Software Engineer

Key Skills

C# Programming, C++, Java Programming, Kotlin, Leadership Skill, Machine learning techniques, Python Programming

Job Description

Engineers at QuantCo build robust and scalable products impacting millions of people and billions of dollars in revenue streams. As an engineer, you will own systems from end to end, collaborating closely with internal stakeholders and exceptionally talented colleagues to develop and implement industry-leading models into our clients’ businesses. You will be responsible for the design, development, testing, deployment, and operation of business-critical systems thereby bridging the worlds of infrastructure, software engineering, and data science. Engineers at QuantCo ultimately ensure that our clients receive the highest quality products that will help them make critical business decisions with significant financial impact.

Need to Haves

• Ability to write maintainable, tested, and production-ready code
• Excellent programming skills in at least 1 modern programming language such as C++, C#, Go, Java, Kotlin, Python, or Rust
• Strong computer science fundamentals in areas such as data structures, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, machine learning, and high-performance computing
• Demonstrated ability to learn continuously, work independently, and make smart decisions with minimal supervision
• Adaptability to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams of technical and non-technical individuals with many different backgrounds
• Business proficiency in English
• Understanding of how technical decisions impact end-users

Nice to Haves

• Leadership experience mentoring peers and junior engineers
• Experience with machine learning toolkits
• Experience building data pipelines
• Experience building and operating critical systems
• MS or PhD in a quantitative field
• Contribution to open-source projects
• Willingness to travel when necessary

What we offer

You will be part of a smart, supportive, and diverse team that embraces different viewpoints and ideas; revels in finding novel solutions for challenging problems; values our clients and user base; and strives to deliver thoughtfully impactful products. You will get to learn from and collaborate with highly skilled colleagues who respect each other and their contributions. Before joining QuantCo, our engineers and data scientists developed groundbreaking products for Amazon, BMW, Google, and Tesla; graduated at the top of their classes from Cambridge, ETH, KIT, Harvard, MIT, Oxford, Stanford, and TUM; and won international competitions in Mathematics, Informatics, and Physics. You will have a unique opportunity to work at a company where outsized impact and influence are still possible.

We offer a generous compensation package that includes a base salary, bonus, stock options, and relocation support along with additional location-based benefits. Remote work is possible contingent on occasional business travel to meet with teams and clients onsite.

About QuantCo

At QuantCo, we leverage expertise in data science, engineering, and economics to help organizations turn data into decisions. Started by 4 PhDs from Harvard and Stanford, we are now more than 140 professionals with extensive quantitative, engineering, and business experience. We are globally distributed with offices in Berlin, Boston, Cologne, Karlsruhe, London, Munich, San Francisco, and Zurich.

Our solutions include algorithmic pricing, data-driven claims management, and high-dimensional forecasting systems. Our customers include some of the largest financial, retail, and healthcare organizations in the US and Europe. We impact core business processes and decisions by combining advanced data-driven insights with scalable engineering solutions.