What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quant Developer/ Software Engineer position at Selby Jennings?
Are you a hands-on quantitative technologist who thrives in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments? A high-performing trading team at a Tier One Multi Manager in New York City is searching for a skilled Python Quant Developer to help drive their technical operations. If you love solving complex problems, supporting live systems, and building robust tools in a collaborative, startup-like setting, this could be a great opportunity for you.
About the Role
You'll join a small, highly successful, technical, and collaborative group where your impact will be immediate and visible. This is a coding-intensive position focused on engineering and operational excellence-not research or modeling. You'll work closely with researchers, providing live support and ensuring the reliability of mission-critical systems. The ideal candidate is adaptable, resourceful, and eager to take on multiple projects at once.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality code and technical solutions to support trading and research operations.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues in real time, ensuring minimal downtime for researchers and trading systems.
- Build, maintain, and optimize data pipelines, APIs, and internal tools.
- Collaborate with a smart, driven team in a transparent, results-oriented environment.
- Balance multiple priorities and projects with a startup mindset.
Ideal Candidates
- 2-5 years of hands-on software engineering/quant dev experience, ideally in a pod, startup, or similarly agile environment (not banks).
- Strong technical skills-this is a builder's role, not a research position.
- Proven ability to support live systems and quickly debug/fix code.
- Comfortable juggling several projects and shifting priorities.
- Masters in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field from a top ranked university.
Technical Stack
- Python (expert level)
- Linux
- JavaScript
- Airflow
- Flask
- Redis
- C
Additional Details
- Location: New York City
- Start Date: ASAP, will wait out a few months non compete
- Options experience not required, but familiarity with trading or financial systems is a plus
Salary : $250,000 - $300,000
