Quantitative Software Engineer - Research Platform

TD Ameritrade
Chicago, IL, United States
6 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
6 years minimum
Compensation
$175,000.0 - $230,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Business Analytics Applications Data Analysis Automation of Tests Big Data Continuous Integration Data Validation Data Visualization DevOps Distributed Computing Environment Machine Learning Productivity Software
+12 more
Cloud Services Backtesting Software Engineering Data Streaming Google Cloud Snowflake Generative AI Containerization Information Technology Deployment Automation Data Analytics Software Version Control

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 6+ years of software engineering experience developing data-intensive applications, analytical platforms, or quantitative systems using Python and/or similar languages such as R, MATLAB, or Julia.
  • Experience partnering with researchers, analysts, product owners, or business stakeholders to deliver data-driven technology solutions.
  • Experience designing, developing, and supporting scalable data pipelines and data platforms for structured and unstructured datasets.
  • Proficiency designing and implementing data models for efficient storage, integration, retrieval, and analysis.
  • Experience implementing data quality controls, monitoring, governance, lineage, and observability practices.
  • Experience developing software capabilities that support quantitative research, analytics, or other data-intensive workloads.
  • Experience applying modern software engineering and CI/CD practices, including source control, automated testing, containerization, and deployment automation.
  • Experience building automated testing frameworks for integration, regression, and data validation testing.
  • Experience developing data visualizations, dashboards, and analytical tools that enable actionable insights.
  • Experience collaborating within Agile and DevOps environments across engineering, product, architecture, and governance teams., * Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Quantitative Finance, or a related technical discipline.
  • Experience with cloud-native data platforms and architectures; Snowflake and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience preferred.
  • Experience building distributed data processing, streaming, or large-scale analytics solutions.
  • Experience developing reusable platforms, frameworks, libraries, or shared services.
  • Experience supporting quantitative investment research, model development, portfolio analytics, backtesting, or investment management workflows.
  • Experience analyzing large, complex datasets to identify meaningful insights and opportunities.
  • Experience developing self-service analytics, visualization, and researcher productivity tools.
  • Experience implementing model lifecycle management, monitoring, observability, and risk-control frameworks.
  • Experience applying machine learning, generative AI, or advanced analytics capabilities to business problems.
  • Ability to influence technology strategy, architecture decisions, engineering standards, and platform direction.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Demonstrated commitment to innovation, experimentation, and continuous improvement.

Benefits & conditions

We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you - both today and in the future:

  • 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
  • Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
  • Paid parental leave and family building benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance

About the company

At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us challenge the status quo and transform the finance industry together. We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location(s).

Schwab Technology Services enables the future of how clients manage their money by delivering innovative and reliable technology solutions that support investing and financial planning. Within Schwab Asset Management Technology, this role helps power the research, analytics, and investment capabilities that support clients, advisors, and investment professionals.

As a Quantitative Software Engineer - Research Platform, you will help shape Schwab’s research technology ecosystem by building scalable data, analytics, and platform capabilities that accelerate quantitative research and product innovation. Working closely with researchers, engineers, product owners, and business partners, you will solve complex data and technology challenges, enable data-driven decision-making, and create reusable solutions that improve efficiency, speed to market, and platform adoption across investment disciplines. This role offers the opportunity to influence strategic platform direction while delivering technology that supports investment research and actionable client insights., At Schwab, you’re empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaboration-so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.

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