Senior Quant Developer - Acadian Asset Management

Position Overview:

We are looking for a Senior Analyst to work in collaboration with the Research, Portfolio Management and Data teams to develop and implement new models, architect solutions and build powerful analytic tools. This is an exceptional opportunity to help build out alpha, risk, transaction cost and portfolio analysis systems at Acadian as part of an entrepreneurial team. The successful candidate will be integral to developing the platform and infrastructure for quantitative models used in Acadian’s equity products. As a member of the investment team, this person will closely collaborate with PMs, quantitative researchers and integration analysts.

Acadian supports a hybrid work environment; employees are on-site in the Boston office 3 days a week.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop, validate and enhance Acadian’s proprietary forecast, risk, transaction cost and attribution models on Acadian’s quantitative research and production infrastructure.
• Implement, enhance and support Acadian’s data platform and modeling infrastructure.
• Work with quantitative portfolio managers to build tools and software libraries to advance analytics platforms using machine learning techniques.
• Build systems to gather, cleanse and integrate data from various sources for research and modelling needs.
  
  
  

We’re Looking for Teammates With:

• Master’s degree with an outstanding academic record in a technical field such as science, engineering or mathematics, with 3 years of experience as a developer for an investment firm; or bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience. CFA charter is a plus.
• Hands on development experience in Python (pandas, sklearn, statmodels, cvxopt, etc). Familiar with popular machine learning algorithms and packages. Good understanding of software system development life cycles.
• Experience in using and building high performance computers, containers, pipelines/scheduling and their relevant tools
• Familiar with financial data series, building and optimizing data structures and operating data delivery platforms.
• Strong mathematical and advanced analytic skills and the ability to clearly articulate the approach, process and results in verbal, graphical and written form.
• Familiarity with large language model (LLM) tools and applications (e.g., prompt engineering, API integration, or agentic workflow) is a strong plus
• Creativity, enthusiasm, collegiality and the ability to excel in a self-starting environment.
• Strong work ethics and roll up your sleeves attitude to deliver projects under tight schedule.
• Great attention to details.
  
  
  

The base salary range for this role is $175,000 – $200,000 per year. Actual compensation will be determined based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications, and relevant experience. In addition to base pay, this position may be eligible for discretionary incentive compensation and includes participation in Acadian’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes health, retirement, and wellness offerings.

To apply for this position or view Acadian’s open roles, please visit the Careers section of our website at:

http://www.acadian-asset.com/careers/Job-opportunities

• We will contact only selected candidates. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at recruiting@acadian-asset.com.
  
  
  

Acadian Asset Management LLC is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants. No employee or applicant shall be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, marital status, pregnancy or parenthood, veteran status, citizenship status, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.