Quantitative Developer

At Franklin Templeton, we're driving our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic and diversified firm spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our talented teams working around the globe bring expertise that's both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible culture to our global and diverse business, we offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential but also to contribute to our clients' achievements.

Come join us in delivering better outcomes for our clients around the world

What is the global, tech-driven asset management team responsible for?

• We are a global, tech-driven asset management team at the forefront of the financial industry. We combine data, research, technology and trading expertise to solve complex investment challenges. As a Quantitative Developer, you will leverage quantitative analysis and software engineering to build advanced models and systems that enhance our crypto trading strategies and risk management processes. This role offers high ownership: you'll work with a collaborative global team on cutting-edge digital asset research and analytics.

What are the ongoing responsibilities of Quantitative Developer?

Responsibilities:

• Risk & Performance Dashboards: Develop interactive quantitative dashboards to monitor portfolio risk and performance, leveraging large datasets to deliver actionable insights.
• Research & Valuation Systems: Design and maintain high-performance systems for quantitative research and valuation of major cryptocurrencies, enabling robust modeling.
• Data Integration: Curate, clean, and integrate new data sources (market data, blockchain, alternative data, etc.) to enrich our investment analytics and predictive power.
• Data Architecture: Develop and implement scalable, long-term data architecture and infrastructure strategies to support growth of our research and trading platforms.
• Data Quality: Establish automated data-quality frameworks and validation pipelines to ensure accuracy, reliability, and best practices across all datasets.
• Strategy Development: Collaborate on the creation and scaling of innovative investment strategies and products, translating quantitative research into production-ready tools.

What ideal qualifications, skills & experience would help someone to be successful?

Required Qualifications:

• Experience: At least 2+ years of professional experience developing quantitative finance systems (beyond internships) and a total of 4+ years of hands-on coding/data-science experience.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in Python; strong familiarity with SQL databases. Exposure to other languages (VBA, Java, C++) is a plus.
• Finance Knowledge: Solid knowledge of equity portfolio performance attribution and risk management concepts. Strong understanding of Modern Portfolio Theory, multifactor risk models, and factor-based investing.
• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field (Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or similar).
• Industry Background: Experience in financial services (asset management, hedge funds, family offices, etc.), preferably on the buy-side.
• Methodologies: Familiarity with Agile development practices (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) and software development best practices.
• Communication: Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and written/verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications: CFA or CQF certification (in progress or completed) is a plus.
• APIs & Data Services: Experience with public API integration and GraphQL (e.g. building or consuming API endpoints for market and blockchain data) is highly desirable.

Key Selling Points:

• High Ownership: We empower individuals to "think as owners" and drive independent ideas. You'll shape solutions from concept through deployment, with visible impact.
• Innovative Culture: Join a cutting-edge crypto research environment. Our culture of innovation combines data, research, technology and trading expertise to tackle complex challenges and deliver high-quality results.
• Global Team & Growth: Work alongside a global investment team of experienced quants and technologists. Contribute to a growing digital asset management practice and help scale next-generation strategies and products.

We seek a driven, collaborative Quant Developer who is passionate about crypto and quantitative finance. If you thrive on building sophisticated analytics and want to work at the intersection of data science and asset management, this is an exceptional opportunity to advance your career.

Job Level - Individual Contributor

Work Shift Timings - 2:00 PM – 11:00 PM IST

Experience our welcoming culture and reach your professional and personal potential

Our culture is shaped by our diverse global workforce and strongly held core values. Regardless of your interests, lifestyle, or background, there's a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We provide employees with the tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help them excel in their career and personal life.

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By joining us, you will become part of a culture that focuses on employee well-being and provides multidimensional support for a positive and healthy lifestyle. We understand that benefits are at the core of employee well-being and may vary depending on individual needs. Whether you need support for maintaining your physical and mental health, saving for life's adventures, taking care of your family members, or making a positive impact in your community, we aim to have them covered.

Highlights of our benefits include:

• Professional development growth opportunities through in-house classes and over 150 Web-based training courses
• An educational assistance program to financially help employees seeking continuing education
• Medical, Life and Personal Accident Insurance benefit for employees. Medical insurance also cover employee's dependents (spouses, children and dependent parents)
• Life insurance for protection of employees' families
• Personal accident insurance for protection of employees and their families
• Personal loan assistance
• Employee Stock Investment Plan (ESIP)
• 12 weeks Paternity leave
• Onsite fitness center, recreation center, and cafeteria
• Transport facility
• Child day care facility for women employees
• Cricket grounds and gymnasium
• Library
• Health Center with doctor availability
• HDFC ATM on the campus

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Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

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