Software Engineer

Description:

Saragossa is recruiting a Software Engineer for one of the world's leading global hedge funds. This opportunity is ideal for technically exceptional engineers eager to work at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and quantitative finance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate directly with Quantamental Researchers to support and optimize trading strategies.

• Build and maintain scalable systems for processing and delivering high-volume datasets.

• Develop tools that automate tasks and enhance researchers’ access to actionable data.

• Play a critical role in maintaining systems that enable fast, effective decision-making in trading.

• Take full ownership of projects from inception to deployment in a high-impact role.

• Be adaptive and flexible, ready to tackle evolving tasks in a dynamic and fast-paced trading environment.

Candidate Requirements:

• Strong backend engineering skills with a deep command of Python.

• Proven experience with highly distributed systems and handling large-scale data pipelines.

• Familiarity with elements of data science is a plus.

• Ability to think critically and solve complex technical challenges.

• Experience working in high-performance or real-time data environments is highly desirable.

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills for liaising with researchers and other stakeholders.

Environment & Culture:

• Work in a small, elite team with a startup-like feel and global impact.

• Fast-paced, ownership-driven role where every decision influences core business outcomes.

• Access to world-class tools, technologies, and resources within a prestigious hedge fund ecosystem.