Software Developer - Data Team

Our client, a leading Financial Services Firm, is seeking a Software Engineer for their Data Team.

The Development group works closely with a variety of financial professionals across offices throughout the world to help them solve complex business problems through the application of technology.

The team is small, high-caliber, and well-positioned to make a significant and visible impact on the business.

The team shares a passion for operational excellence and automation of routine tasks and loves to learn about new technologies, techniques, and market trends.

In addition to relevant experience, as part of the firm’s Development team the ideal candidate has deep understanding of many technologies and a curiosity for all things finance.

The Development group most frequently codes in Python, SQL, and C#, and leverages modern patterns like conda, Docker, k8s, and AWS.

About the Role The role involves working directly with various finance professionals, leveraging technology to solve business problems in the front office (portfolio managers and analysts), legal/compliance, treasury, and operations.

Responsibilities Work directly with various finance professionals, leveraging technology to solve business problems in the front office (portfolio managers and analysts), legal/compliance, treasury, and operations.Work with a wide variety of financial data and information in various formats and storage systemsDeliver solutions quickly within a professional software engineering environmentUnderstand and use appropriate software engineering techniques, including thoughtful design, unit testing, integration testing, and developmentBe familiar and comfortable using distributed source code management systems, work/bug tracking systems, and automated build/testing technologyWork effectively as part of the technology organization, communicating with the rest of the Development team as well as the other IT teams QualificationsBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field3+ years of programming experience (C# and Python)Strong SQL experience (Microsoft SQL Server preferred)Strong experiences with K8s, Docker and condaPrior experience within the financial industry preferably with Hedge or Quant trading firms.Experience building web applications using HTML, CSS, and a modern JavaScript UI library/framework preferred but not required