CTC · 2 months ago
Senior Data Scientist - Systematic
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$200K/yr - $225K/yr
5+ years expCTC is a cutting-edge proprietary trading firm focused on pricing and managing risk. The Data Scientist role involves working with large datasets to optimize trading strategies and collaborating with various teams to enhance data quality and accessibility.
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)Information TechnologySoftwareVirtual Reality
Responsibilities
Perform exploratory, detailed, and statistical data analysis to provide insights and quality checks into the datasets
Build data pipelines, design validation metrics, and own the correctness and maintenance of the datasets
Develop derived datasets with relevant metrics and integrate datasets for downstream applications such as alpha generation, backtests, and production trading systems
Engage with quant researchers in trading desks and engineers in central data teams to understand the characteristics of the datasets
Contribute to the improvement and innovation of trading strategies by providing critical data insights
Ensure that data handling processes are flawless and strictly follow industry standard methodology
Successfully implement solutions that improve data quality and accessibility for the entire organization
Qualification
Required
5 - 7 years of financial industry experience
A proven commercial approach and enthusiasm for collaborating directly with quants and risk managers
Outstanding oral and written communication skills and a great teammate
Strong knowledge of financial market data
Expertise in writing robust production code in Python for data tasks with proficiency in object-oriented design and emphasis on testing and monitoring
Experience in wrangling and manipulating large-scale data efficiently with pandas or numpy, and adept at addressing data issues
Experience with data ETL processes and writing SQL queries
Familiarity with job scheduling tools like Airflow
Knowledge of Linux
Preferred
Knowledge of options trading data is a big plus
Benefits
Generous medical coverage
Paid parental leave
Free breakfast and lunch (plus healthy snacks, of course)
Wellness reimbursement
Quarterly recharge days
A variety of other benefits focused on providing the best employee experience
Company
CTC
#HabilitamosFuturos A CTC é uma empresa brasileira especializada em soluções de tecnologia para os setores público e privado, com mais de 30 anos de experiência em projetos para clientes de diversos segmentos.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase