Firm Overview
Verition Fund Management LLC (“Verition”) is a multi-strategy, multi-manager hedge fund founded in 2008. Verition focuses on global investment strategies including Credit, Fixed Income & Macro, Convertible & Volatility Arbitrage, Event-Driven, Equity Long/Short & Capital Markets, and Quantitative Strategies.
Role Overview
As a quant developer of one of our world class quant trading teams, you’ll have the opportunity to get exposed to all aspects of the business; data ingestion, high-performance processing, features and modelling, portfolio and risk management, live execution and post-trade analysis.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop various tools in Python that will be crucial for analysis, research, trading, and risk management purposes
- Ensure integrity of data management pipeline and the underlying data itself, and actively identify, diagnose, and remedy data issues
- Provide ongoing maintenance, support, and enhancements for existing systems and platforms
- Communicate regularly with team managers
- Collaborate cross-functionally with internal tech and data teams, researchers, traders, and outside vendors
- Commitment to safeguarding team information and adhering to business sensitivity
- Stay abreast of market trends and academic research to continually adapt and refine trading strategies
- Implement machine learning and other advanced techniques to enhance predictive accuracy
Qualifications
- At least 1-3 years experience in Python programming, ideally including libraries relevant to data analysis and machine learning
- A strong background in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming
- Ideally a degree in Computer Science or some other STEM program
- Experience with AWS or other cloud technology is a plus
- Exceptional analytical abilities and a strong problem-solving mindset
- Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with traders and other team members
- Knowledge of additional OOP languages like C++ or Java is a plus
- Familiarity with machine learning and AI applications in trading is also a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- High level of intellectual curiosity, strong work ethic, and a keen attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.
Salary Range
$100,000—$200,000 USD