Worldquant18d ago

Senior Software Engineer

Hanoi Or Ho Chi Minh Citysenior

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Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and own backend services and data pipelines that process large volumes of data optimally and at scale Architect data storage and processing solutions, including schema design,

Requirements Summary

testing, CI/CD, observability,

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WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets. We seek to produce high-quality predictive signals (alphas) through our proprietary research platform to employ financial strategies focused on market inefficiencies. Our teams work collaboratively to drive the production of alphas and financial strategies – the foundation of a balanced, global investment platform.

WorldQuant is built on a culture that pairs academic sensibility with accountability for results. Employees are encouraged to think openly about problems, balancing intellectualism and practicality. Excellent ideas come from anyone, anywhere. Employees are encouraged to challenge conventional thinking and possess an attitude of continuous improvement.

Our goal is to hire the best and the brightest. We value intellectual horsepower first and foremost, and people who demonstrate an outstanding talent. There is no roadmap to future success, so we need people who can help us build it.

Technologists at WorldQuant research, design, code, test and deploy firmwide platforms and tooling while working collaboratively with researchers. Our environment is relaxed yet intellectually driven. We seek people who think in code and are motivated by being around like-minded people.

Responsibilities

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→Design, develop, and own backend services and data pipelines that process large volumes of data optimally and at scale
→Architect data storage and processing solutions, including schema design, query optimization, and data modeling
→Build and maintain APIs, messaging systems, and integration layers that connect data producers and consumers
→Drive technical decisions - evaluate trade-offs, choose the right tools, and define system boundaries
→Take ambiguous requirements and break them down into deliverable, well-engineered solutions
→Diagnose and resolve complex production issues - applying strong analytical and systems thinking
→Improve engineering practices: testing, CI/CD, observability, and documentation

8+ years of professional software development experience
Strong programming proficiency: Mastery of at least one major programming language (Python, Java, Go, C++, or equivalent). Beyond syntax fluency, you should understand language internals and be able to apply that depth to write performant, reliable code
System design: Proven ability to architect distributed, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems. Understanding of common patterns - event-driven architecture, service decomposition, data partitioning, caching strategies
Data engineering: Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines, working with batch and streaming data, and handling large-scale data processing
Database proficiency: Deep understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and familiarity with analytical/columnar stores; strong SQL skills including query optimization
Software engineering depth: Strong grasp of data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and software architecture principles - applied in production, not just theory
API design: Experience designing clean, well-documented REST/gRPC APIs
Incident response mindset: Ability to diagnose production issues methodically, drive root-cause analysis, and feed into post-mortems and operational improvement
AI-agent readiness: Openness to working alongside AI coding agents and LLM-powered tools as part of the development workflow - using AI as a force multiplier for code generation, review, debugging, and documentation
Nice to Have:
- Python mastery: Advanced knowledge of Python internals, concurrency (asyncio, threading, multiprocessing), performance profiling, packaging, and strong experience with frameworks such as FastAPI/Flask, SQLAlchemy, pytest, and mypy/type annotations
- Observability and distributed tracing: Experience with monitoring and observability stacks - metrics, structured logging, distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry, Grafana, ELK) - for diagnosing system behavior and bottlenecks in production
- DevOps practices: Familiarity with containerization (Docker), CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins), and infrastructure-as-code (Ansible, Terraform)
- Programming language versatility: Proficiency in additional languages that complement data platform work - C++ for performance-critical systems, Scala for distributed data processing with Apache Spark, or Rust for high-performance data engineering
- Team leadership and management: Experience leading a development team, running sprints, conducting code reviews, mentoring engineers, and managing stakeholders' expectations
- Message queues and streaming: Experience with Kafka, Redis, or similar event-driven architectures
- Data orchestration: Exposure to Airflow or similar workflow orchestration frameworks
- Frontend / full-stack awareness: Familiarity with modern web technologies (React, TypeScript) for building internal UIs and dashboards
- Financial services or quantitative finance background
- Open-source contributions or a public portfolio of technical work