Multi-strategy hedge fund scaling ops automation and risk modeling infrastructure
Schonfeld operates a 500+ person multi-strategy hedge fund managing capital across quantitative, fundamental equity, tactical trading, and macro strategies. The tech stack—C++, Python, SQL, Kafka, Kubernetes, Bloomberg, and Refinitiv—reflects a compute-heavy quantitative operation. Active hiring in finance, engineering, and data, combined with projects around operational automation, custom risk models, and AI analytics, signals the firm is building internal infrastructure to reduce reliance on external solutions and tighten control over reconciliation and risk capture.
Notable leadership hires: COO Office Director
Schonfeld is a privately held, multi-manager hedge fund founded in 1988 and headquartered in New York. The firm invests across four core strategies—Quantitative, Fundamental Equity, Tactical Trading, and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income—with presence across five continents. Current priorities include automating manual operational processes, standardizing procedures across regions, building analytical frameworks for risk drivers, and improving platform reliability. The firm recruits across engineering, data, finance, and operations roles in seven countries.
C++, Python, SQL, Kafka, Kubernetes on AWS and Azure. Trading systems use Bloomberg and Refinitiv. Analytics and collaboration tools include React, Dash, Slack, and Excel.
Yes. Currently 12 active engineering roles open, with 19 finance, 7 data, and 7 ops roles also posted. Majority are senior-level or above.
United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, China, Japan, Brazil, and United Arab Emirates.
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