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Senior Financial Engineer

Senior Financial Engineer

Location

Chicago, IL, USA

Start date

ASAP

Position type

Perm

Duration

N/A

Remuneration

Excellent

Job Ref

RF_FE2

My client, a large investment firm, is seeking a Senior Financial Engineer to work with their Quantitative Researchers within the Equities business

You will work closely with the Quant Researchers and Portfolio Managers, providing support and development for trading, risk and portfolio analysis.

Responsibilities

Develop new financial analytics functions
Help architect real-time trading systems
Application and analytics support for quants and traders
Development and deployment of new analytics and models

Required Skills and Experience

M.S/PhD in Maths/Science/Engineering
2-3+ years experience developing trading applications/analytics/models for trading or risk management
Excellent C++ essential, 5+ years experience
Strong multi threading and real time programming experience
Knowledge of Perl/SQL
Excellent product and valuation knowledge
Strong communication skills
Passion for solving real world problems through technology

The role would be ideal for an accomplished Financial Engineer or Quant Developer who wants to gain exposure to some of the brightest quant minds, and eventually move into a pure Quant Research role.