Senior Engineer, Investment Technology Platform
$135,000–$325,000 year
On-site · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
The role involves the architecture and development of compute platforms, workflow, messaging, AI, and observability systems. Responsibilities include collaborating with research and investment technology groups to define requirements, leading technical design discussions, developing high-quality solutions in both on-premise and AWS Cloud environments using Python, creating Infrastructure-As-Code solutions with Terraform, and providing production support to ensure efficient operations. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in building distributed systems and large-scale production systems, with a focus on high-performance cloud-native solutions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related discipline
- 8+ years of professional software development experience using Python or another object-oriented language
- 4+ years of experience leading design or architecture of large-scale production systems
- 3+ years of experience developing large, high-performance, distributed systems
- 3+ years of experience building high-performance cloud native solutions on public cloud (AWS preferred)
- 3+ years of experience in container technologies like Kubernetes and Docker
- 2+ years of experience in building resilient CI/CD pipelines
- 1+ years of experience with Helm and Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform preferred)
- Strong in computer science fundamentals
- Proficiency in system-related topics
- Ability to write elegant code
- Self-motivated and self-directed
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Helm and Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform preferred)
- Strong knowledge of Git and familiarity with a DevOps platform like GitLab
- Financial services exposure
Additional Requirements
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, age, pregnancy, medical condition, disability, veteran or military status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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