Lead Software Engineer

About the position

We are seeking a candidate for a Lead Software Engineer to join our Research Technology team within Investment Technology. You will work closely with other members of IT including other developers, business analysts, and QA engineers to design, develop, test, implement, and support solutions to meet business requirements, and will also interact with members of our Investment Research department in architecting world-class research and collaboration capabilities. You will be faced with compelling challenges and encouraged to solve problems by using innovative techniques. You will work with and learn from exceptional technology and business professionals through cross-platform, data driven projects and assignments.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype and code new user-facing applications and workflows based on functional specifications across the full stack – services, web, infrastructure, and back-end
• Partner with business analysts, QA engineers, and Investment Research personnel to lead the delivery of high-quality business solutions, including participating in architecture, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and support
• Lead the development and implementation of AI-driven solutions to enhance and streamline investor workflows
• Work with business teams, project managers, and systems analysts to review and qualify business requirements, functional specifications, use-cases, and test plans which will including doing estimates, identifying issues, and raising risks
• Work across various IT teams to coordinate and facilitate infrastructure upgrades, disaster recovery testing, and cross-functional projects
• Modify and enhance existing systems to incorporate new functionality and to optimize them for performance
• Provide technical and leadership across initiatives to ensure capabilities are developed with the latest methods and to the highest standards
• Provide guidance and mentoring for more junior team members
• Author architecture, technical design, and support documentation and ensure the adherence to established code-quality standards
• Help with ensuring the stability of production systems by implementing tools for observability, data quality and alerting, as well as provide hands-on support during on-call rotations

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as a Software Engineer with solid accomplishments
• Proficiency with Java, Python, and Node.JS
• Strong knowledge of SQL, experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySql
• React is a plus
• Experience in Financial Industry is preferred
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high quality, user-facing solutions previously
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Experience with AI technologies is a plus
• Experience working with Agile methodologies, CI/CD tools (Jenkins or equivalent), version control (Git) and Orchestration tools
• Experience operating in a DevOps environment application with cloud technologies such as AWS, is a plus.
• Be willing and able to work both independently and as part of a team, in an energetic, fast-paced, business-critical environment.
• Strategic mindset; strong work ethic
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, engineering, math, or related field, or equivalent experience

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with AI technologies
• Experience in Financial Industry

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Health and wellbeing
• Dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending accounts and commuter program
• Employee assistance program
• Life and disability insurance
• Adoption assistance
• Back-up childcare
• Tuition/CFA reimbursement
• Paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)
• Discretionary Corporate Bonus and/or Incentives