Fast process with responsive HM: Interview process is just a 15-min phone screen, one technical round (live coding), and a behavioral/onsite.
High fillability with clear specs: The hiring manager gave extremely specific requirements (T3 stack, Python, LLM APIs) and a concrete example candidate profile.
About
Client is an investment firm managing roughly $700 million, primarily a hedge fund with some private equity.
Team of 10, split between Fort Worth, Texas, and Stamford, Connecticut.
Role Requirements
Looking for a full-stack generalist with experience in the T3 stack (TypeScript, Python, AWS).
Proficiency in Python is necessary; familiarity with AI engineering, automation, and finance is a plus.
Required: 2 - 7 years of experience in full-stack software development experience, with proficiency in the T3 stack and python
Must have: Ability to read and write Python for scripting and automation
Experience with relational databases and writing production-quality SQL
Nice to have
Experience with AI/LLM APIs to build automations or agentic workflows
Finance, fintech, or quant-adjacent company background (including additional major/minor in undergrad)
Compensation and Logistics
Role is in-person in Stamford, Connecticut, five days a week.
Base salary range from $160,000 to $230,000, with potential discretionary bonus.
Interview Process
Initial screen, followed by 15-minute phone call, technical round, behavioral round, and on-site interview.
Technical assessments may involve building a project in real-time to evaluate problem-solving and coding skills.
Traits to avoid Job hopper - multiple short stints (e.g., 5 companies in 7 years)
Questions to ask
What's something cool you've built outside of a professional context - whether it's a personal tool, a side project, a sports betting model, or anything else you made just because you were curious?
What's your familiarity or interest in financial markets, investing, or other data-driven/quantitative domains like sports analytics?
About Client
Client is an investment firm founded 8.5 years ago that manages approximately $700 million in assets. The firm operates as a combination of hedge fund and private equity, with a flexible mandate spanning fundamental equities, credit investing, and private equity investing.
Client has delivered top 1 percentile net returns since inception, with high-20s net annualized performance. The firm has grown from $5 million on day one to ~$700 million under management, and counts some of the top universities in the world among its investors.
Client Labs is the quantitative research and technology arm supporting the Client Opportunities Fund. Their work spans three core areas:
Portfolio Support & Analytics: Serving as a research partner to the portfolio manager and fundamental analyst team, identifying areas of strength and weakness through rigorous quantitative analysis and building tools to improve core fund performance.
Risk Management: Designing and deploying custom factor hedges, constructing bespoke hedge baskets tailored to the fund's specific risk profile.
Alpha Factor Research: Developing proprietary alpha factors using fundamental and alternative data sources to identify high- and low-quality businesses, with potential to operate as standalone systematic investment strategies.
The firm is investing heavily in building proprietary software tools and AI integrations across every aspect of the research process - from idea generation to position sizing to LLM integrations - creating real technological edge in investment research.