Quantitative Developer – Risk Platform Infrastructure
We are looking for Quantitative Developer to architect and oversee the development of highly reliable and scalable risk infrastructure that supports front-office decision-making across asset classes—including equities, commodities, fixed income, and FX. This role is ideal for candidates who are passionate about building robust systems that deliver accurate pricing, risk, and analytics under production constraints.
What You’ll Do- Own the architecture, design, and delivery of the quant infrastructure powering front-office risk and analytics.
- Build scalable frameworks for valuation, risk, scenario analysis, and lifecycle modeling across multiple asset classes.
- Ensure platform reliability through robust EOD processing pipelines, model calibration workflows, and automated regression testing.
- Implement standards for versioning, model governance, and platform health monitoring to ensure system integrity over time.
- Design flexible infrastructure to support client-specific configurations without compromising performance or maintainability.
- Collaborate with engineering and product teams to align platform design with business and technical requirements.
- 3 - 5 years of experience in quantitative development or financial engineering with broad asset class exposure.
- Strong engineering mindset with a focus on system reliability, maintainability, and performance.
- Expertise in Python and familiarity with modern software development practices (CI/CD, testing, observability).
- Experience building and operating quantitative infrastructure in production environments—especially for pricing and risk analytics.
- Proven ability to lead and grow technical teams.
- Strong understanding of trade lifecycle modeling, model calibration, and data orchestration in a risk platform context.
- Track record of delivering and operating robust quant systems at scale in a front-office or risk platform environment.
- Experience designing systems for automated recovery, failover, and monitoring of analytics jobs.
- Familiarity with distributed computing, EOD risk workflows, and large-scale job orchestration (e.g., Airflow, Prefect).
- Prior experience integrating complex model libraries into production platforms while maintaining reliability and transparency.
Skills Required
- 3 - 5 years of experience in quantitative development or financial engineering
- Strong engineering mindset focusing on system reliability and performance
- Expertise in Python
- Experience building and operating quantitative infrastructure in production environments
- Proven ability to lead and grow technical teams
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Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — A company 401(k) match with immediate vesting is consistently included alongside tax‑advantaged accounts. This indicates reliable long‑term savings support as part of the package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is available through an employee stock purchase plan, with RSUs included for some roles. This adds ownership potential beyond base pay and bonus.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is available from day one with a baseline around three weeks, plus company holidays and volunteer time. Flexible elements like work‑from‑home Fridays and limited “work from anywhere” periods broaden practical time‑off utility.
Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) Insights
What We Do
CWAN was founded on a simple belief: investment professionals deserve modern technology that actually works for them. Not legacy systems that slow them down. Not fragmented data that creates confusion. But one comprehensive platform that gives you complete visibility and crystal-clear insights. The result? Investment management that works as seamlessly as your investment strategy. Since our founding in 2004, CWAN has been the trusted technology partner powering the world’s leading institutional investors — from insurance companies, asset managers, and hedge funds to asset owners like corporations, endowments, and pension funds managing over $10 trillion in assets.
Why Work With Us
We continue to grow, fueled by a strong foundation, an ambitious vision, and a commitment to delivering exceptional value to our clients, partners, and team members around the world. What started as a bold idea in Boise, Idaho has rapidly transformed into a global presence. We’ve expanded our footprint significantly—now operating out of 24 offices
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