Investment Data Scientist (Python & Portfolio Analytics)

Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States; hybrid workstyle

Company

hirify.global is a financial services firm focused on client-first investment and wealth management solutions.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain production-quality Python code for portfolio construction, statistical analysis, and investment workflow automation.
• Design and implement portfolio optimization algorithms, including quantitative models for investment decision-making.
• Apply statistical methods to financial datasets, including regressions, time series analysis, and Monte Carlo simulation.
• Collaborate with Investment Committee members, analysts, and quantitative team members to align models with investment objectives.
• Build automated processes that reduce manual work, errors, and workflow inefficiencies.
• Create interactive dashboards and visualizations that communicate analytical findings to non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, economics, finance, or a related quantitative field.
• 3–6 years of hands-on experience with Python development and quantitative analysis.
• Required experience with pandas, NumPy, SciPy, and optimization libraries such as CVXPY.
• Experience with portfolio construction, risk modeling, financial data analysis, statistical modeling, and optimization.
• Ability to write clean, documented, version-controlled Python code and validate models for accuracy and reliability.
• Ability to work in a hybrid setup in Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of financial markets, investment products, portfolio theory, and performance attribution.
• Experience with Streamlit, Tableau, Power BI, Plotly Dash, or similar visualization platforms.
• Experience with Django for database management.
• Advanced investment concepts and practices in the securities industry.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits may be available.
• Life, critical illness, accident, and disability insurance may be available.
• Retirement savings, paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave may be available.
• Less than 25% travel is expected.
• Guiding behaviors emphasize development, collaboration, decisive execution, accountability, and continuous improvement.