FIRM OVERVIEW
Massar Capital Management, LP (“Massar”) is an alternative investment management company founded in 2015. We employ a global macro trading strategy that seeks to capture investment opportunities across commodity, foreign exchange, fixed income, equity, and derivatives markets. With offices in the United States and Europe, Massar prides itself on its dynamic, entrepreneurial culture. Our investment philosophy combines fundamental understanding of individual assets with a quantitative, data-driven process. We build proprietary technology and develop statistical methods to leverage both public and in-house data sets. Our team members possess strong technical skills, a passion for problem-solving, and an intellectual curiosity about financial markets.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The data team delivers infrastructure and models to deploy valuable data across the business. Working closely with our researchers and traders, we build resilient and easily maintainable data models and pipelines. Additionally, our developers support live trading by maintaining pipeline operations and enhance our data platform by developing new frameworks, libraries, and services, thereby enhancing team efficiency, throughput, and code quality.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of investment research teams' data needs and provide the right solution to them
- Develop, test, and optimize Python data applications, frameworks, and services
- Collaborate with technologists and researchers to align data applications and platforms with evolving business needs
- Write and review technical documentation, including requirements for researchers and proposals for platform enhancements, as well as production support guidelines
- Frequently take the lead on production support operations
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s in a technology related field (e.g. Engineering, Computer Science, etc.)
- Strong skills programming in Python (inc. Numpy & Pandas) as well as significant experience with SQL, as a software developer, quantitative developer or data engineer
- Exposure to Relational database engineering or NoSQL database
- Experience with any of the following systems is a plus: Apache Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes
- Strong design, debugging and problem-solving skills
- Strong analytic and strategic thinking skills
- Strong communication skills
NICE TO HAVE
- Experience at either a hedge fund or for a trading group on the buy-side
- Experience with any of the following systems is a plus: Apache Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes
COMPENSATION
- Competitive compensation commensurate with level of experience.
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), insurance, Summer Fridays, and wellness reimbursement.
- Base Salary: $150,000 - $200,000/ yr plus bonus
Top Skills
What We Do
Massar Capital Management, LP (“Massar”) is an alternative investment management company based in Stamford, CT. Massar employs discretionary global macro trading strategies that seek to capture investment opportunities across liquid commodity, foreign exchange, fixed income and equity markets. The firm manages assets on behalf of a diverse range of clients including pension plans, insurance companies, financial institutions, family offices, qualified individual investors, among others. Massar was founded in 2015 by Chief Investment Officer, Marwan Younes.
Massar has been recognized by industry publications and peers as a recipient of the following awards:
HFM US Performance Awards 2020: Macro Under $1bn
HFM US Performance Awards 2021: Macro Under $1bn
Hedgeweek US Awards 2020: Best Macro Hedge Fund
Investors Choice Awards 2020: Global Macro Fund
This profile and any links posted through this profile do not convey investment advice nor are they to be considered an offer of any type with respect to any securities or other financial products.
Trading in commodity interests involves a substantial risk of loss. Past Performance is not indicative of future returns.
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