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How WorldQuant hires

Truth index
B 72/100
Median time to fill
176 days
Ghost roles
38%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%

WorldQuant scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 84 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 38% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 176 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Visa sponsorship

  • United States · H-1B filings in 12 months: 23 · green card filings: 11

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Overview

Headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, WorldQuant is a global quantitative investment management firm and hedge fund. The company develops and deploys systematic trading strategies, predictive algorithmic signals ("alphas"), and data-driven portfolio management models across global equity and financial markets. By combining advanced machine learning, massive financial datasets, and a distributed international network of quantitative researchers, it systematically identifies market inefficiencies to generate consistent, risk-adjusted investment returns.

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at WorldQuant over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
83
Postings analysed
60
Stack modernity
84/100AI adopter
Languages
Python88%
C++67%
SQL22%
Java12%
Frameworks & libraries
STL7%
NumPy7%
Pandas7%
PyTorch7%
Databases
MySQL13%
PostgreSQL12%
Redis8%
Google BigQuery2%
Cloud & platforms
Linux60%
Unix40%
Apache Kafka8%
Kubernetes7%
AI & ML
LLM28%
Claude7%
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Full WorldQuant tech stack 83 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$200k
Typical range
$150k – $250k
Open positions
8
7 Jobs
Junior 42.9%
Middle 14.3%
Senior 28.6%
Staff 14.3%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 3 $200k $150k – $200k
Middle 1 $250k $250k
Senior 2 $225k $200k – $250k
Staff 1 $250k $250k
Highest paying role Software Engineer - Trading Systems $250k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at WorldQuant By role, level and city, against the market · 8 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
53/100
Stable
Open positions
84
2 opened / 8 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
161 days
faster than 9% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
32% ▼
Data Science
21% ▲
AI/ML
5% ▲
DevOps
5% ▲
Hardware
5% ▼
Security
5% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added Rest API to stack Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack Sep 2026
Added Active Directory to stack Sep 2026
Added LDAP to stack Sep 2026
Added DNS to stack Sep 2026
Added Apache HTTP Server to stack Sep 2026
Added Machine Learning to stack Sep 2026
Added Unix to stack Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack Sep 2026
Added Agile to stack Sep 2026
Added Helm to stack Sep 2026
Added Agentic Workflows to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
30
Hiring now
23
Countries
16
Busiest office
Budapest
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Old Greenwich United States
HQ
Budapest Hungary
Engineering / R&D
Budapest
14 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 86% engineering 7% remote 200-500 est. staff
hires for Backend, AI/ML, Data Science
seen since May 2024 careers board, company site, job postings
Hanoi Vietnam
Engineering / R&D
Vietnam
12 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 92% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for Backend, AI/ML, Data Science
seen since Mar 2023 careers board, job postings
New York United States
Support & operations
New York
10 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 60% engineering 50-200 est. staff $209k Avg Salary
hires for Management, AI/ML, Data Science
seen since Apr 2023 careers board, job postings
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
Engineering / R&D
Ho Chi Minh City
9 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 89% engineering 11% remote 200-500 est. staff
hires for Backend, AI/ML, Data Science
seen since Apr 2023 careers board, job postings
Singapore Singapore
Engineering / R&D
Singapore
9 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 89% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Data Science, Backend, AI/ML
seen since Apr 2023 careers board, company site, job postings
Montevideo Uruguay
Engineering / R&D
Montevideo
7 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Backend, DevOps, AI/ML
seen since Jun 2024 careers board, job postings
Yerevan Armenia
Engineering / R&D
Yerevan
6 open roles 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for AI/ML, Data Science
seen since Apr 2023 careers board, job postings
Mumbai India
Engineering / R&D
Mumbai
5 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Data Science, Analytics, AI/ML
seen since Jan 2026 careers board, job postings
Ramat Gan Israel
Engineering / R&D
Ramat Gan
5 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 80% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Backend, AI/ML, Data Science
seen since Feb 2025 careers board, company site, job postings
Austin United States
Corporate office
Austin
5 open roles 40% engineering 10-50 est. staff $225k Avg Salary
hires for Management, Data Science, Backend
seen since Apr 2023 careers board
Chicago United States
Corporate office
Chicago
5 open roles 40% engineering 10-50 est. staff $225k Avg Salary
hires for Management, Data Science, Backend
seen since Apr 2023 careers board
Beijing China
Engineering / R&D
Chaoyang
5 open roles 60% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Data Science, Early Careers, AI/ML
seen since Aug 2023 careers board, job postings
London United Kingdom
Engineering / R&D
London
4 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 25% remote 50-200 est. staff
hires for Backend, AI/ML, Data Science
seen since May 2023 careers board, company site, job postings
Taipei Taiwan
Engineering / R&D
Taipei
3 open roles 100% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Data Science
seen since Apr 2023 careers board, company site, job postings
Geneva Switzerland
Corporate office
Geneva
3 open roles 33% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Management, Data Science
seen since May 2023 careers board, job postings
San Francisco United States
Corporate office
San Francisco
3 open roles 33% engineering 50-200 est. staff $200k Avg Salary
hires for Management, Data Science
seen since Apr 2023 careers board
Shanghai China
Engineering / R&D
Shanghai
3 open roles 100% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Data Science, AI/ML
seen since Aug 2023 careers board
Miami United States
Corporate office
Miami
3 open roles 33% engineering 50-200 est. staff $200k Avg Salary
hires for Management, Data Science
seen since Apr 2023 careers board
Zug Switzerland
Corporate office
Zug
3 open roles 33% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Management, Data Science
seen since May 2023 careers board
New Delhi India
Engineering / R&D
New Delhi
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Data Science, Industrial Engineering
seen since Apr 2026 careers board, job postings
Bengaluru India
Engineering / R&D
Bengaluru
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Administrative
seen since Jul 2026 careers board, job postings
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Regional office
Hong Kong
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Management
seen since May 2023 careers board, company site, job postings
Seoul South Korea
Engineering / R&D
Seoul
1 open roles 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Data Science
seen since Apr 2023 careers board, job postings
Greenwich United States
Regional office
Old Greenwich
seen since Jul 2026 careers board
Paris France
Regional office
Paris
seen since May 2023 careers board, company site
Sydney Australia
Regional office
Sydney
seen since May 2023 careers board
Seattle United States
Regional office
Seattle
careers board
West Palm Beach United States
Regional office
West Palm Beach
careers board
Chaoyang China
Regional office
Chaoyang
careers board

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≈ $80k – $239k per year (Estimated) • In office • 5+ years exp • Ramat Gan
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≈ $16k – $48k per year (Estimated) • In office • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Hanoi • Ho Chi Minh City
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In office • Bachelor's Degree • Beijing • Shanghai
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$150k – $200k per year • In office • 2+ years exp • PhD • New York
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≈ $20k – $53k per year (Estimated) • In office • Bachelor's Degree • New Delhi
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