{"id":986671,"url":"https://alion.io/job/campbell-company-quantitative-research-engineer","title":"Quantitative Research Engineer","company":{"id":705856,"name":"Campbell & Company","domain":"campbell.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/campbell-and-company","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"ADP","truth_index":null},"role":"AI/ML","role_family":"AI/ML","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Baltimore, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":100000,"max":130000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":130000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"C++","optional":false},{"name":"Java","optional":false},{"name":"MATLAB","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-02T18:20:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-02","last_verified_at":"2026-10-28T23:26:27Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":56,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":1,"flags":[],"days_open":55},"description":"Please submit a transcript with your application for all degrees.\nAwarded in 2025 as “Best Place to Work in Money Management” by Pensions & Investments, \n“Best Place to Work for Women” by Best Companies Group\nand recognized by Best Companies Group and COLOR Magazine as an “Inclusive Workplace”\nThe Research Engineer (RE) contributes to the creation and implementation of research ideas and solutions through the design, development, and maintenance of the firm’s proprietary research models and libraries. This includes the ability to understand and properly implement, test, refine, and expand upon mathematical models in the development of our investment strategies and risk and portfolio management system. As a member of the Research department, the RE is involved in idea generation and scientific research, with a strong focus on the technical and data aspects. The RE may also work in a cross-department capacity with colleagues from Market Data, Operations, Trading, and others.\nPrincipal Responsibilities:\n\nDevelopment\nWork with Researchers, Operations, Trading, and/or Market Data departments throughout the development cycle - from prototyping during the initial exploratory phase of a project to incorporating new models and innovations into the production system.\nImplement, test, and document new models or changes to existing systems. \nDevelop and improve monitoring, data visualization, and analytics capabilities using modern technologies. \nImprove and maintain our existing library of software functions.\nParticipate in code and design reviews of Research software.\nSystem Design\nImprove the design and efficiency of our systems with advanced, up-to-date industry trends and technology. \nBe an active participant in the development of our simulation and back-testing platforms.\nMaintenance and Support\nMonitor, support, and troubleshoot our live system of models, in collaboration with production teams.\nWork with users to analyze current procedures and suggest process improvements.\nProvide multi-faceted information to other departments, including bespoke data requests and answering basic due diligence and performance questions. \nContinued Learning\nKeep up to date with industry trends and current technology and share knowledge with colleagues.\nContribute to the scientific research process by learning and advancing knowledge of our models and the finance industry. \nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or quantitative/science field (Physics, Math, Engineering, Computational Biology etc.).\nExpertise in at least one common programming language (e.g., Python, Java, C/C++, .NET, MATLAB).\nKnowledge of relational database concepts.\nInnate curiosity with a passion for applying technology to solve problems.\nStrong mathematical and analytical skills.\nInterest in financial markets and/or quantitative investing.\nExcellent interpersonal skills and ability to succeed in a team-based collaborative environment.\nEffective verbal and written communications skills.\nAbility to interact with users of varying levels of expertise and communicate technical information to non-technical users\nSelf-motivated and possessing a solid work ethic.\nAbility to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.\nStrong attention to detail.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or other technical field of study or 1 year of engineering experience in a corporate setting.\nExperience with modern software development tools (revision control, testing framework, build scripts/tools, issue/bug/defect tracking, collaborative tools, etc.).\nExperience working with large data sets.\nExperience with open-source projects.\nExperience with finance and/or quantitative investing.\nWhy Campbell and Company?\n At Campbell, our mission is to provide our investors with world-class investment performance. We accomplish this through a quantitative multi-strategy framework guided by a culture of continuous innovation. We trade over 100 derivative markets and 5000+ cash equities across the globe, based on over 100 systematic strategies with trades ranging from hours to months. We manage over $6 billion, with clients ranging from large public pensions to individual investors.\nWe enjoy working together to solve hard problems with real-world applications. Our collaborative culture allows us to obtain better results as a team without losing sight of the need to reward individual contributions. Two-thirds of staff are investment professionals, with 40% having been at Campbell for ten years or more. We believe the long tenure of our staff is a testament to our culture and the work-life balance we offer to all of our associates.\nOur new, renovated offices are located at the Quarry Lake in Greenspring in upscale Baltimore County with walking access to premier shopping and dining options, high-end salons, fitness facilities, and medical offices. Many beautiful neighborhoods can be found within a few minutes’ drive from Campbell. For those who prefer downtown living, the Inner Harbor, Fells Point, and Federal Hill are less than 15 miles away.\nWe recognize that producing the best work and maintaining the best talent includes putting an overall premium on the overall wellness and financial well-being of our employees. We offer a hybrid work environment for all associates, very competitive pay and benefits, parental leave, 80% tuition reimbursement up to $50,000, an annual $2,000 vacation allowance, employer-funded Health Savings Account, a $10,000 family forming HRA benefit, group health, dental and vision benefits, a $1000 fitness allowance, free onsite massages, and a 401(k) matching 100% up to 9% of your salary, plus an additional annual employer discretionary contribution, up to 7.25%.\nRegular social gatherings, biweekly catered staff lunches, arcade and video games, ping pong tournaments, and diversity and inclusion events are just a few of our engagement activities to ensure working at Campbell isn’t just challenging and rewarding, but also fun!\nWe offer a competitive base salary range for this role of $100,000 to $130,000 per annum, contingent on experience and qualifications, with the minimum suitable for candidates under two years of experience and the maximum reserved for those possessing an advanced degree and relevant work experience. Position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.\nCampbell & Company takes pride in our inclusive work environment where people of various backgrounds, perspectives, and skills collaborate and grow professionally. We welcome and encourage qualified candidates, including those under-represented in the investment industry, to explore the exciting opportunities at Campbell.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6706,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Hybrid work","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Asset Management & Funds","Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-17T00:07:25Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-10-10T05:56:48Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-10-20T05:46:59Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 2","filings_12m":2,"filings_prev_12m":2,"green_card_filings_12m":0,"median_offered_wage_usd":92500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-15T11:24:14+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":13,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.448,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":55,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:3","win:tail","crowd:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-10-28T05:59:10Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":130000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/campbell-company-quantitative-research-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/campbell-company-quantitative-research-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-29T00:20:01Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":364,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-30T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":705856},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=705856"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcampbell-company-quantitative-research-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcampbell-company-quantitative-research-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcampbell-company-quantitative-research-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/campbell-company-quantitative-research-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcampbell-company-quantitative-research-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":986671}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"campbell.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":986671},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}