WorldQuant
Senior Backend Engineer
Hanoi OR Ho Chi Minh City +2 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Feb 23, 2026
- Location
- Hanoi OR Ho Chi Minh City
Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Experience
- 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a strong focus on backend systems.
About the job
Designs and develops scalable backend systems and services, with full-stack collaboration, for WorldQuant’s research and investment platform.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and optimize backend systems, databases, network communications, and API endpoints.
- Collaborate with frontend developers and contribute to technical and architectural decisions.
- Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices.
What they ask for
- Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, system design, and software architecture.
- Deep understanding of database systems, query optimization, schema design, and data modeling.
- Experience developing and maintaining production Python applications and designing distributed systems.
- Ability to build scalable, maintainable systems; familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools.
Nice to have
- Background in performance optimization and systems scalability.
- History of contributions to significant technical projects.
Tools
Python
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