Software Engineering Manager - Quant
OUR MISSION
At Simply Wall St, we help people become confident, long-term investors. The stock market offers an exceptional opportunity for building wealth, but it’s easy to fail. While many chase quick wins, we believe in thinking long-term and investing like a business shareholder. Our product gives individual investors the capabilities to build a portfolio, previously only available to professionals.
WHY JOIN?
Help us empower individuals by giving them a new way to invest in stocks;
Work at a profitable, global, B2C SaaS startup;
Operating at scale with 6.5 million users across 180 countries;
Small team and flexible working environment;
Work with a product customers love: 4.5* Trustpilot Reviews;
Strong employee retention with 70% of the team with us for >2 years.
ROLE OBJECTIVE
We are looking for a Quant Engineering Manager with a experience in both software engineering and stock investing.
You will be the bridge between complex financial concepts and scalable technical solutions. Your background in finance will be crucial as you guide the team in building the engine that performs portfolio analysis for our investors all around the globe, every single day.
You must be comfortable diving deep into the code, architecting systems, and mentoring your team to achieve new levels of excellence. Champion engineering excellence and quant rigour, setting high standards for code quality, system architecture, and model implementation.
This is a fully-remote role, flexible to be based anywhere in Australia, however there are expectations to attend in-person company-wide events (currently twice per year).
TEAM STRUCTURE
You will report to the Chief Technology Officer. This isn't a typical management role. You will be a "player-coach," leading a small, high-impact team of engineers responsible for the portfolio Engineering team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead & Mentor: Manage a small team of 3-5 software engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and ownership. Conduct regular 1-on-1s, provide career guidance, and support the professional growth of your team members.
Be Hands-On: This is not a hands-off role. You are expected to spend a significant portion of your time on technical work, including system architecture, code reviews, and writing clean, high-quality code for critical path features.
Technical Strategy & Architecture: Drive the technical vision for our financial data and analysis platform. Make key architectural decisions to ensure our systems are scalable, reliable, and maintainable as we add more data sources and analytical models.
Domain Expertise: Translate complex financial requirements from product managers and in-house analysts into technical specifications. Use your deep understanding of equity analysis, financial statements, and valuation models to challenge and refine product ideas. You will have experience on portfolio analysis at scale.
Execution & Delivery: Own the end-to-end delivery of your team’s projects. Champion agile methodologies and ensure the team is consistently shipping high-quality software that provides value to our users.
Collaborate: Work closely with product, design, and data science teams to define the roadmap and build a world-class investing tool.
CAPABILITIES
Software Engineering Experience: You are proficient in a modern tech stack (we use technologies like JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, Python, AWS, Docker, and PostgreSQL) and are passionate about writing code and building systems.
Financial & Quantitative Analysis Experience: A strong and demonstrable background in stock investing, quantitative analysis, or financial modelling. You should be able to comfortably discuss concepts like DCF models, financial ratios, income statements, dividends or equity curves. You will have solid experience in portfolio management solutions.
Leadership: At least 2 years' experience inspiring and motivating teams to achieve their goals and grow in their career. Setting clear expectations and holding teams accountable for outcomes while maintaining high quality standards.
Communication/Collaboration: You can effectively influences stakeholders and drive alignment on goals cross functionally.
Startup Mindset: You thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment. You are a pragmatic problem-solver who is comfortable with ambiguity and takes initiative to get things done.
Passion: A genuine interest in investing and a passion for our mission to help everyday people invest better. Being an active investor yourself is a huge plus.
PERKS
Flexible Remote Working: Work where you are most productive;
Simply Stop: Time is one of the most valuable commodities, so we stop working early on Fridays;
Share Club: We provide a subscription to SWS, cash for you to invest & regular sessions to discuss stocks and investment ideas;
Parental Leave Policy: With a supportive return to work option;
Learning & Development Fund: We invest in your growth;
Team Events & Hackathons: An opportunity for everyone to come together and push what is possible.