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Quantitative Strategy Developer
Posted on: 5 May 2021
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Job Description
Overview
We are hiring talented PhD interns to join our elite Strategy Development team. This is a computationally intensive role that will allow you to utilize both your data analysis and technology skills. As a part of this team you will on the front lines of the business iterating with quants and traders to enhance, refine, and evolve strategies. This is a great opportunity to work in a non-siloed, collaborative meritocracy on challenging problems with other scientists and engineers who have an impressive record both academically and in the workplace.
What You’ll Do
As a Quantitative Strategy Developer intern, you will work alongside our experienced software engineers to enhance alpha generation and improve our research infrastructure. You’ll have the ability to tap into tens of petabytes of raw and well-prepped full tick market data, strategy decisions, fundamentals, and many other data sources to understand market dynamics and find new signals. You’ll have the advantage of rapid turnaround cycles, where you’ll see the efforts of strategy ideas implemented into production quickly. In addition, throughout the summer you’ll meet with senior technologists to learn about SIG technology and how it impacts trading.
What we're looking for
Students currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics or closely related discipline
Experience with distributed systems and microservice architecture a plus
Strong numerical programming or HPC experience
Experience in C#, C++, or Python
Visa sponsorship is available for this position
In addition to a great work experience, intern perks include:
Free housing at the University of Pennsylvania
Relaxed dress code: jeans and sneakers are the norm, shorts all summer long
Free breakfast, lunch and snacks
A 9,000 square-foot gym with cardio, cross fit and strength machines, plus yoga and indoor cycling classes
Social Events around Philadelphia
On-site Wellness Center staffed with full-time Nurse Practitioner
On-site services such as barber, dry cleaning and laundry, auto repair and detailing, and ATM
+ more!
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd, PA
SIG is a global quantitative trading firm founded on a platform of intellectual curiosity. We bring together the brightest minds, cutting-edge technology, and expansive sets of data to solve incredibly challenging problems. We commit our own capital to trade financial products around the clock and around the globe, and we innovate by building virtually all of our own trading technology from scratch.
Our traders, quantitative researchers, and technologists work side-by-side to develop and implement our trading strategies, making us leaders in high performance, low latency trading. We know that it’s only by tapping into our diverse perspectives that we can truly achieve our full potential. Our collective insight allows us to approach problems, both simple and extremely complex, from a wide range of thinking. This ability to think together, but not always alike, has propelled our success.
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IndustryBanking/Financial Services
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No. of Employees1,900+
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Website
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Jobs Posted22
