance-sensitive, numerically oriented systems.
• Familiarity with production deployment practices, CI/CD, and observability tooling.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Estimated base salary range: $175,000 — $250,000 (New York, NY). This range is specific to the New York location and may change in the future; final offers will consider experience and qualifications.
• In addition to base salary, the confidential client typically offers discretionary performance bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, etc.).
• Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for applicants with disabilities.

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Location & Work Authorization

• Location: New York, NY (on-site or hybrid per team needs — confirm at interview).
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; the confidential client cannot sponsor work visas for this role.

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Recruiter note (Careertakes)

Careertakes is acting as the recruiting partner for this opening. We screen candidates to match both technical skills and cultural fit for the confidential client’s research-aligned infrastructure team. If you match the requirements, expect a technical interview cycle that focuses on coding (Python), data structures & algorithms, systems/Linux experience, and domain collaboration scenarios.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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