Quantitative Researcher - Investments
$185k/y-$211k/y
Wealthfronta day ago
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Summary
Wealthfront is seeking a Quantitative Researcher - Investments to join their team in Seattle, WA. The role involves investigating and developing proprietary, automated investment strategies to address various investment problems for clients.
About the Role
As a Quantitative Researcher, you will build reproducible backtests for proposed models, contribute to the deployment of differentiated investment services, and develop infrastructure for modeling, optimization, and data management. You will also collaborate with various teams to commercialize new products and promote them through data-driven insights.
About You
Required:
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, or computer science.
- 4+ years of experience in systematic or quantitative investing or a higher degree in a quantitative field.
- Experience analyzing complex data and building statistical models.
- Proficiency in Python or R with significant coding experience.
Preferred:
- Competency in SQL.
- Experience with direct indexing, especially tax-aware strategies.
- Programming competency in Java or Scala.
- Experience with AWS cloud computing technologies.
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401K plan.
- Generous time off and parental leave.
- Wellness reimbursements.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Employee investing discount.
Wealthfront
Wealthfront integrates investing and saving products to help young professionals build long-term wealth in any market condition. Through software, we deliver high-yield savings through partner banks, diversified ETF and bond ETF investing, zero-commission stock investing, and low-cost loans to help both sophisticated and new investors learn, lower costs, and grow wealth. To learn more please visit www.wealthfront.com or download the app on the App Store or Google Play. Disclosures: https://bit.ly/3NFsXzg wlthfrnt.co/m/linkinbio
Seattle, WA