Software Engineer, Investment Technology Platform Services at Arrowstreet Capital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Sep, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Python, Kubernetes, AWS Cloud, Infrastructure-As-Code, Terraform, CI/CD, Git, Docker, Problem-Solving, Collaboration, Messaging Systems, Observability, AI, Web-Based Applications, Distributed Systems, Financial Domain

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Job Overview As a member of the Compute Platforms team, you will be responsible for the development of the compute platform, workflow, messaging, AI and observability systems. Arrowstreet, as a systematic asset manager, must identify investable trading strategies and implement them quickly and with the highest quality. Having a robust, scalable, and performant general compute platform, messaging and workflow system is thus of critical importance. The ideal candidate will possess experience in building web-based applications and mission-critical large-scale systems; experience with Kubernetes, AWS Cloud and building infrastructure is a plus. The expectation of the role is to be hands-on, create the design, develop, test, build, deploy and support the functionality of various business-critical platforms. The work includes developing Infrastructure-As-Code solutions, developing the automated build and deploy pipelines with unit and integrated tests to ensure high quality and efficient operations, and be part of on-call support rotation. Responsibilities: Work closely with members of the Research and Investment Technology groups to review requirements for the compute platform, workflow, messaging, AI and observability systems. Collaborate with team members to create the design that ensures the solution to be scalable, cost effective and to have low maintenance. Develop high quality solutions in both on premise environments and AWS Cloud using Python and other languages. Develop easy-to-maintain, well-engineered and fully tested Infrastructure-As-Code solutions using Terraform, develop the automated build and deploy pipelines with unit and integrated tests to ensure high quality and efficient operations. Provide production support to prevent disruptions to investment processes. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related discipline 2+ years of professional software development experience using Python or another object-oriented language. Strong in computer science fundamentals like data structures, algorithm design and complexity analysis Ability to write elegant code, and comfortable with picking up new technologies independently. Self-motivated and self-directed, ability to translate technical direction into functional solutions. Strong, creative problem-solving abilities Collaboration mindset Preferred Qualifications: Experience developing large, high-performance, distributed systems. Experience building high-performance cloud native solutions on public cloud (AWS preferred) Proficiency in system-related topics, e.g. hardware architecture, OS, networking Experience in container technologies like Kubernetes and Docker. Experience in building resilient CI/CD pipelines, strong knowledge of Git, and familiarity with a DevOps platform like GitLab. Experience with Helm and Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform preferred) Experience working in the financial domain Arrowstreet Capital is a Boston-based systematic investment firm that manages global equity portfolios for institutional investors around the world. 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. Arrowstreet Capital is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a disability, contact us to discuss the nature of your request and contact information. Arrowstreet Capital is a Boston-based systematic investment firm that manages global equity portfolios for institutional investors around the world. 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. Arrowstreet is an equal opportunity employer. Please click here for more information. Arrowstreet Capital is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a disability, contact us to discuss the nature of your request and contact information.

Responsibilities

The role involves developing the compute platform, workflow, messaging, AI, and observability systems. The candidate will work closely with research and investment technology groups to ensure scalable and cost-effective solutions.