Associate Director, Software Engineering - Data Modeling at Arrowstreet Capital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Quantitative Finance, Asset ManagementIndustries

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related discipline
At least 5 years of prior experience (financial services exposure is a plus)
Proven record of delivering solutions used in production at scale, with high degrees of parallelism, accuracy, and uptime
Proven record of building high-performance cloud native solutions on public cloud (AWS preferred)
Experience with container technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
Experience working with data lakes, data warehousing, and/or database systems, including data frameworks like Trino, Spark, Pandas/Polars, Iceberg, etc
3+ years of experience building data centric applications in Python
Comfortable working with existing SQL and C# codebases
Ability to write elegant code and comfortable picking up new technologies independently
Experience leading projects or teams is a plus
Experience with Helm and Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform preferred) is a plus
Experience managing stakeholders and expectations is a plus

Responsibilities

Participate in building a data and HPC platform that meets the scalability and processing needs of Research and Research Systems
Participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment, scale, security, cost effectiveness, and high availability
Implement features and capabilities of the next generation system, accelerating deployment time in a collaborative development environment
Achieve high quality metrics through automated testing, robust operational tooling, and reliable designs
Lead/participate in code reviews and contribute actively during pair programming sessions to enhance quality of delivered artifacts
Participate in support rotations of production systems for Research stakeholders

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Data ModelingHPCScalable ArchitectureAutomated TestingCode ReviewPair ProgrammingSystem MigrationQuantitative Research

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What experience level is required for this role?

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field with at least 5 years of prior experience is required; financial services exposure is a plus.

What key technical skills are needed for this position?

Key skills include 3+ years building data-centric applications in Python, experience with cloud native solutions on AWS, container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes, data frameworks like Trino, Spark, Pandas/Polars, Iceberg, and comfort with SQL and C# codebases.

Is remote work an option for this job?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What is the salary or compensation for this role?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What does the company culture look like for this team?

The team maintains a friendly, team-oriented environment that places a high value on professionalism, attitude, and initiative, with collaborative development, pair programming, code reviews, and mentoring of junior members.

Arrowstreet Capital

Investment management for global equity strategies

About Arrowstreet Capital

Arrowstreet Capital specializes in managing global and international equity investments for institutional clients, including pension plans and foundations. Their investment strategies include long-only, alpha extension, and long/short approaches, utilizing various financial instruments like swaps and futures. The company employs quantitative methods to analyze investment signals and develop proprietary models for return, risk, and transaction costs. This structured investment process aims to create diversified equity portfolios that seek to outperform specific benchmarks by identifying opportunities across different companies, sectors, and countries. With around $100 billion in assets under management, Arrowstreet Capital serves over 200 clients across North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Boston, MassachusettsHeadquarters

1999Year Founded

SECONDARY_PRIVATECompany Stage

Quantitative Finance, Financial ServicesIndustries

201-500Employees