Principal Quant Developer

Principal Quant Developer

In your role as Quant Solutions Specialist (Principal Quant Developer), you will work closely with quant researchers to understand their technology needs and deliver solutions for them, either through enterprising code written by research analyst or build solutions directly yourself. You will be responsible for a library of quant research tools shared by researchers across all asset classes. Your work will span software engineering and quant research, using your knowledge of both good engineering practice, architecture, and agile development, along with domain expertise in research processes and quant datasets.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• A Bachelor's degree, or higher, in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or finance.

• 5+ years of software development and/or data engineering experience in quantitative finance.

• Experience working in quant research environments, and with tools and datasets, at a best-in-class quant research group.

• Proven track record working in agile environments to deliver high-quality solutions on time.

• Significant experience with software engineering best practices and a track record delivering production-quality code.

• Expertise with tools and technologies used in the quant research process including Python (Pandas and NumPy), R, and FactSet

• Experience implementing quant models, factors, or tools in both research and production pipelines

• Expertise in the software development lifecycle using agile techniques

• Familiarity with the quant research process and exposure to quant research across multiple asset classes

• Highly proactive and self-motivated with the ability to meet objectives under minimal direction.

• Experience with Cloud-native platforms (AWS, Snowflake, etc.)

The Value You Bring

• Use your skills and experience to develop a common library of utilities quant researchers can use across varied use cases, research workflows, and asset classes

• Refactor various quant research needs into reusable solutions and shape researcher requirements to better use common frameworks.

• Support researchers in using the technologies you develop, providing documentation, education, and technology evangelism across various research groups

• Develop production-quality code with outstanding code coverage and regression testing across a suite of libraries. Handle aspects of the release process, dependency conflicts, and other production-related aspects to make the offering enterprise-grade

• Advocating for researchers' needs in design efforts covering backend systems like data management and code sharing

• Develop a roadmap, achieve your timelines, and provide guidance to executives on progress and key opportunities

The Team

Asset Management Technology (AMT) provides worldwide technology and support to all the Investment Management, Research, Trading, and Investment Operations functions. We are seeking a Principal Quant Developer to join our Quantitative Research & Investing Technology organization. This role will be part of our Quantitative Engineering team, which is responsible for architecting, developing, and maintaining a new quant research oriented meta-data programming language.

Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate's relevant experience, and other factors.

Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.

We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career. Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.

Company Overview

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients' money.

Join Us

At Fidelity, you'll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples' lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don't need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity-we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you've always imagined.

Fidelity's working model blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs. Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document, and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.