Worldquant LLC
AI Software Developer
New York
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$12,717 more — $137,717 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $137,717 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Stay current with the latest technical advancements, particularly in the field of AI and LLMs.
Responsibilities
- WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets.
- There is no roadmap to future success, so we need people who can help us build it.
- Technologists at WorldQuant research, design, code, test and deploy projects while working collaboratively with researchers and portfolio managers.
- Collaborate with cross-functional distributed teams.
Requirements
- If you believe any required details are missing from this job posting, please notify us at WQHR_US@WorldQuant.com, and we will address your concerns promptly.
- Mature, thoughtful attitude with the ability to operate in a collaborative, team-oriented culture.
- Experience in finance is not required.
Nice to have
- Working knowledge in various databases and messaging technologies is a strong plus. (SQL, Redis, Kafka etc.)
Skills
- Strong programming skills, preferably in Python.
- Exceptional analytical skills and a passion for solving complex problems.
- Understanding of vector databases and other relevant data structures.
- Excellent communication skills in English.
Compensation
- WorldQuant is a total compensation organization where you will be eligible for a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and benefits.
- To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state.
- We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on job function and level, benchmarked against similar stage organizations.
- When finalizing an offer, we will take into consideration an individual's experience level and the qualifications they bring to the role to formulate a competitive total compensation package.
- The Base Pay Range For This Position Is $125,000 - $200,000 USD.
- At WorldQuant, we are committed to providing candidates with all necessary information in compliance with pay transparency laws.
Benefits
- Fully paid medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents, flexible spending account, 401k, fully paid parental leave, generous
- twenty vacation days that are pro-rated based on the employee's start date, at an accrual of 1.67 days per month, three personal days, and
- Employee discounts for gym memberships, wellness activities, healthy snacks, casual dress code
- Training: learning and development courses, speakers, team-building off-site
- Core Benefits:
- WorldQuant is a total compensation organization where you will be eligible for a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and benefits.
Company info
- At WorldQuant, we are committed to providing candidates with all necessary information in compliance with pay transparency laws.
- We are building a new software engineering team with strong applied AI orientation to seek to amplify WorldQuant's success.
- The team will be focusing on creating company-wide applications to address our colleagues' every day problems.
- We seek to produce high-quality predictive signals (alphas) through our proprietary research platform to employ financial strategies focused on market inefficiencies.
- Our teams work collaboratively to drive the production of alphas and financial strategies - the foundation of a balanced, global investment platform.
Visa & Work Authorization
- ate 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,
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