Lead Securities Quantitative Analytics Specialist, Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

Location:
United States, Charlotte ▼
New York

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

185000.00 - 300000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

The front office financial software engineer will be involved in the implementation of various financial models, including interest rate, mortgage prepayment and default, derivative valuation, hedging, and horizon forecast models. A core focus of the role is on software engineering and DevOps best practices to enhance and streamline the library development and release cycle and CI/CD workflow, optimizing the translation of business and mathematical logic into performant, modular, and appropriately abstracted code.

Job Responsibility:

Implement and enhance the firm’s proprietary analytics library in C++
Generate, test, implement, and deploy ideas to improve system performance or team productivity
Improve the library’s safety, reliability, and usability
Work constructively in collaboration with business, model development, model validation, and IT

Requirements:

5+ years of Securities Quantitative Analytics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
2+ years of C++17
3+ yrs Python experience

Nice to have:

Master's degree or higher in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, economics, or computer science
3+ years hands on programming experience, C++17, C++2x, and Python 3
3+ years of quantitative analytics library software development experience in a buy-side or sell-side institution or a quant solution vendor
3+years of DevOps concepts, specifically in CI/CD
Experience with CMake (e.g. scripting find modules, CTest, CMake presets)
Experience in software development cycle and agile technologies, e.g. Git, Jira, Confluence
Experience with asynchronous event driven or reactive programming architectures
Experience in or passionate about Agentic AI
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

What we offer:

Health benefits
401(k) Plan
Paid time off
Disability benefits
Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
Parental leave
Critical caregiving leave
Discounts and savings
Commuter benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Scholarships for dependent children
Adoption reimbursement

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
August 29, 2025

Expiration:
September 07, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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