Youssef NAJID

Senior Software Engineer | C++ Quantitative Finance

Salary / Daily rate

Lyon, France

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

C++RustPythonDockerC#KerasTensorFlowPyTorchGitGitLabKubernetesLinuxTest Driven DevelopmentAgile CoachingDevOpsJiraMachine LearningDeep LearningData AnalysisJavascriptReactNodeRMATLABSQL QueriesJenkinsAWSWindows

Languages

Arabic (Native)English (Native)French (Native)Spanish (Fluent)

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.

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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

Certified by LinkedIn

Algorithmic Trading & Quantitative Analysis using Python and C++

Issued: Aug 2023

Certified by Udemy, Inc.

Deep learning with Pytorch: Neural Style Transfer

Issued: Dec 2021

Certified by Coursera

Neural networks and deep learning

Issued: Nov 2021

Certified by Coursera

Lifelong Learning

Issued: Aug 2020

Certified by Certiprof

Prévention et secours civiques

Issued: Mar 2020

Certified by Les Sapeurs-Pompiers du Pas-de-Calais

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