Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland · Hybrid
swissQuant Group provides quantitative services, consultancy, and products for financial and industrial clients, including a number of global Fortune 500 companies. Our business edge originates from the effective transla…
Skills: Python, Quantitative Finance, Risk Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Econometric Modeling
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You will design, build, and maintain production-quality risk models and software components within a cross-functional team. Additionally, you will collaborate on client-facing capital markets projects, ensuring model validation and regulatory compliance.
Candidates must hold a higher university degree in a quantitative discipline and possess at least 3 years of Python coding experience. Strong knowledge of financial markets, statistical modeling, and experience with risk management or portfolio management is required.
swissQuant Group provides quantitative services, consultancy, and products for financial and industrial clients, including a number of global Fortune 500 companies. Our business edge originates from the effective translation of Intelligent Technology into measurable, bottom-line client value. swissQuant Group is a privately held company incorporated in 2005 as a spin-off of ETH Zürich.
Your Role
You will join a cross-functional team of quant engineers and quant developers building and operating a state-of-the-art, cloud-based portfolio risk system used by leading financial institutions.
The team covers the entire development and production cycle — risk model development, implementation, testing and monitoring — with strong role interchangeability amongst team members. In a highly innovative and collaborative environment, you will help create the next generation of financial risk models and bring them to life as software components and services.
Our multi-asset class risk engine covers a large set of risk factors, instrument types, and portfolio risk analytics. Ongoing efforts focus on expanding coverage, improving accuracy and performance, and on building AI-assisted and agentic capabilities into both our products and our own engineering workflow.
You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with our Capital Market Technologies team and gain exposure to client-facing quantitative projects, particularly risk models for Central Counterparties (CCPs), including margin methodologies, stress testing, backtesting and model validation.
You Will
You Bring
swissQuant Group is a fast paced and dynamic company. We offer room for growth and a high level of personal responsibility in a challenging environment. As a successful candidate, you will join a project team and take an active part targeting clients and aligning our product offering with real client needs and future industry trends.
Interested? Please upload your cover letter, CV and reference letters in PDF format (please compress in 1 attachment).
Only direct applications are considered.
swissQuant is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination.
Decisions related to hiring are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.
Driving the digital future of financial services worldwide with our innovative solutions and proven expertise
Established in 2005, swissQuant is a technology firm specializing in the development and implementation of software solutions and data analytics tools for the financial industry. Our core business is to support market leaders in their geographic growth and digital transition. Our mission is to bridge the gap between traditional financial wisdom and fintech innovation, fostering an environment where client relationships and advanced technology coexist and thrive. Our Vision is to lead the era of Augmented Finance, pioneering solutions that are not only performant but also client-centric and dynamic, ultimately shaping the future of financial services. Together, at the intersection of traditional financial wisdom and revolutionary fintech, we’ll discover opportunities to optimize performance, empower teams, and elevate client experiences.
Offices: Stockerstrasse 38, Zurich, 8002, CH
Driving the digital future of financial services worldwide with our innovative solutions and proven expertise
Established in 2005, swissQuant is a technology firm specializing in the development and implementation of software solutions and data analytics tools for the financial industry. Our core business is to support market leaders in their geographic growth and digital transition. Our mission is to bridge the gap between traditional financial wisdom and fintech innovation, fostering an environment where client relationships and advanced technology coexist and thrive. Our Vision is to lead the era of Augmented Finance, pioneering solutions that are not only performant but also client-centric and dynamic, ultimately shaping the future of financial services. Together, at the intersection of traditional financial wisdom and revolutionary fintech, we’ll discover opportunities to optimize performance, empower teams, and elevate client experiences.
Offices: Stockerstrasse 38, Zurich, 8002, CH
