Responsibilities
- Lead and collaborate in diverse and engaging software work, which includes areas such as experiment management, modeling algorithm development, live inference deployment, and more
- Translate novel research ideas into performant and reliable code
- Work in a large codebase, building modular, manageable code
- Proactively lead complex projects from start to finish, which includes gathering project requirements, translating them into a rational software design, reasoning effectively about supporting or dependent technologies, and communicating effectively with teammates
- Act as a technical leader for both research and engineering staff
Requirements
- Computer Science Degree or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Collaborate with researchers and translate research needs into scalable, maintainable software systems with a focus on long-term sustainability
- Expertise in a modern programming language, specifically Python, R, and/or C/C++
- Expertise with Python and/or R data science packages
- Proficiency developing in a Linux environment with a focus on performance, concurrency, and correctness
- Proficiency with machine learning frameworks and libraries
- Previous experience with performance optimization of modeling code
- Ability to understand key details to provide correct systems
Top Skills
What We Do
Founded in 2007 by two machine learning scientists, The Voleon Group is a quantitative hedge fund headquartered in Berkeley, CA. We are committed to solving large-scale financial prediction problems with statistical machine learning.
The Voleon Group combines an academic research culture with an emphasis on scalable architectures to deliver technology at the forefront of investment management. Many of our employees hold doctorates in statistics, computer science, and mathematics, among other quantitative disciplines.
Voleon's CEO holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford and previously founded and led a successful technology startup. Our Chief Investment Officer and Head of Research is Statistics faculty at UC Berkeley, where he earned his Ph.D. Voleon prides itself on cultivating an office environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, and open thinking. We are committed to excellence in all aspects of our research and operations, while maintaining a culture of intellectual curiosity and flexibility.
The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.