Software Development Manager
About the role
WorldQuant seeks to retain, recruit, and develop a lean team of developers. The ideal candidate will lead cross-team collaboration to ensure prioritization and execution, and will guide the adaptation of best-in-class engineering practices consistent with our technology organization's philosophy. They will also escalate and resolve intra- and cross-group misalignment as needed.
Responsibilities
- Retain, recruit, and develop a lean team of developers
- Drive cross team collaboration to ensure prioritization and execution
- Lead the adaptation of best-in-class engineering practices consistent with our technology organization’s philosophy
- Escalate and resolve intra- and cross-group misalignment as needed
Requirements
- Previous experience as a software engineering manager leading experienced teams or technology organizations within the financial domain
- Ability to reduce complex concepts into understandable, actionable tasks
- Proven experience with delivering best in class technology platforms in C++, Java or Python
- Familiarity with and inspiration by trends in modern computing and new technologies
- Degree in Computer Science and or related field and 10+ years’ experience leading strategy and delivering solutions for multiple industries and/or solution domains
- Ability to act as an evangelist who inspires internal audiences through clarity of message and setting of best practices
Qualifications
- Excellent ideas come from anyone, anywhere
Skills
- Intellectual horsepower
Benefits
- Core Benefits:
- Fully paid medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents, flexible spending account, 401k, fully paid parental leave, generous PTO (paid time off) that consists of:
- twenty vacation days that are pro-rated based on the employee’s start date, at an accrual of 1.67 days per month,
- three personal days, and
- ten sick days.
- Perks: Employee discounts for gym memberships, wellness activities, healthy snacks, casual dress code
- Training: learning and development courses, speakers, team-building off-site
- Employee resource groups
Pay Transparency
The Base Pay Range For This Position Is $150,000 – $250,000 USD.
Copyright
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Equal Opportunity Employer
WorldQuant is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation or preference, age, marital status, citizenship, national origin, disability, military status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable law.