
Youssef NAJID
Senior Software Engineer | C++ Quantitative Finance
Salary / Daily rate
Lyon, France
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Software Engineer with 5+ years specializing in quantitative finance, sonar systems, and computer vision using C++/Python/Rust. Built high-performance financial platforms with QuantLib, developed real-time sonar imaging modules at IFREMER, and created ship detection systems using deep learning. I deliver robust, optimized solutions for complex technical challenges in finance, simulation, and signal processing.
Work experience
R&D Software Engineer
Viveris
Oct 2023 - Present
3 years 1 month
Lyon, France
C++ Software Development Engineer | Quantitative Finance
Confidential JobsFreelance
Jan 2023 - Oct 2023
10 months
Remote, OR 97458, USA
Accomplished Mission: Financial Platform Development Development of a quantitative finance platform for backtesting, financial instrument modeling, and market risk analysis. Missions: Designed, developed, and validated a C++-based trading software platform focused on quantitative finance. Implemented pricing modules for options, market calendars, and structured derivatives using the QuantLib library. Utilized Docker for multi-environment deployment (Linux) and automated build processes within a CI/CD pipeline. Integrated C# components for interprocess communication with front-office tools and real-time data management. Conducted unit testing and performance benchmarking of financial algorithms to optimize latency and robustness. Worked closely with business teams (risk, quant) to ensure compliance with financial and regulatory requirements. Results: Stable, high-performance platform well-received by clients. Technical Environment: C++ (17/20), C# QuantLib, pandas, Numpy Linux Git, Docker, CMake, Boost TDD, Agile, CI/CD
R&D Engineer in Software Development and Image Processing | Sonar Technology
IFREMER
Feb 2022 - May 2023
1 year 4 months
Toulon, France
Sonar Control and Supervision Modules Development: Developed control and supervision modules for sonar systems. Integrated these modules into the embedded controller's software architecture. Library Interface Development (mission at IXBLUE ): Led the development of an interface library for enhanced functionality. Calibration and Performance Evaluation Tools: Engineered tools for the calibration and performance assessment of sonar systems. Data Consistency Analysis: Analyzed the coherence between imaging data and bathymetric data. Prepared for data fusion to enhance exploitation. API-Based Module Integration in C++: Integrated developed calculation modules using the C++ API. Real-time Sonar Imaging Processing: Integrated real-time sonar imaging processing using aperture synthesis.
Software Engineer
iXblue Pty Ltd, Survey Specialists
Mar 2022 - Jul 2022
5 months
13600 La Ciotat, France
Cross-Platform Interface Library: Designed and developed a versatile interface library in C++, ensuring compatibility with both Windows and Linux environments. Integration with Acquisition-Controller: Implemented communication pathways for sending commands to the sonar through the acquisition-controller. Status and Acknowledgment Reception: Established mechanisms to receive and process status updates and acknowledgments from executed commands.
Computer Vision Python Developer | Automatic Ship Detection and Recognition in SAR Imagery
ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab
Mar 2021 - Oct 2021
8 months
91120 Palaiseau, France
Automatic Ship Detection: Designed and implemented a Python program using OpenCV, MIL, Keras, and TensorFlow libraries for automatic ship detection in SAR imagery. Automatic Recognition: Developed features for automatic ship recognition, enhancing identification accuracy. Technical Versatility: Demonstrated technical versatility by utilizing various libraries and frameworks to achieve complex goals.
QuantLib-Based Financial App Developer
TradSaleFreelance
Apr 2020 - Oct 2020
7 months
Remote, OR 97458, USA
Worked as a C++ Software Engineer on a financial risk management project aimed at developing high-performance tools for analyzing market risk, optimizing portfolios, and managing financial derivatives. The project involved real-time data processing, quantitative modeling, and system optimization to support trading operations. Technical Environment: QuantLib, C++, Python
Final internship
ONEE - Branche Electricité
Apr 2018 - Jul 2018
4 months
Casablanca, Morocco
Optimization and Security Audit and Diagnosis of the Fiber Optic Network Project
Education
Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale
Master, Traitement du signal et des images
2019 - 2021
2 years 2 months
Réseaux de neurones artificiels Classification Systèmes inverses Traitement du signal Image et vision Programmation orienté objet Robotique Systèmes embarqués Reconnaissance des formes Intelligence artificielle simulation Modélisation Positionnement satellitaire Radar
Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Mohammedia (FSTM)
Licence, Génie électronique et télécommunication
2017 - 2018
11 months
Électronique analogique/numérique Réseau Ingénierie des systèmes de Télécommunication Traitement du signal
Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Mohammedia (FSTM)
DEUST , mathématiques informatique physique
2015 - 2017
1 year 11 months
Activities and societies: Analyse numérique Programmation C/C++ Electronique Électromagnétisme
Licenses & certifications
Machine learning : Traitement du langage naturel avec Python
Issued: Nov 2023
Algorithmic Trading & Quantitative Analysis using Python and C++
Issued: Aug 2023
Deep learning with Pytorch: Neural Style Transfer
Issued: Dec 2021
Neural networks and deep learning
Issued: Nov 2021
Lifelong Learning
Issued: Aug 2020
Prévention et secours civiques
Issued: Mar 2020