Quantitative Software Engineer: Fast Engineering

Position Summary


Two Sigma is a financial sciences company, combining data analysis, invention, and rigorous inquiry to help solve the toughest challenges in investment management, securities, private equity, and venture capital.


Our team of scientists, technologists, and academics looks beyond the traditional to develop creative solutions to some of the world's most complex economic problems.


In Fast Engineering, we are building the next-generation user-friendly framework supporting low-latency and resource-intensive feature construction, alpha generation and trading across a diverse set of asset classes and markets globally. The framework consists of reusable building blocks packaged into a suite of libraries written in the Rust programming language. These building blocks cover foundational infrastructure as well as finance-related functions.


As a quantitative software engineer, you will work directly with researchers to help them use our low-latency components to deploy quantitative models in C++, Rust, and less latency sensitive models in Python. When you discover roadblocks for new types of models, you will design and build new components to enable those models to be researched and deployed. You will also understand, build, iterate and expand on the research done by our research groups. You will engage with research topics and cover new domains quickly; collaborate to build deep expertise with Two Sigma data and tools; apply high standards to the code and develop an ability to identify highly impactful projects in a sophisticated, constantly evolving and critically important domain.



You will take on the following responsibilities:

• Develop a deep understanding in multiple research domains
• Become a technical SME for the systems underpinning our research areas and help evolve these components
• Partner closely with our research partners to ideate and iterate within new areas of research. Engineers prototype, design, and implement low-latency quantitative components to permit new classes of quantitative models and tactics
• Analyze quantitative characteristics from data generated in real-time trading and simulations
• Research, develop, and simulate quantitative changes to alpha models, feature pipelines, and trading strategies
• Perform quantitative analysis to characterize and understand the quantitative impact of our work on Two Sigma's trading models to drive discussions with researchers, engineers and business leaders

You should possess the following qualifications:

• Minimum 1 year of experience with 5-10+ years of experience preferred in software engineering and quantitative analysis
• BS in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or related technical/quantitative subject area
• Deep knowledge of developing high performance software in a systems programming language such as Rust, C, or C++, and an ambition to become an SME at Rust
• Experience using Python for quantitative analysis
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of low-latency software development and optimization, statistical methods, convex optimization and finance and market structures are beneficial

You will enjoy the following benefits:

• Core Benefits: Fully paid medical and dental insurance premiums for employees and dependents, competitive 401k match, employer-paid life & disability insurance
• Perks: Onsite gyms with laundry service, wellness activities, casual dress, snacks, game rooms
• Learning: Tuition reimbursement, conference and training sponsorship
• Time Off: Generous vacation and unlimited sick days, competitive paid caregiver leaves
• Hybrid Work Policy: Flexible in-office days with budget for home office setup

The base pay for this role will be between $165,000 and $300,000. This role may also be eligible for other forms of compensation and benefits, such as a discretionary bonus, health, dental and other wellness plans and 401(k) contributions. Discretionary bonus can be a significant portion of total compensation. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.


We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.


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