Software Developer, D-Tech
Software Developer, D-Tech (New York, New York): Software Developer, D-Tech positions available. D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. seeks full-time Software Developers, D-Tech, to work in its office in New York, New York. Responsibilities: Leverage financial portfolio theory and multivariate models to analyze and attribute Profit and Loss (PnL) to different factors, examining the impact of interest rates, credit conditions, currency movements, and market. Design and deploy robust, efficient, and scalable data pipelines to retrieve, process, and archive real-time and historical intraday market data across diverse securities to ensure data integrity and availability. Utilize mathematical frameworks, including stochastic calculus, cash-flow models, Black-Scholes models, option- pricing theory, and Monte Carlo simulations to model the future behavior and fair present value of complex derivatives. Develop and maintain a performant hedge simulation engine and conduct historical analyses to test and refine discretionary trading algorithms, minimizing trading costs and optimizing hedging strategies. Innovate and validate discretionary trading ideas through financial models and quantitative analysis, collaborating with traders and analysts to uncover and capitalize on profitable opportunities across a wide array of asset classes. Create automated, end-to-end processes to generate detailed reports on trading performance, risk metrics, and market conditions. Develop technical documentation to communicate insights to stakeholders, including trading desks and business unit leaders. Develop user-friendly web applications using frontend frameworks such as ReactJS. Build and maintain backend services and API's using Python and ensure integration with frontend applications. Participating in code reviews to uphold code quality and best practices, write unit and integration tests to ensure software reliability and performance. Engage with internal stakeholders to gather and understand requirements. Translate business needs into technical specifications to design and develop full-stack applications to meet stakeholder needs. Work within a multidisciplinary team of engineers, product managers, and quality assurance, communicating progress, challenges, and solutions to technical and non- technical stakeholders. Applicants may submit a resume by mail to D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., Two Manhattan West, 375 Ninth Avenue, 52nd Floor, New York, NY 10001, or by email: recruitment-nyc@world.deshaw.com. Submissions must reference
2025-5577 NYT. No phone calls please. The annual base salary for this position is $225,000 to $225,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes substantial variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, a sign-on bonus, a relocation bonus, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program. D. E. Shaw is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or other category protected by law.
Required skills
- Technical Documentation
- Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis
- Stochastic Calculus Knowledge
- Web Development Experience
- Technical Report
- Derivatives / Swaps
- ReactJS
- Calculus
- Financial Experience - General
- Trading - Finance
- Python
- Best Practices
- Programming Internet Applications