Quant Developer, SIMON Platform Technology - Associate

iCapital is powering the world’s alternative investment marketplace. Our financial technology platform has transformed how advisors, wealth management firms, asset managers, and banks evaluate and recommend bespoke public and private market strategies for their high-net-worth clients. iCapital services approximately $148 billion in global client assets invested in 1,155 funds, as of September 2022.

iCapital has been named to the Forbes Fintech 50 for five consecutive years (2018 – 2022); a back-to-back selection by Forbes to its list of Best Startup Employers; and a two-time winner of MMI/Barron’s Solutions Provider award (See link below).

About the Role

The ICapital SIMON Platform Quant team has been providing industry-leading analytics that help financial advisors and investors understand the risk/reward tradeoffs, the lifecycle, and characteristics of their Alternative Assets investments from individual products to aggregated portfolio insights. The team is result-driven and client focused, consisting of difference makers and problem solvers to research, define, and implement models that aim to provide the best-in-class product analytics and risk management. We collaborate closely with product managers, UI/UX and other software developers to deliver the most robust and scalable solutions for our clients.

The Quant Developers have a core mission to deliver product and portfolio level analytics to drive the firm’s commercial platform for financial advisors and end clients. We welcome team members withs critical thinking skills, sound understanding of mathematics, computer science, and statistics and machine learning. We look for candidates with desire to learn and to make a difference in improving the investment experience of financial advisors and eventually the general public.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust and scalable quantitative financial models and collaborate closely with product managers, sales, business stakeholders to deliver the best products for our customers.
• Develop cloud native and scalable applications to power the firm’s commercial technology platform
• Document and communicate quantitative methodologies and design proposals in clear and effective manners to others including stakeholders and clients.
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure risk analytics are delivered through the software platform with excellent user experience.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of professional experience in quantitative financial modeling, data science, or software development
• Expertise in implementing statistical analysis, machine learning, or financial modeling, and proficiency in full-stack software development.
• Fundamental understanding of financial products such as Stocks/Bonds/ETFs/Indices.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Good understanding of Object-Oriented Programming.
• Knowledge of JAVA/Scala/C++ is a plus.
• Experience with AWS is a plus.

Benefits 

The base salary range for this role is $100,000 to $140,000. iCapital offers a compensation package which includes salary, equity for all full-time employees, and an annual performance bonus. Employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes an employer matched retirement plan, generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental, vision, telemedicine, and virtual mental health counseling, parental leave, and unlimited paid time off (PTO).

We believe the best ideas and innovation happen when we are together. We offer most employees the flexibility to work in the office three or four days. Every department has different needs, and some positions will be designated in-office jobs, based on their function. 

For additional information on iCapital, please visit https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us  Twitter: @icapitalnetwork | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icapital-network-inc | Awards Disclaimer: https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us/recognition/ 

iCapital is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.