What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dev Lab Developer position at Polymer Capital?
Company Introduction
Polymer Capital Management is a market-neutral, multi-manager investment platform based in and focused on Asia. Polymer combines established institutional support and deep knowledge of local financial markets with a dedication to discovering and developing the region's best investment talent. Polymer was established in conjunction with PAG, one of the world's largest Asia-focused alternative asset managers, in 2019.
Job Brief
Polymer Dev Lab is intended to provide an opportunity for interns and fresh graduates to start their careers in the hedge fund industry.
As a Dev Lab Developer you will have the opportunity to:
- Own projects that involve data analytics and visualization, risk analytics and monitoring, quantitative research, and trading.
- Automate daily workflows by addressing operation pain points.
- Reduce the usage of Excel VBA by providing better solutions.
- Build prototypes or tactical tools to prove new operation/analytics ideas.
- We follow Agile & DevOps practices, polish products by iterations, build, test, deploy and monitor ourselves.
- We enforce peer reviews and automated tests to ensure code quality.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Coding experience using languages similar to C#/Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python/R.
- Willingness to step out of their comfort zone to learn not only programming practices but also business domain know-how.
- Ability to communicate in English.
- Good to have qualifications include:
- Familiarity with our major languages and frameworks: C#, TypeScript, and Python, and able to code solutions from scratch.
- Good mathematics and statistical knowledge, including concepts such as matrices, correlation, and standard deviation.
- Familiarity with Excel and VBA.
- Familiarity with Cloud, CI/CD setup, CDK/Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker.
- A financial background, although this is not mandatory.
Why join us?
- Prime Location: You'll work full time from our centrally located office space in the heart of Taipei.
- High-Growth: We have a team of highly ambitious professionals with a strong desire to learn and develop their skills.
- Equal opportunity employer: We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
- Global exposure: With six offices and three affiliate offices around the region, Polymer teams work together to solve meaningful problems at scale.
Some of our Benefits
- Annual paid leave
- Medical group insurance
- Monthly gym subsidy
Email resume to: twcareers@polymercapital.com (Subject Line: HC Department RE: Job Title)
www.polymercapital.com