Senior Platform Engineer

Location: Budapest WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets. We seek to produce high-quality predictive signals (alphas) through our proprietary research platform to employ financial strategies focused on market inefficiencies. Our teams work collaboratively to drive the production of alphas and financial strategies – the foundation of a balanced, global investment platform. WorldQuant is built on a culture that pairs academic sensibility with accountability for results. Employees are encouraged to think openly about problems, balancing intellectualism and practicality. Excellent ideas come from anyone, anywhere. Employees are encouraged to challenge conventional thinking and possess an attitude of continuous improvement. Our goal is to hire the best and the brightest. We value intellectual horsepower first and foremost, and people who demonstrate an outstanding talent. There is no roadmap to future success, so we need people who can help us build it. Technologists at WorldQuant research, design, code, test and deploy firmwide platforms and tooling while working collaboratively with researchers and portfolio managers. Our environment is relaxed yet intellectually driven. We seek people who think in code and are motivated by being around like-minded people. Position Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in system deployment and maintenance, with a keen eye for detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving. This role involves ensuring the stability and efficiency of our deployment processes, as well as developing and implementing fixes for any issues that arise. What You'll Do: Architect and develop services that work at scale, for multiple customers using custom developed and Open Source software. Work within the team on the various products that the team supports. Develop tools to improve our ability to rapidly deploy and effectively monitor services in a large-scale distributed environment. Work with teams to design, develop, and implement innovative software solutions related to the DevOps and Agile transformation of the enterprise. Participate in periodic on-call duties Collaborate with peers both inside and outside your team. What You’ll Bring: Exceptional systems development skills (Python/C/C++/go/rust) Strong systems integration skills (including http protocols, Kerberos, API programming). Experience providing secure APIs for system management and integration. Solid understanding and hands on experience working with Linux based systems. Strong working knowledge of container orchestration technologies such as K8S (preferred), and cluster management (E.g. Slurm) Experience with infrastructure as a code and related tools such as Helm, Ansible, Terraform. Hands-on knowledge with containerization systems such as Docker or Podman. Experience with CI/CD, GitLab (preferred), GitHub or Git. Experience with agile development. Experience with monitoring and logging systems such as Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack. A great team attitude (our job is to make life easier for other teams!). Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. What We Offer: Competitive compensation package Core benefits include: premium private health insurance and life insurance with savings plan Support for every aspect of life through Employee Assistance Program and fully covered sick leave Strong culture of learning and development: training courses, library, guest speakers, share and learn events, global conferences Regular offsite team buildings, annual conferences and occasional global summits – opportunity to travel and connect with our local and global teams Employee resources groups with strong diversity and inclusion culture #LI-MH1 By submitting this application, you acknowledge and consent to terms of the WorldQuant Privacy Policy. The privacy policy offers an explanation of how and why your data will be collected, how it will be used and disclosed, how it will be retained and secured, and what legal rights are associated with that data (including the rights of access, correction, and deletion). The policy also describes legal and contractual limitations on these rights. The specific rights and obligations of individuals living and working in different areas may vary by jurisdiction. Copyright © 2025 WorldQuant, LLC. All Rights Reserved. WorldQuant is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation or preference, age, marital status, citizenship, national origin, disability, military status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable law.