Urgent Need -Software Engineer - Equity Factor Model Risk Technology-New York

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
100% Travel

Skills

Equity Factor Model Risk Technology
Equity Factor
Risk
Trino
Spark

Job Details

Position: Software Engineer - Equity Factor Model Risk Technology

Location: New York

6 months CTH

Job Description :

  • Build expertise in Barra and proprietary factor risk models
  • Architect and build big data infrastructure with the goal of an automated portfolio research environment
  • Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data pipeline, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.
  • Work with portfolio research team on the development and integration of new analytics models into the firm s delivery platforms
  • Perform extensive back-testing of existing and new risk factor models
  • Support and run processes for risk management and equity portfolio research

Required Skills

  • Minimum of 7 years of software development experience in buy-side financial firms
  • Advanced working knowledge of SQL with at least 5 years of professional development experience
  • Advanced Python programming skills with at least 5 years of professional development experience
  • Experience designing and building data Lakehouse architecture is a significant plus.
  • Experience working with Spark and Trino/Spark compute, and expertise with open table formats such as Delta Lake and/or Iceberg is a significant plus.
  • Strong working knowledge of statistics.
  • Broad understanding of equity markets and portfolio construction.
  • Strong communication skills, as this role involves direct communication with risk management and trading.
  • Detail-oriented, a quick learner, and able to adapt to a dynamic, high-paced environment.
  • Demonstrated track record of success in challenging environments.

Thanks& Regards

Shanu Francis

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Parmesoft Inc.

2626 Cole Ave,Ste:300

Dallas, TX. 75204

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