Principal Full Stack Engineer (Java)

Job Description:
The Role
In this role on the quantitative research engineering team you will produce high-quality, testable code for research platform and efficiently deploy them onto AWS. We want you to be motivated by having the autonomy to lead, build and craft phenomenal solutions. We advocate for leadership at all levels and this role is an excellent fit for those who demonstrate leadership and have a continuous technology progressive mentality. We want engineers who are brave to break things, who step up and take lead /ownership of their projects, and those that thrive by sharing knowledge.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• 8+ years' experience as a Full Stack software engineer, delivering software using agile development practices
• Exposure to coding in more than one programming language. Our Full Stack Engineers work across a range of client, middle tier, messaging, caching and database technologies including Java, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL and PL/SQL
• Python programming and familiarity with core data science libraries
• Understanding different package managers and test frameworks
• Knowledge in python web frameworks like Flask, Django is a plus
• Object Oriented development experience, ideally with Java
• Exposure to Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices
• Exposure to test automation frameworks that support all types of testing (unit, component, integration, system etc.) executed through CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Java, Python and one or more of the following: Angular, Node.js, RESTful APIs, HTML, JavaScript or CSS
• Experience working on AWS/Azure cloud environment and proven understanding of CI/CD & DevOps
• Familiarity with quantitative techniques and methods, statistics, econometrics - including probability, linear regression, time series data analysis and optimizations is a plus
• Bachelor's degree (or above) in either Engineering or Computer Science related field

• Deep knowledge of middleware Java stack, messaging technologies, containerization, web containers and test automation.
• Awareness of event-based systems, functional programming, emerging technologies and messaging frameworks such as Kafka and EMS.
• Demonstrate a test-driven approach to developing software and can build or contribute to automated testing frameworks that can detect any anomalies in functionality, performance and integration.
• Experiences in some of the following technologies continuous integration/delivery tools such as GIT, Cloudbees Jenkins, uDeploy and/or Pivotal Concourse.
• Lead Software engineers encouraging autonomy, mastery and purpose in their work.
• Experience building enterprise cloud enabled distributed systems.
• Know, understand and promote Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery engineering practices.
• Document design options and decisions, and present these in an organized manner to technical as well as non-technical audiences
• Strong contributor with a collaborative work style in building, crafting and reviewing code

• Design & develop capabilities used by Investment Research Professionals
• Key member of the engineering team actively innovating and creatively experimenting so that we may better support business needs
• Bring curiosity and a questioning mind-set to work, asking always about the "why" and the "value" of an activity or task

The Team
Asset Management Technology (AMT) provides worldwide technology and support to all the Investment Management, Research, Trading, and Investment Operations functions. We are seeking a Principal, Software Engineer to join our Quantitative Research & Investing Technology organization. This role will be part of our Quantitative Engineering team, which is responsible for architecting, developing, and maintaining a new quant research oriented meta-data programming language.
The base salary range for this position is $85,000-$179,000 per year.
Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate's relevant experience, and other factors.
Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation.
We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off and parental leave, charitable giving employee match program, and educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career. Note, the application window closes when the position is filled or unposted.
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Information Technology