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About the Role

Capstone Investment Advisors is seeking a Senior Risk Engineer at Senior Vice President level within Risk Technology. This hands-on role involves designing and building investment-facing risk and decision-support capabilities, staying close to the code, data, and users throughout the process. You will develop technology for Capstone’s Risk Intelligence strategy, transforming complex risk and portfolio data into actionable insights to aid Portfolio and Risk Managers in decision-making across various scenarios and analytics.

Responsibilities

Architect, build, and own production-grade components of Capstone’s Risk Technology platform, focusing on performance, scalability, reliability, and usability.
Build and evolve scalable cross-asset risk capabilities including Greeks, sensitivities, stress scenarios, VaR, P&L attribution, limits, factor analytics, margin, and exposure aggregation.
Partner with Portfolio Managers, Risk Managers, and Quant Research to solve complex derivatives, risk, and portfolio challenges from problem definition to production.
Develop APIs, data pipelines, and interactive decision tools for users to understand changes and their drivers at various levels.
Translate pricing and risk methodologies into scalable, explainable services with clear documentation of assumptions, validation, and controls.
Advance the Risk Intelligence strategy by building tools that convert research, risk analytics, and AI into practical investment insights.
Engineer and operate resilient risk services, integrating various data sources and analytics with strong testing and end-to-end ownership.
Shape and deliver high-value components of the Risk Technology roadmap in collaboration with Technology, Data, and AI teams, adhering to common standards and practices.

Requirements

7+ years of relevant experience in software engineering, quantitative development, or risk technology within a hedge fund, asset manager, investment bank, or comparable capital-markets environment.
Meaningful exposure to front-office or market-risk systems.
A strong record of personally designing, building, and supporting production-grade risk, pricing, or trading systems.
Proven ability to own complex projects from definition through delivery and support.
Advanced Python, Java, and SQL skills.
Strong proficiency in at least one comparable programming language.
Practical experience with APIs, distributed or event-driven architectures, databases, data pipelines, and large-scale processing.
Strong understanding of derivatives and cross-asset risk analytics, including option pricing, Greeks, scenario analysis, and VaR.
Knowledge of factor risk and margin analytics is desirable.
Strong architecture and engineering judgment with a focus on maintainability, testability, performance, controls, and operational resilience.
Ability to critically assess model outputs, challenge assumptions, and trace discrepancies.
Clear explanation of conclusions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience integrating internally developed and third-party pricing and risk libraries across asset classes.
Strong attention to data lineage, reconciliation, consistency, and controls.
Clear, concise communication skills.
Evidence of technical leadership through judgment, ownership, and delivery.
Ability to collaborate effectively with Portfolio Managers, Risk Managers, Quant Research, and engineering teams.

Skills

Python
Java
SQL
APIs
Distributed architectures
Event-driven architectures
Databases
Data pipelines
Large-scale processing
Derivatives
Cross-asset risk analytics
Option pricing
Greeks
Scenario analysis
VaR
Factor risk analytics
Margin analytics
Machine learning
Large language models
AI-assisted development
Cloud infrastructure
Containers
CI/CD
Streaming
Data lineage
Observability
Equities
Fixed income
Credit
Commodities
FX

Location

New York
London
Amsterdam
Stamford
Los Angeles
Boston
Tokyo
Milan
Texas
Maryland

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior Vice President level
7+ years of relevant experience

Salary/Compensations

Base pay determined on a case-by-case basis based on experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and applicable minimum wage requirements.
Eligible for performance-based incentives.
Eligible for an annual incentive plan.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities
Robust Wellness Resources: Physical, Mental and Financial
Time-Off Benefits
Retirement Benefits
Commuter Benefits
Gym Reimbursement
Other Discounts

About the Company

Capstone Investment Advisors is a global asset manager focused on alpha opportunities in derivatives and complementary strategies.
With approximately $12.5 billion of AUM and 306 employees, Capstone has offices globally.
Since 2004, Capstone has utilized strategic insight, market-leading expertise, and advanced technology to navigate world markets.
The company takes a human approach, emphasizing collaborative performance, idea sharing, and innovation.
Capstone values ownership, collaboration, solving difficult problems, curiosity, new ideas, discipline, and reliability.

Equal Opportunity

Capstone is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all employees feel appreciated and respected.
Equal opportunities for employment and advancement are provided across all programs, departments, and locations.
The company actively seeks and appreciates a variety of life experiences and heritages.
Capstone considers applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, parental status, veteran status, or disability status.