Full Stack Software Engineer, Officer
About The Position
Be an integral part of an agile organization and contribute to the development of one or more CRD/Alpha Platform modules. Join the Fixed Income Trading engineering team building full-stack features that power trading of the fixed income instruments in the Charles River Investment Management System (CRIMS). In this entry-level role, you will design and implement APIs and web UIs, contribute to code reviews and test automation, and learn how to ship reliable software in a collaborative Agile team. As the company migrates to a scalable cloud-based architecture, you will gain exposure to technologies such as Azure, React, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, event-driven architecture, and microservices.
Requirements
- 0–2 years of professional software engineering experience (internships/co-ops count)
- Proficiency in Java or JavaScript, plus strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and relational databases (SQL)
Nice To Haves
- Web UI development (React)
- API development (Spring Boot)
- Containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Able to deliver small-to-medium scoped work items with moderate supervision
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Able to work well with peers in a collaborative team environment
- Interest and passion about building high quality software in FinTech space
- Ideally, you already have initial experience with Java, and have some knowledge of C#
- You are familiar with concepts such as DevOps, continuous delivery, clean code, TDD and agile methods
- You are eager to learn and challenge status quo and are characterized by a very analytical and solution-oriented way of thinking
Responsibilities
- Under modest supervision, design, develop, test, and debug features and services that support Fixed Income trading workflows, including modifications to core frameworks and other primary facilities critical to system operation
- Implement and maintain backend APIs and web UI components using Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, SQL, and related technologies
- Create and maintain automated tests (unit, integration, and UI where applicable) and support release quality through targeted manual verification when needed
- Participate in peer code reviews and incorporate feedback to improve quality, readability, and maintainability
- Contribute to the Agile delivery process (standups, planning, refinement, retrospectives) by providing estimates, status, and raising risks early
Benefits
- our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
- insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
- paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
- access to our Employee Assistance Program
- incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans)
- eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans
- inclusive development opportunities
- flexible work-life support
- paid volunteer days
- vibrant employee networks
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
