Sr Python Developer - Full Time

One of our asset management clients in New York, NY is looking for Python developer.Full Time opportunityMidtown New YorkHybrid Position 3 days onsiteThis individual will be working towards building quant research platform and building infrastructure for supporting quant research process. This role requires a highly motivated, organized and experienced developer with pride of ownership reflected through clean design, code quality and a disciplined software development approach.

• Develop data processing pipelines for new data sources containing structured and unstructured data.
• Efficient storage and access scheme for data and reference data across all frequencies.
• Researching and implementing performance analytics.
• Collaborate with quant researchers to implement framework for automating and presenting analytics, reports, and monitors.
• Build and support visualization and exploration capabilities around big data sets.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science
• Strong programming experience in Python (5+ years) is required (NumPy and Pandas)
• 5+ years professional experience developing infrastructure to support quantitative investing
• SQL experience is required.

• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and micro service architecture.
• Experience building REST APIs.
• Experience of Data Structures and Algorithms.
• Experience working in a Unix environment
• Have very strong programming skills in Python and production level coding experience
• Understanding of and experience with data ingestion processes/data integration platform.
• Maintaining the system and ensuring its stability, robustness, and security
• Troubleshooting and resolving any systems-related issues and handling the release of code fixes and enhancements
• Experience with version control and software delivery lifecycle.
• Fast paced programming mentality with quick turnaround.
• Work effectively both as a contributing team member and independently.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Creative problem solving with the ability to present multiple solutions and potential side effects.

• Experience with execution systems is a strong advantage
• Experience developing on cloud platform is a strong advantage.
• Understanding of portfolio construction is a plus
• Domain knowledge of quant models is a plus.