D E SHAW

URL: www.deshawindia.com

 

D. E. Shaw group

(DESCO) is a global investment and technology development a firm with more than  $50 billion in investment capital as of September 1, 2020, and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since our founding in 1988, our firm has earned an international reputation for successful investing based on innovation, careful risk management, and the quality and depth of our staff. We have a significant presence in the world’s capital markets, investing in a wide range of companies and financial instruments in both developed and developing economies. Our activities range from computer-based quantitative investment management to the development and financing of technology-oriented business ventures. D. E. Shaw India (DESIS) is a core member of DESCO’s Global Information Technology Group and was established in Hyderabad in 1996. DESIS provides research, development, and support for all of D. E. Shaw’s business initiatives.

 

 Financial Research Associate

 The Financial Research group works closely with the front office to provide high quality and in-depth support to the investment research team and for the decision-based processes of the firm's global proprietary trading strategies. We are looking for individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, with extraordinary academic or professional  achievements, who has demonstrated initiative and intelligence in their previous endeavors?

 What you’ll do day today:

 . Support front office traders/analysts on critical and time-sensitive recurring tasks that are data-intensive in nature

. Build and manage large financial data sets; perform exception analysis

. Support fundamental research teams by conducting data research, summarize industry/company conference calls, and prepare quarterly earnings reports 

 Who we’re looking for:

 . The ideal candidate should be a 2021 batch final year ALL UG student from a three-year undergraduate program from any discipline with no current backlogs.

. They should be exceptionally bright and highly motivated creative thinkers

. Attention to detail and the ability to think unconventionally are important for this role

. Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential Required.

Cut off: 55%

 CTC: Rs.19.25/- lacs pa

  

Front Office Tech Associate

We are looking for a resourceful candidate to join the Front Office Technology group based in Hyderabad. The team specializes in building high-quality applications and web-based products with a focus on usability, speed, security, and productivity.

 What you’ll do day-to-day:

 . Addressing queries from the trading floor and other related front office entities on data and software owned by Front Office Tech.

. Building and maintaining reports and metrics related to the accuracy of our data and performance of the software.

. Partnering with cross-functional operations and technology teams to solve problems and identify improvement opportunities.

. Working closely with technology developers on fixing issues that are critical to the business and documenting and tracking all changes in production.

. Driving requirements and organizing documents related to operational activities as well as new initiatives that will improve business operations.

. Escalating issues to the developers that require code changes.

  

Who we’re looking for:

. The ideal candidate should be the final year 2021 batch UG/PG student from a three/two-year undergraduate program from any discipline with no current backlogs.

. We encourage students from  B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science to apply for this position.

. The candidate should have an extraordinary record of academic achievements, strong interpersonal,

organizational and analytical skills, along with exceptional verbal acuity and command of detail.

. The candidate should possess excellent problem solving and logical reasoning skills as well as the ability to adhere to timelines while delivering his/her responsibilities.

. Exposure to scripting and shell commands is a prerequisite along with experience in productivity tools (for e.g. Excel, Wiki) or the ability to learn them.

. Additionally, familiarity with anyone programming language like C, C++, Python, or Java, as well as an understanding of the finance domain, will be an added advantage.

Cut off: 55%

 CTC: Rs.19.25/- lacs pa

 

 

Associate Operations and Recruitment

We are looking for an individual to work in our Hyderabad office for the Operations and Recruitment team, which supports D. E. Shaw Research, in a wide variety of functions. D. E. Shaw Research, is a New York-based interdisciplinary research group pursuing an ambitious, long -term project aimed at achieving major scientific advances in the field of computational biochemistry. Among the group's current activities is the development of specialized supercomputers designed to transform the process of drug discovery.

  

What you’ll do day-to-day:

 . Design, execute, and refine strategies to identify and recruit world-class talent.

. Contribute to events such as on-campus career fairs, research talks, and conferences attended by the

technical team members.

. Maintain the database of scientific research papers

. Track competitor trends and technological advancements

. Statistical analysis of operational, recruitment, and technical data

. Overall management of the group’s an advertising and marketing efforts

. Gather literature relevant to scientific research conducted by the group

 Who we’re looking for:

. The ideal candidate should be the final year 2021 batch student from a three-year undergraduate program from any discipline with no current backlogs.

. They should be exceptionally bright and highly motivated creative thinkers

. Attention to detail and the ability to think unconventionally are important for this role

. Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential

Cut off: 55%

CTC: Rs.21.25/- lacs pa

PPT: October 30, 2020 (tentative)

Online test: November 1, 2020

  

Interested students are requested to register through online:

www.sxccal.edu - Placement Cell - Apply for Campus Drive 

Last date: October 21, 2020