Senior Software Engineer

Engineers at QuantCo build robust, scalable products impacting millions of people and billions of dollars in revenue streams. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will own systems from end to end, collaborating closely with internal stakeholders and exceptionally talented colleagues to develop and implement industry-leading models into our clients’ businesses. You will be responsible for driving the design, development, testing, deployment, and operation of business-critical systems; thereby bridging the worlds of infrastructure, software engineering, and data science. Senior Software Engineers at QuantCo partner with organization leaders to help improve the level of performance of the team as well as the organization, identify new opportunities, and be a coach/mentor to junior engineers. They ultimately ensure that our clients receive the highest quality products to help them make critical business decisions with significant financial impact.

Need to Haves

• Experience in technical leadership, leading project teams, and setting technical direction
• Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions
• Experience in mentoring/influencing junior engineers across organizations
• Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap in which shorter-term projects ladder to the long-term vision
• Extensive programming experience in at least 1 modern programming ecosystem for languages such as C++, Java, Python, or Rust (bonus if skilled in: C#, Go, Java, Kotlin, Ruby, or Scala)
• Strong computer science fundamentals in areas such as data structures, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, machine learning, and high-performance computing
• Business proficiency in English

Nice to Haves

• Proficiency in Machine Learning and/or Data Science
• Experience building and operating critical systems
• Willingness to travel when necessary

What we offer
You will be part of a smart, supportive, and diverse team that embraces different viewpoints and ideas; revels in finding novel solutions for challenging problems; values our clients and user base; and strives to deliver thoughtfully impactful products. You will get to learn from and collaborate with highly skilled colleagues who respect each other and their contributions. Before joining QuantCo, our engineers and data scientists developed groundbreaking products for Amazon, BMW, Google, and Tesla; graduated at the top of their classes from Cambridge, ETH, KIT, Harvard, MIT, Oxford, Stanford, and TUM; and won international competitions in Mathematics, Informatics, and Physics. You will have a unique opportunity to work at a company where outsized impact and influence are still possible.
We offer a generous compensation package that includes a base salary, bonus, stock options, and relocation support along with additional location-based benefits. Remote work is possible contingent on occasional business travel to meet with teams and clients onsite.
About QuantCoAt QuantCo, we leverage expertise in data science, engineering, and economics to help organizations turn data into decisions. Started by 4 PhDs from Harvard and Stanford, we are now more than 180 professionals with extensive quantitative, engineering, and business experience. We are globally distributed with offices in Berlin, Boston, Cologne, Karlsruhe, London, Munich, San Francisco, and Zurich.
Our solutions include algorithmic pricing, data-driven claims management, and high-dimensional forecasting systems. Our customers include some of the largest financial, retail, and healthcare organizations in the US and Europe. We impact core business processes and decisions by combining advanced data-driven insights with scalable engineering solutions.
We are excited about writing mission-critical code that affects millions of people and impacts billions of dollars. If you feel the same way, we look forward to hearing from you.
QuantCo does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.