Portfolio Systems Engineer

Bridgewater Associates•Westport, CT

2d•$225,000 - $450,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Portfolio Systems Engineer is embedded in Bridgewater Associates’ Portfolio Implementation team within the Investment Implementation department. The role designs, builds, and evolves complex, large-scale systems that manage portfolios and investment strategies, spanning risk controls through trade generation. The engineer develops and industrializes investment systems, learns the firm’s portfolio construction logic and processes, and translates investment goals into robust systematic solutions. The position combines daily operational responsibility with the ongoing transformation and improvement of investment systems. It involves building tools to oversee and validate portfolio construction, identifying issues in system logic, streamlining the process from portfolio construction through trade delivery, and setting high engineering standards for maintainable, reliable systems. The anticipated onsite requirement is four days per week at Bridgewater’s Westport, Connecticut campus.

Requirements

At least 2 years of professional experience in a relevant engineering field.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance or a related field.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to troubleshoot complex issues and develop innovative solutions.
Hands-on coding experience in any programming language.
Willingness to learn investment concepts and terminology, including security mechanics, portfolio construction, and how they are modeled.
Interest in continually improving tools and workflows, including leveraging AI.
Ability to prioritize and drive multiple workstreams in parallel.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to translate technical concepts for different stakeholders.
Practical, goal-oriented approach and ability to work with partners across the firm to identify and solve problems.
Desire to use technology and engineering to solve real-world business problems.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and evolve the investment system that manages portfolios from risk controls through trade generation.
Translate investment goals and understanding into elegant, robust systematic logic.
Learn the systems deeply, identify issues in the logic, and translate problems into business solutions.
Identify ways to streamline and industrialize the portfolio construction through trade delivery process.
Own and develop tools to oversee and validate the portfolio construction process.
Set and enforce high engineering standards for robust, maintainable, large-scale systems across the Implementation team.