V.I.E. QIS Quantitative Developer

About the role

You will be part of the EQD Quantitative Investment Strategy (QIS) Team. You will work on the conception, pricing and promotion of Quantitative Investment Strategies (known as SGI). You will work with the Sales and Trading departments on the negotiation and execution of those deals. You will develop your skills in developing, testing and optimizing research tools, pricers and backtesting frameworks for systematic strategy development and be involved in the structuration of these strategies.

Responsibilities

• Developing and improving backtesting frameworks used for the development of quantitative investment strategies
• Collaborating closely with QIS engineers to translate models and systematic strategy ideas into robust code
• Discussing with trading on specific analysis and reporting we have to compute for existing strategies
• Developing automatic reports and performances analysis of different existing indices
• Designing, implementing and maintaining scalable data pipelines for processing large volumes of financial time series and market data
• Ensuring code quality and performance through version control, documentation, testing and code review practices
• Contribute to the design, development, and implementation of agentic AI solutions to enhance the efficiency and automation of the Equity Engineering team's processes

Qualifications

Studies & experience: Graduate with a Master's degree from a Business/Engineering School or University with a specialization in Finance. Very strong coding (Python) knowledge. A previous experience in QIS structuring would be appreciated.

Language skills: Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Operational, technical & soft skills:

• Good communication and presentation skills
• Solid level in financial mathematics
• Good knowledge in the theory of Option Pricing
• Very strong level of computer skills (such as Python, Git, Database (SQL and/or MongoDB), ...)
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools and AI-driven automation initiatives is a strong asset
• Good team spirit and capacity to work as a team
• Strong motivation and commitment
• High level of curiosity
• Easy to work with
• Able to think outside the box

Schedule

This VIE in New York is to begin January 1st, 2027, with 3 months between application date and the beginning of the assignment. It will last 18 months.

Pay

Candidates must be under 28 and from member states of the European Economic Space. For financial indemnities, please see Mon VIE-VIA Business France.