Software Engineering Intern

WorldQuant is a quantitative investment management firm founded in 2007 and currently has over 500 employees globally. We develop and deploy systematic investment strategies across a variety of asset classes in global markets, utilizing a proprietary research platform and investment process.

We are seeking Software Engineering Interns to help develop, maintain, and improve proprietary software to efficiently manage various types of financial market data and to facilitate quantitative investment research.

Job Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):

•  Pre-process and analyze financial market data
•  Build software systems that manage vast quantities of data efficiently and can facilitate effective quantitative analysis and research, and develop utility tools that can further automate the software development, testing and deployment workflow under the guidance of senior engineers
•  Develop python/perl/shell script to implement automation test cases with the help of senior engineers
•  Conduct data validation
•  Other tasks assigned by senior managers

Job Qualifications:

•  Hold or working toward a Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree from a leading university in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related areas
•  Able to work at least 3 days per week, for at least six months
•  Experienced in C/C++
•  Have a good command of report writing; and fluent in written English
•  Familiar with at least one script language such as bash, perl, python, shell, etc.
•  Familiar with Linux/unix
  •  Web development experience is a plus
•  Related test experience is a plus
•  Be dedicated and self-disciplined with a strong work ethic and be willing to help others
•  Be proactive and possess good communication skills within a team environment

Position based in Beijing, China.

Interested and qualified candidates please email your current CV (or any questions) in ENGLISH and local language to WQChinaIntern@worldquant.com.

WorldQuant is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation or preference, age, marital status, citizenship, national origin, disability, military status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable law.