José Alex Lima da Fonseca
José Alex Lima da Fonseca

Senior Quantitative Developer and Equity Derivatives Trader

Open to offers · Member since 19 Oct 2026
Location
Osasco, Brazil
Desired salary
Confidential
Work preference
Remote Only
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am a quantitative developer and equity derivatives professional with more than 11 years of experience in financial engineering, statistical modeling, trading, and risk analytics.

I build scalable data pipelines, quantitative models, and production applications for pricing, portfolio analysis, scenario simulation, and risk monitoring. My core programming strengths are Python, SQL, C#, R, and VBA.

I have extensive experience with vanilla and exotic options, volatility-surface modeling, Monte Carlo simulation, backtesting, stress testing, and structured products across equities, commodities, and FX.

In my current role, I design end-to-end financial platforms and REST APIs using FastAPI, integrating quantitative engines with React and Angular interfaces and deploying reliable services on Azure.

I am a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering at the University of São Paulo, researching artificial intelligence, machine learning, optimal stopping, and deep learning methods for option pricing and portfolio decision-making.

I combine academic rigor with practical trading and structuring experience, translating complex quantitative analysis into actionable tools, dashboards, reports, and decisions for trading, structuring, and portfolio-management teams.

Notice period: 1 month

Skills

33 capabilities

Tech stack & tools

Working toolkit

Experience

Career history

Derivatives Structurer and Quant Developer Oriz Partners

I develop and maintain large-scale financial datasets integrating market, portfolio, and risk information for reporting and decision-making. I design automated Python, SQL Server, and REST API pipelines to collect, clean, standardize, and govern multi-source financial data.

I build statistical and econometric engines for scenario analysis, stress testing, volatility surfaces, and pricing vanilla and exotic options. I also develop sequential backtesting and data-analysis tools for options and cash-equities strategies across multiple market conditions.

I architect and own an in-house equity analysis and risk platform, using Python, FastAPI, Pandas, and NumPy for authenticated quantitative REST services and React/Angular for the web interface. I manage Git-based delivery, automated testing, staged Azure deployments, and support daily pricing, screening, and risk monitoring for structuring, trading, and portfolio-management desks.

Equity Derivatives Trader Safra Bank

I conducted quantitative analysis of financial time series and market data to support derivatives pricing and risk decisions. I built Python- and R-based frameworks for statistical analysis, simulation, backtesting, and strategy evaluation under varied market scenarios.

I produced reports and presentations on market trends, insights, and risk factors for stakeholders. I automated structured-product systems, models, and workflows, increasing desk operations from 15 to 200 per day.

I traded and structured vanilla and exotic options across equities, commodities, and FX, contributing to growth in derivatives assets under management from BRL 500 million to BRL 10 billion.

Credit Risk Analyst Safra Bank

I developed statistical models for credit risk assessment using structured financial datasets. I built SQL-based pipelines to consolidate, validate, and prepare large datasets from multiple sources.

I performed data cleaning, quality checks, and consistency validation to improve analytical reliability. I generated summary reports and dashboards supporting credit risk monitoring and decision-making.

System Analyst Lote45

I developed data-processing tools and automated workflows for operational and reporting systems. I created SQL and VBA scripts for data extraction, transformation, analysis, and routine automation across multiple environments.

I supported operational reporting by improving the efficiency and consistency of data-driven processes.

Junior Quant Analyst XP Investimentos

I produced quantitative reports for structured products and derivatives and supported sales and trading desks with pricing and statistical analysis. I developed VBA and SQL tools that improved the efficiency of internal routines.

I contributed to quantitative analysis workflows used for derivatives-related reporting, product support, and trading decisions.

Education

Learning history

University of São Paulo (USP)

PhD Candidate, Electrical Engineering

Research focuses on machine learning methods for option pricing, portfolio decision-making, and risk management, including optimal stopping, volatility surfaces, probabilistic modeling, and deep learning architectures for derivatives.

University of São Paulo (USP)

Master of Science, Electrical Engineering

Thesis: Pricing of American options using optimal stopping techniques and neural networks applied to the Brazilian market.

Federal University of ABC (UFABC)

Bachelor's, Instrumentation, Automation and Robotics Engineering

Federal University of ABC (UFABC)

Bachelor's, Science and Technology

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