Charles River Developer

Skills

High achiever who combines ambition with humility and is happy to let their performance do the talking. Demonstrable passion for technology (e.g. personal projects open-source involvement) while using their problem solving capabilities to deliver solutions utilizing a top end engineering approach Craftsman-like approach to building software; takes pride in engineering excellence and instills these values in others Focused on delivering value to the business with relentless efforts to improve process Exceptional technology skills; recognized by your peers as an expert in your domain A proponent of strong collaborative software engineering techniques and methods: agile development continuous integration code review or pairing unit testing refactoring and related approaches Strong interpersonal skills; able to establish and maintain a close working relationship with Portfolio Managers Research Analysts Traders Support Personnel other engineers and senior business people alike

Description

The developer would be apart of a team that is employing new technology paradigms such as cloud computing, lightweight microservices, and distributed and non-relational databases to deliver elastically scalable, globally distributed and highly resilient software services. In addition, they are utilizing capabilities such as low-touch and high-touch workflows intelligently augmented with data-driven algorithms to compound on the creativity and ingenuity of our investors.

Responsibilities

• Experience with Order Management and Charles River products
• Involved in a Charles River upgrade
• Experience in front office software development with an Asset Manager, Hedge Fund or Investment Bank
• Advanced Computer Science, Math or Financial Engineering degree
• A solid understanding of tradeable financial instruments (securities, derivatives) and capital markets
• Experience building containerized applications and deploying to public or private clouds, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or similar providers.
• Experience using AWS services like lambdas, EC2 instances, ECS clusters, and step functions
• Strong knowledge of one or more relevant database technologies e.g. SQL Server, Sybase, DyanomoDb, Postgres
• Open source involvement such as a well-curated blog, accepted contribution, or community presence
• Minimum Qualifications:
• Strong academic record and a degree with high mathematical and computing content e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or Physics from a leading university.
• 8+ years of progressive software engineering experience
• Experience with Charles River IMS Development
• Expert knowledge in one or more programming language(s) – C#/Python/Java
• Proficient on Linux platforms with knowledge of various scripting languages
• Familiarity with a variety of programming styles (e.g. OO, functional) and in-depth knowledge of design patterns
• Strong Test-Driven Development and desire to write simple, adaptive and iterative code
• Enthusiastic embrace of DevOps culture and collaborative software engineering
• Experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced, Agile team environment
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to establish and maintain a close working relationship with Portfolio Managers, Traders, Support Personnel, other engineers, and senior business people alike