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Sr Software Engineer (Quant Developer)

CNA Search
Baltimore, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 5/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/7/2026
Senior Quant Developer to build models and sophisticated systems in partnership with the Quantitative Research Analysts (Quants). You will take ownership for the full development cycle – from requirement gathering to the delivery of the end product. Does this sound like your passion? We encourage you to apply!

This is a hands-on, full development lifecycle role which provides an opportunity to solve complex business, logic, data and technical challenges

  • Expect you to be agile, to lead and to think creatively
  • Innovate and improve proprietary models and algorithms; design and deliver in terms of high reliability, resiliency and scalability
  • Build large-scale distributed computing programs to generate analytics and present results in user-friendly visualization
  • Demonstrates outstanding awareness of the complexities of the domain – Portfolio Management, Quantitative Research, Risk, etc.
  • Converses in multiple technologies with the ability to learn new technologies is required.
  • Demonstrates experience in automated testing and techniques.
  • Stays abreast of industry trends and technologies and knows when and how to apply them appropriately
  • Effectively formulates strategy and successfully executes against it
  • Capable of leading software development projects with technical and organizational complexity

Required

  • This is a Sr Software Engineer first and foremost. Candidate must desire to be a Software Engineer (Not a Quant Analyst, Not a Data Scientist)
  • Experience as a Quant Developer or Software Engineer with experience working WITH Quants.
  • Experienced knowledge in multiple modern programming language(s) and be willing and open to work with multiple languages- Python, R, Java, C/C
  • Willingness and excitement to learn unfamiliar quantitative subjects or tools/technologies, as required on the job.
  • Proficiency in coding, validated interest in translating algorithms and models into production quality code

Candidate will start remotely but will be required to have a weekly presence in 2021 post COVID in Baltimore. Eventual relocation will be required for non-local candidates. Relocation assistance will be provided.

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$127,963 to $154,167
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