Senior Associate, Software Engineer at Arrowstreet Capital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Finance, Investment ManagementIndustries

Requirements

Degree in Computer Science or related field
Hands-on coding experience with Python and/or C# .Net Core
Collaboration mindset
Strong, creative problem-solving abilities
Strong background in modern technology including design, data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming, and an understanding and adherence to standard design principles
Experience with unit testing, isolation frameworks, and behavior/domain driven development
Technology stack development experience in: AWS Services, S3, Lambda, ALB, Cloudwatch, SNS
Server side development in Python, REST API
Web development using Angular, React, or similar modern UI framework
Value-Add Experience & Competencies
Experience with Infrastructure related such as Linux and/or Windows
Experience with Infra as Code framework such as Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, with GitLab preferred
Experience with LLM (LLama), RAG implementation
Experience in Financial Services

Responsibilities

Engage with business and technology leaders to understand strategy, articulate solution options and evaluate tradeoffs
Lead adoption of cloud-native technology designs and solutions
Deliver high-quality value-added enhancements to existing platforms
Automate the software development, testing and deployment process
Participate as an engaged member of an agile development team
Collaborate with other groups including developers, DBAs, network engineers, quality assurance and third-party vendors / consultants
Embrace development best practices including continuous delivery, test automation, containerization
Create and maintain documentation that is thorough, complete, and of a professional caliber
Support production escalations with urgency

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

PythonC#.NET CoreCloud NativeAgileUnit TestingContinuous DeliveryTest AutomationContainerizationObject-Oriented ProgrammingData StructuresAlgorithms

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What programming languages and technologies are required for this role?

Hands-on coding experience with Python and/or C# .Net Core is required, along with a strong background in modern technology including design, data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming. Technology stack experience includes AWS Services (S3, Lambda, ALB, Cloudwatch, SNS), server-side development in Python, REST API, and web development using Angular, React, or similar.

Is this position remote or office-based?

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 kind of team and work environment can I expect?

The role involves working as a self-driven, team-oriented hands-on engineer on complex problems within the Core Investment Systems team, participating in an agile development team, and collaborating with developers, DBAs, network engineers, quality assurance, and third-party vendors.

What makes a strong candidate for this Senior Associate Software Engineer position?

A strong candidate holds a degree in Computer Science or related field, has hands-on coding experience with Python and/or C#, demonstrates a collaboration mindset and strong problem-solving abilities, and brings experience with AWS, modern UI frameworks, agile practices, and value-add areas like financial services or CI/CD pipelines.

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