Platform Engineer

WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets. We seek to produce high-quality predictive signals (alphas) through our proprietary research platform to employ financial strategies focused on market inefficiencies. Our teams work collaboratively to drive the production of alphas and financial strategies – the foundation of a balanced, global investment platform.

WorldQuant is built on a culture that pairs academic sensibility with accountability for results. Employees are encouraged to think openly about problems, balancing intellectualism and practicality. Excellent ideas come from anyone, anywhere. Employees are encouraged to challenge conventional thinking and possess an attitude of continuous improvement.

Our goal is to hire the best and the brightest. We value intellectual horsepower first and foremost, and people who demonstrate an outstanding talent. There is no roadmap to future success, so we need people who can help us build it.

Technologists at WorldQuant research, design, code, test and deploy firmwide platforms and tooling while working collaboratively with researchers and portfolio managers. Our environment is relaxed yet intellectually driven. We seek people who think in code and are motivated by being around like-minded people.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in system deployment and maintenance, with a keen eye for detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving. This role involves ensuring the stability and efficiency of our deployment processes, as well as developing and implementing fixes for any issues that arise.

What You'll Do:

• Architect and develop services that work at scale, for multiple customers using custom developed and Open Source software.
• Work within the team on the various products that the team supports.
• Develop tools to improve our ability to rapidly deploy and effectively monitor services in a large-scale distributed environment.
• Work with teams to design, develop, and implement innovative software solutions related to the DevOps and Agile transformation of the enterprise.
• Participate in periodic on-call duties
• Collaborate with peers both inside and outside your team.

What You’ll Bring:

• Exceptional systems development skills (Python/C/C++/go/rust) 
• Strong systems integration skills (including http protocols, Kerberos, API programming).
• Experience providing secure APIs for system management and integration.