About the role 

With offices in Sydney and London, Antipodes manages over $9 billion worth of assets and offers a quantamental investment approach across long-short and long only global equities strategies.

Key to our research and rigorous decision making processes are in-house built and be-spoke quantitative tools, which are valued by the investment analysts to provide us with the insights needed to uncover true value in the global equities markets.

These tools ingest large data sets across thousands of market indicators from a variety of sources, but our performance is attributed to the creative data professionals, who shape and develop these tools to drive meaningful insights.

This is where you come in…

As the Lead Engineer you’ll where multiple hats across Data Engineering (60%), DevOps (20%) and Systems Admin (20%) working with decision makers to understand the business, take ownership of solutions end-to-end and drive implementation with lots of creative freedom. You’ll play a critical role re-designing engineering processes, implementing Snowflake and much, much more.

In order to be successful in this rewarding and high performance role, you will need to possess deep technical data engineering skills across tools and technologies (such as R, Python or Java; SQL Server; Airflow; Snowflake/ Azure, or relative cloud platform; GitHub/ Docker; Linux; REST API’s; etc.) and possess a commercial aptitude that allows you to question the norm, pick-up new concepts quickly, problem solve and demonstrate creative and independent thinking.

We are considering candidates with at least 3-4 years of engineering experience upwards. There is flexibility on level of experience.

There is the flexibility here for you to show case your technical skills and help shape the direction of this build in a technology stack that not only plays to your strengths, but showcases best-in-class technology and design.

If this sounds like the next step in your career, please apply for the role and contact the following email with your resume for a confidential discussion at Nick.Barwick@tomexecutive.com

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About the role 

Antipodes Partners is a global asset manager offering a pragmatic value approach across long only and long-short strategies (currently ~A$9bn AUM). We aspire to grow client wealth over the long-term by generating absolute returns in excess of the benchmark, at below market levels of risk. We seek to take advantage of the market’s tendency for irrational extrapolation, identify investments that offer a high margin of safety and build portfolios with a capital preservation focus.

We are seeking a coding and data expert with a passion for financial markets to work at a leading Australian based long/short global equity asset manager. The desirable applicant will have recently completed their studies. 1-2 years of relevant industry work experience is desirable, but not essential. The role will be Sydney based.

Strong academics in degrees relating to Software Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Science, and/or Statistics are a must. The desirable applicant will also have an understanding and passion in financial markets and investing. Double degree Commerce/Finance/Economics students are also encouraged to apply.

Areas of expertise include: 

• Strong proficiency in Python (must) and/or R (highly desirable) and in building scalable code. Demonstrated success in past projects will be assessed
• Confidence working with various data end-points including REST API’s, AWS S3, Azure blob storage and cloud databases. Snowflake experience is highly desirable
• Strong proficiency in writing SQL and a proficiency in designing and building relational database schemas
• Proficiency ingesting and piping all data types, namely csv, json, and parquet files. ETL coding proficiency will be assessed
• Proficiency in Microsoft Power Query engine and related Microsoft Excel functionality
• Proficiency building datasets from scratch through techniques such as web-scraping
• Proficiency or developed understanding of statistical concepts and machine learning techniques
• Proficiency building automation tools and confidence working in a Linux/Ubuntu development environment. Airflow experience is highly desirable
• Understanding of equity financial markets, including options theory and pricing is desirable, but not essential

About you: 

• You are problem solving oriented with a focus on business outcomes. You will strive to find the best solution within the expected timeframe
• You have a willingness to learn new coding languages as needed, and an ability to learn them in a short timeframe
• You are mathematically minded in areas including linear algebra, statistics and time series analysis
• You are a natural numbers detective. You thrive working with very large datasets, seeking insights/relationships in an otherwise meaningless mass of data
• You have strong writing skills with an ability to articulate and communicate your ideas/findings clearly and concisely
• You enjoy building systems and you are not afraid to continually experiment with new ideas and techniques for improving workflow

We value: 

• Natural curiosity regarding the events and trends that shape the world
• An ability to problem solve, from high-level conceptualisation through to detailed recommendations
• Creative, independent and rational thinking
• Patience, persistence and resilience; and
• Selfless team players

You will be a quasi coder and data engineer. As the applicant builds their domain knowledge, opportunity exists to broaden into the area of data analysis and investing. You accept that you are a coder first and foremost, however with time and experience gained on the job, there is opportunity to marry your passion for data/coding and passion for financial markets/investing.

How to apply: 

Please email both anthony.el-khoury@antipodespartners.com and careers@antipodespartners.com with “Coder Job Application” as the email subject and attach the following:

• Curriculum Vitae;
• Academic Record; and
• A brief cover letter that explains why you would be most suitable for the role.

About the role 

We are seeking a high achiever with a passion for Environmental Studies and measuring the real-world economic impact of Climate Change. It’s a role requiring a multi-disciplinary approach and will suit an applicant with a solid knowledge foundation in environmental sciences and demonstrated interest in economics and financial markets. The desirable applicant will ideally be in their final year of university and be willing to work either full-time or part-time while completing their studies or will have recently completed their studies with 1-2 years of relevant industry work experience. The role will be Sydney based. 

Areas of expertise include: 

• Degree or Double Degree in Finance/Economics/Computer or Data Science + Environmental Studies 
• An ability to work with large datasets in order to generate insights. A basic understanding of SQL and experience working with/maintaining databases is preferred. Additionally, a basic knowledge of or a willingness to learn programming languages such as Python and R will be viewed favourably. 

About you: 

• You are attracted to working in a rapidly developing environment 
• Can demonstrate strong attention to detail and ability to apply systematic thinking to complex, multi-disciplinary environments 
• You are a rigorous researcher, able to tackle large amounts of new information and enjoy getting to the heart of the matter. 
• You are problem solving oriented with a focus on business outcomes. You will strive to find the best solution within the expected timeframe. 

We value: 

• Natural curiosity regarding the events and trends that shape the world 
• An ability to problem solve, from high-level conceptualisation through to detailed recommendations 
• Creative, independent and rational thinking 
• Patience, persistence and resilience; and 
• Selfless team players 

Initially, the role will involve liaising with multiple research teams at Antipodes and assisting in expanding our knowledge base of global supply chains and their impact on Climate Change. 

How to apply: 

Please email both max.shramchenko@antipodespartners.com and careers@antipodespartners.com with “Climate Investment Analyst Application” as the email subject and attach the following:

• Curriculum Vitae; 
• Academic Record; and 
• A brief cover letter that explains why you would be most suitable for the role. 

Antipodes values diversity within its team. Women and individuals that identify as being of minority groups are encouraged to apply.

About the role 

We are seeking a high achiever with a passion for data and financial markets to work at a leading Australian based long/short global equity asset manager. The desirable applicant will ideally be in their final year of university and be willing to work either full-time or part-time while completing their studies or will have recently completed their studies with 1-2 years of relevant industry work experience. The role will be Sydney based. 

The desirable applicant will also have an understanding or passion for financial markets and investing. 

Areas of expertise include: 

• Experience investing via either personal experience and/or work experience in the funds management or finance industry 
• Strong academic credentials in either specialist or generalist areas 
• Strong proficiency in Excel is a must and a basic knowledge of or a willingness to learn programming languages such as Python and R will be viewed favourably. 

About you: 

• You have a passion for financial markets and a strong desire to build a great career in global stock investment 
• You are problem solving oriented with a focus on business outcomes. You will strive to find the best solution within the expected timeframe 
• You are attracted to working in a rapidly developing environment 
• Can demonstrate strong attention to detail and ability to apply systematic thinking to complex, multi-disciplinary environments 
• You are a rigorous researcher, able to tackle large amounts of new information and enjoy getting into the depth of it. 

We value: 

• Natural curiosity regarding the events and trends that shape the world 
• An ability to problem solve, from high-level conceptualisation through to detailed recommendations 
• Creative, independent and rational thinking 
• Patience, persistence and resilience; and 
• Selfless team players 

Initially, the role will involve liaising within a research team at Antipodes, building sector specialisation and assisting in expanding our knowledge base of global industries and companies.

How to apply: 

Please email careers@antipodespartners.com with “Graduate Investment Analyst Application” as the email subject and attach the following: 

• Curriculum Vitae; 
• Academic Record; 
• A brief cover letter that explains why you would be most suitable for the role; and
• A one page stock pitch (for either a long or short position) giving a brief overview of your chosen company, its valuation, the investment risks and any catalysts to achieving your valuation

Antipodes values diversity within its team. Women and individuals that identify as being of minority groups are encouraged to apply.

We seek applications for a number of graduate and intern positions across the following disciplines:

• Fundamental equity research
• Quantitative & macroeconomic analysis
• Trading, market intelligence & risk management

Ideal candidates will exhibit:

• A demonstrable personal interest in investing
• Strong academic achievement (Commerce, Arts, Sciences or Engineering studies)
• Experience in quantitative methods & programming
• Clear, concise communication (especially written)

We value:

• Natural curiosity regarding the events and trends that shape the world
• An ability to problem solve, from high-level conceptualisation through to detailed recommendations
• Creative, independent and rational thinking
• Patience, persistence and resilience; and
• Selfless team players

How to apply: 

Please email careers@antipodespartners.com with “Internship and graduate program” as the email subject and attach the following: 

• Curriculum Vitae; 
• Academic Record;
• A brief cover letter that explains why you would be most suitable for the role; and
• A one page stock pitch (for either a long or short position) giving a brief overview of your chosen company, its valuation, the investment risks and any catalysts to achieving your valuation.

We seek Senior or Associate level (+3 years commercial experience) candidates with investment and/or industry background and a natural aptitude for investing.

Critical personal characteristics include:

• Ability to conceptualise, natural curiosity and creative independent thinking
• Clear, concise communication (especially written)
• Patience, persistence and resilience; and
• Selfless team player.

How to apply: 

Please email careers@antipodespartners.com with “Investment Analyst Application” as the email subject and attach the following: 

• Curriculum Vitae; 
• Academic Record;
• A brief cover letter that explains why you would be most suitable for the role; and
• A one page stock pitch (for either a long or short position) giving a brief overview of your chosen company, its valuation, the investment risks and any catalysts to achieving your valuation