Schwab is looking for a Quantitative Software Engineer to join their Research and Analytics development team within the Wealth and Asset Management (WAM) Engineering organization to work on innovative quantitative research and investment initiatives, creating reliable, scalable, and advanced solutions to help clients reach their financial goals.
Requirements
- Experience with application development technologies used for quantitative model research and development (e.g. Python or R).
- Knowledge of quantitative investment processes and financial datasets
- Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL database technologies (e.g. MongoDB, BigTable, DynamoDB).
- Familiarity with distributed data processing architectures and tools (e.g. Spark, Dask, Ray)
- Experience delivering data platform modernization efforts in an investment management or other financial services organization.
- Experience with analytics dashboard visualization apps using Python, e.g. Plot.ly Dash.
- Experience leveraging continuous integration/development tools (e.g. Jenkins, Docker, Containers, OpenShift, Kubernetes, and container automation) in a Ci/CD pipeline.
Responsibilities
- Hands on experience gained through 2-3+ years in a software development role.
- Experience with application development technologies used for quantitative model research and development (e.g. Python or R).
- Knowledge of quantitative investment processes and financial datasets
- Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL database technologies (e.g. MongoDB, BigTable, DynamoDB).
- Familiarity with distributed data processing architectures and tools (e.g. Spark, Dask, Ray)
- Experience delivering data platform modernization efforts in an investment management or other financial services organization.
- Experience with analytics dashboard visualization apps using Python, e.g. Plot.ly Dash.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
- Ability to work independently and also collaborate with all types of stakeholders, both technical and business, peers, and leaders
- Ability work in a fast-paced environment and contribute to multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Strong customer focus with a sense of ownership and determination to drive solutions in a collaborative environment
