ABOUT THE POSITION 

CFM is looking to strengthen its Portfolio team by recruiting a dynamic software engineer, with a passion for elegant, clean and efficient software. 

The Portfolio team is at the core of CFM’s business strategy. Its mission is to ensure the construction and monitoring of portfolios in both production and simulation environments, covering various asset classes including equities, futures, and options. The simulation platform is a back-testing framework designed to validate the models our quant researchers submit and check their ongoing PnL. 

Based in Paris, within a team of experienced engineers, you will contribute to the development of portfolio construction processes for daily and intraday decisions. Leveraging strong Python knowledge and experience with data analytics libraries, you will work closely with fellow developers and the research team to improve and optimize the software architecture used in portfolio construction. 

Experience in the finance industry is a bonus but not mandatory. If you have developed impactful software in any industry, we’ll teach you the finance concepts needed to succeed in our business. 

Your responsibilities: 

- Oversee the development, technical enhancements, and technical support of production and simulation platform. 

- Promote and lead re-architecture of said platform when needed.  

- Take part in the specification and development of new features for portfolio construction applications, in collaboration with quant developers and research teams. 

- Ensure the continuous delivery and quality of data and processes required by research teams. 

- Contribute to CFM’s technology initiatives (Cloud, AI) including the development of our High-Performance Computing (HPC) framework on AWS, capable of processing hundreds of thousands of jobs daily. 

- Maintain and enhance automation tools and CI/CD stack to ensure streamlined processes and increased efficiency. 

Skills: 

With a Master degree from an engineering school or it’s university equivalent, you are a passionate engineer with: 

- 4+ years in software development. 

- Excellent Python programming skills with expertise in Pandas and Numpy. 

- Ability to understand and work with legacy code to enhance and optimize existing systems. 

- Proficiency in identifying and troubleshooting production issues. 

- Excellent communication skills. 

Bonus: Hands-on cloud experience, ideally Cloud Computing on AWS (EC2, ECS, Batch, Lambda, IAM, S3, …). 

Profile description:

Your responsibilities:

- Participate in the optimization and support of decision processes in Production and Simulation environments.

- Collaborate closely with research teams to integrate their new ideas into production.

- Take part in the specification and development of new features in portfolio construction applications.

- Contribute to CFM’s new technology projects (Cloud, AI, etc.).

- Improve the tools provided to researchers and promote best practices.

Skills:

With a Master’s degree or equivalent experience, you are a passionate engineer who:

- Has at least 4 years of professional experience.

- Has excellent Python skills and is familiar with scientific libraries such as Pandas and Numpy.

- Has experience and certifications in Cloud Computing on AWS.

- Has strong knowledge of system and software architecture.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT

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