Senior Lead Quant Engineer

Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA, offers a comprehensive range of outcome-focused investment solutions designed to secure the long-term financial goals of institutional and individual investors. Its affiliates offer deep expertise across a comprehensive range of traditional and alternative investments through a wide array of vehicles and customized strategies. For more information about the firm please visit our website at www.Nuveen.com.

Nuveen is a global investment manager that works in partnership with our clients to create outcome-focused solutions to help them reach their goals for their financial future.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Design and develop solutions for automated portfolio optimization for Fixed Income ETFs.

• Write, review, and debug secure production code to ensure high-quality software development.

• Develop and maintain live systems using Python and SQL for Front Office Tools.

• Monitor software development to ensure alignment with established goals.

• Identify and analyze business needs, gather requirements, and define IT system objectives.

• Oversee software configuration, customization, and enhancements to optimize system performance.

• Develop unit tests and maintain coding standards for software applications.

• Conduct code reviews, address issues, and ensure best practices.

• Mentor and guide junior team members, providing coaching and feedback as needed.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Required

Work Experience

• 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
9IC

We are seeking a Senior Lead Quant Engineer to join the Fixed Income Trading Technology group within Nuveen. The individual will contribute to the bank’s ETF Growth Strategy, collaborating closely with Fixed Income Portfolio Managers and Quants to develop innovative and highly scalable Portfolio Management Systems.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of overall work experience, with some experience as a Quant Developer or in a similar role.

• 3+ years of Python development experience.

• 3+ years of SQL development experience.

• Experience in the financial services industry.

• Bachelor’s degree in financial engineering, mathematics, or a related field.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in fixed income.

• Knowledge of AWS.

• Familiarity with SDLC and DevOps (CI/CD) processes.

• Master’s degree in financial engineering is a plus.

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Related Skills

Agile Methodology, Continuous Integration and Deployment, Data Analysis, Debugging, DevOps, Enterprise Application Integration, Operating Systems Management, Problem Solving, Programming, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Web Application Development

Anticipated Posting End Date:

2025-04-07

Base Pay Range: $128,900/yr. - $210,000/yr.

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.  In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans). 

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Company Overview

Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA, offers a comprehensive range of outcome-focused investment solutions designed to secure the long-term financial goals of institutional and individual investors. Its affiliates offer deep expertise across a comprehensive range of traditional and alternative investments through a wide array of vehicles and customized strategies. For more information about the firm please visit our website at www.Nuveen.com

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