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Macro Quant Developer | Central Quant Team | $30BN Hedge Fund
We’re partnering with a leading global hedge fund (~$30BN AUM) to hire a Macro Quant Developer into a high-impact central quant team supporting discretionary Portfolio Managers.
This is a rare opportunity to sit at the intersection of macro investing, systematic tooling, and cutting-edge AI engineering, building the infrastructure and intelligence layer that directly informs capital allocation.
Scope:
- Partner closely with discretionary PMs to translate macro views into scalable tools and analytics
- Design & build production-grade research and trading infrastructure
- Develop LLM-powered workflows for idea generation, data synthesis, and signal extraction
- Architect and deploy APIs/services (FastAPI) to enable rapid strategy iteration
- Drive innovation across AI-enabled quant research and decision support systems
Target profile:
- 5–10 years’ experience in quant dev / systematic macro / applied AI engineering
- Strong Python skills with production-level engineering experience
- Hands-on experience with LLMs (e.g. retrieval, fine-tuning, agents, evals)
- Experience building and deploying services with FastAPI (or similar frameworks)
- Solid understanding of macro markets (rates, FX, commodities, cross-asset flows)
- Ability to work directly with PMs in a fast-paced, idea-driven environment
Why apply:
- Direct exposure to top-tier discretionary investors
- Greenfield AI/LLM initiatives with real impact on PnL
- Collaborative central team with strong engineering culture
- Significant autonomy and ownership
Salary : $200,000 - $250,000