Senior Associate/Vice President - Lead Software Developer

Jordan Park Group•San Francisco, CA

35d•Onsite

About The Position

This software development role sits within the Investment Strategy team, which is responsible for top-down portfolio construction and asset allocation, for macroeconomic and capital markets research, and for portfolio implementation and rebalancing using proprietary client portfolio management systems and tools. These tools are used to rebalance portfolios, generate portfolio analytics, and monitor portfolios. This individual will use their depth of experience in software engineering and design to enhance the existing system and to add new functionality and solve challenging future problems. The individual will maintain and upgrade the application code as well as the web UI, striving for a balance between responsiveness and reliability of our applications. The senior (VP) role is one of ownership of the systems and entails both hands-on technical work as well as planning for large scale expansion/integration to create the next generation system. The role also involves interfacing with third parties, collaboration with internal business groups, and mentoring and coaching junior members of the investment technology team.

Requirements

Degree in a related field, such as computer science, computer systems, engineering, etc.
Senior Associate level software developer role: 5-8 years of software engineering experience
VP level lead software developer role: 5-10 years of software engineering experience, including 2-3 years of leading software development projects
Strong Python programming experience
Experience in SQL and ETL processes
Experience supporting critical production systems
Strong project management skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Discreet in handling sensitive and confidential information

Nice To Haves

Experience with AWS, Airflow, git, bash, and Jira
Willingness to contribute throughout the stack
Expertise in Pandas
Knowledge of Dash or Flask
Experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes
Understanding of Postgres database management and administration
Experience with Aristotle or Volcano-X trading platform integration APIs
Familiarity with Addepar and Salesforce

Responsibilities

Enhance existing systems and add new functionality.
Solve challenging future problems.
Maintain and upgrade application code and web UI.
Plan for large scale expansion/integration to create the next generation system.
Interface with third parties.
Collaborate with internal business groups.
Mentor and coach junior members of the investment technology team.