Quantitative Associate

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Quantitative Associate (Financial Engineer) to join our team in Bangalore, India. Reporting to the Financial Engineering Manager, you will play a crucial role in modeling, creating, backtesting, and launching cutting-edge index strategies primarily focused on options.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, model, and backtest new index strategies using Python, with a focus on financial data management.
• Collaborate with the Financial Engineering team to create MerQube branded financial engines and indexing strategies for major financial institutions.
• Interface directly with clients and the platform engineering team, automating processes for daily and historical calculations to construct powerful financial engines.
• Utilize advanced programming skills, especially in Python, to implement distributed systems and adhere to general software engineering principles.
• Work with options data sets and applications such as FactSet and Reuters.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences or a quantitative field (Finance, Mathematics, Data Science, Economics, or Engineering) with equivalent work experience.
• Proficiency in Python programming, with a focus on financial data management.
• Strong options knowledge, including pricing, greeks, and portfolio applications, is highly desirable.
• Strong interest in financial markets and the intersection of software and quantitative finance.
• Experience with financial data sets and applications (FactSet, Reuters, Morningstar, Bloomberg, Axioma, Barra).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with both clients and internal teams.

Skills

Axioma, Bloomberg, FactSet, Morningstar, Python, Reuters, options