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The company applies a scientific approach to investing, combining cutting-edge technology, artificial intelligence, data science, and quantitative research with rigorous human inquiry to capitalize on market opportunities and deliver alpha for investors.\nOur team of engineers, quantitative researchers and data scientists looks beyond the traditional to test hypotheses and develop creative solutions to some of the world's most complex economic problems.\nWe are seeking outstanding technologists with sophisticated mathematical, statistical, and/or machine learning abilities to join our team. Equal parts code specialists and quantitative problem solvers, our quantitative software engineers grapple with difficult computational and data-related problems directly and implement efficient and innovative solutions. Entailing a sophisticated knowledge of algorithms and high-performance computing, these efforts have attracted ACM programming competition finalists, Top Coder contenders, and other competitive problem solvers.\nYou will take on the following responsibilities:\nBecome an authority for the systems underpinning our research areas (ML, Finance, and/or quantitative algorithms) and help evolve these components\nWork closely with our research partners to conceptualize and iterate within new areas of research and development. Quantitative Engineers can have a diverse mandate including:\nModel development: prototyping, testing, and implementing models utilized across Two Sigma\nQuantitative systems: designing new architectures and/or developing systems that power research and trading activities at Two Sigma\nQuantitative tooling: developing and scaling the tools, frameworks, and libraries that are used by our teams to conduct research and build models - improving performance optimization and scalability of these capabilities\n\nYou should possess the following qualifications:\nBS in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or related technical field\nMinimum 1 year of experience required; 3-10 years of experience preferred\nProfessional experience building quantitative software across at least one of the following areas: quantitative finance, math/stats/numeric methods, and machine learning/deep learning\nExperience applying technologies and libraries such as NumPy, SciPy, or scikit-learn\nExperience with scientific computing and algorithm development\nKnowledge of scripting languages such as Python\nA background in building large-scale, real-time, and distributed applications is desired\nWhile we analyze the data-rich domain of finance, financial experience is not a requirement\n\nYou will enjoy the following benefits:\nCore Benefits: Fully paid medical and dental insurance premiums for employees and dependents, competitive 401k match, employer-paid life & disability insurance\nPerks: Onsite gyms with laundry service, wellness activities, casual dress, snacks, game rooms\nLearning: Tuition reimbursement, conference and training sponsorship\nTime Off: Generous vacation and unlimited sick days, competitive paid caregiver leaves\nHybrid Work Policy: Flexible in-office days with budget for home office setup\n\nThe base pay for this role will be between $165,000 and $250,000. 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