Junior Financial Engineer

Smartleaf is a Boston-based financial technology company that enables wealth managers to tailor investment services to each investor, big or small. Our software allows our clients to efficiently manage their book of business, while still applying great care to each investor’s account and optimizing tax implications of rebalancing a portfolio. In support of our core product that enables the platform, we are seeking to add new Financial Engineers to our Financial Engineering team.
Position Overview:
You would be joining our financial research and analytics team. The Smartleaf Analytic Engine (SLAE) is the quantitative core of our system and the part that performs portfolio/household optimization and recommends trades. As a member of the Financial Engineering (FE) team, you will have hands-on and high impact contribution to the cutting-edge software product that drives the engine and empowers clients. You would be implementing heavily computational algorithms in C++ and Python and integrating them with a complex, preexisting system – numerical aptitude and ability to see the “big picture” are key.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

You are analytical, driven, smart and collegial; your peers hold you in high regard. You enjoy pushing projects through to completion, and you take pride in the quality of your work.

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:

• A bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science (CS), Engineering, or other related disciplines
• Strong object-oriented software development skills, especially C/C++ and Python
• Proficient in core design patterns and methodologies along with core computer science concept
• Strong mathematical skills, especially in linear algebra and similar branches of mathematics
• Experience with Linux system and core coding techniques (including version control)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A detail-oriented, self-motivated working style, working effectively in a team environment

The core FE team is a software-oriented team with a heavy background in CS search and optimization algorithms and numerical optimization methods in Mathematics. As such, the team delves a lot into the linear algebra side and optimization side of implementation. The core responsibilities of typical FE member at Smartleaf are:

• Research, design, and development of new features for core analytics engine (SLAE) as well as other applications of optimization regarding accounts and households
• Engage in review process with other FE team members
• Document progress of design and implementation, and actively engage with other FE team members on scalable implementations
• Participate in maintaining the quality of input/output data to/from SLAE and maintaining FE’s internal tools