Lausanne - 80‑100% | Permanent
We are very excited to be recruiting for this vacancy, which is part of our transformation journey in trading. This newly created senior role will report directly to our Head of Quantitative Engineering and play a key role in developing high‑performance systems and platforms for quantitative finance, optimization and energy trading. It offers a unique opportunity for a senior professional to integrate quantitative modeling, computational science, and software engineering into practical, high‑impact solutions. This position is based in Lausanne, Switzerland, with relocation support provided.
Your Main Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain robust, high‑performance systems supporting quantitative analytics and optimization, trading workflows, and risk management
Implement and optimize models for pricing, asset optimization, and risk calculations, with emphasis on performance and reliability
Handle real‑time market and operational data streams to feed analytics and decision‑making systems
Collaborate closely with Trading, Structuring, Risk, and Quant teams to deliver production‑ready, practical solutions
Follow up on projects from conception through implementation and continuous improvement
Ensure operational reliability, monitoring, CI/CD, and maintainability of critical systems and infrastructure, collaborating closely with IT
Contribute to engineering best practices, mentor team members, and support continuous improvement
Your profile
University degree, ideally Master’s or PhD, in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related discipline
Extensive software engineering experience across backend, frontend, databases, APIs, and infrastructure
Proven experience in computationally intensive workflows, real‑time data processing, and performance‑critical systems
Experience with quantitative finance, energy markets, market data, asset modelling
Proficiency in Python and modern compiled languages with low‑level optimization expertise, including experience with numerical computing frameworks
Strong system design skills with focus on reliability, maintainability, and performance
Good communication skills and ability to collaborate across front‑office and cross‑functional teams
Fluent English, additional languages a plus
Ability/willingness to relocate to Lausanne, Switzerland
Your benefits
Competitive salary package
Market‑oriented salary
Training and development
Diverse opportunities for career growth
Flexible work models
Various flexible work models
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