Software Engineer

Versor Investments (“Versor”) is a quantitative investment boutique headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. Versor creates diversified sources of absolute returns across multiple asset classes. Within a scientific, hypothesis-driven framework, Versor leverages modern statistical methods and vast datasets to drive every step of the investment process. Alpha forecast models, portfolio construction, and the trading process rely on the ingenuity and mathematical expertise of 50+ investment professionals. Versor offers two categories of investment products – Hedge Funds and Alternative Risk Premia. Both are designed to provide superior risk-adjusted returns while exhibiting low correlation to traditional and alternative asset classes. Each invests in liquid, scalable markets. On average, Versor’s partners have spent over 20 years researching, investing and trading systematic alternative investment strategies.

Role Summary

The Software Engineer position will be based in Mumbai and be part of the trading technology team. He / She will collaborate with portfolio analytics team to develop system for OMS, EMS and Operations system. We are seeking candidates who have excelled in engineering specifically computer science. Prior experience in investments and finance is beneficial but not mandatory.

This role is ideal for candidates who are passionate about technology and building quality well–designed software.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop highly automated cloud–based technology stack for investment and electronic trading algorithms.
• Develop systems for trading systems and operations backend systems.
• FIX on boarding for brokers and broker algorithms.
• Create a platform to manage enormous and varied datasets.
• Create workflows and dashboards to visualize processes in real–time.
• Provide continuous suggestions for process improvement and performance optimization.
• Assess different technologies and their applications.
  

Qualifications:

• B.E., B.Tech., M.Tech., or M.Sc. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics or similar discipline
• Must have exceptional coding proficiency, preferably in Python/C#/ASP .Net.
• Knowledge and experience on FIX programming to build trading systems will be advantageous.
• At least two years of programming experience and one year of experience in data analytics
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with complete ownership of projects
• Three to five years of relevant work experience