Senior Software Engineer
About The Position
As a Senior Software Engineer on Wellington Management’s Private Technology team, you will design, build, and support high-quality systems that enable investment decisions and advance the firm’s Private Investments platform. You will work across the private investment ecosystem with investment, fund control and operations, valuation, legal, compliance, reporting, and technology teams to deliver integrated solutions. The role provides hands-on technical expertise and architectural guidance across the investment lifecycle, from deal sourcing and execution through portfolio management and operations. You will also help advance scalable, data-driven infrastructure and use AI to improve engineering productivity, operational efficiency, and decision-making.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of software development experience, including designing and delivering backend systems using Python, Java, TypeScript, or comparable enterprise technologies.
- Experience with modern software development tools and platforms, including issue tracking tools such as JIRA or Linear; Git; CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions; IDEs such as VS Code, IntelliJ, or Eclipse; AWS or Azure; and relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
- Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools, such as Claude Code or GitHub Copilot, to accelerate development and improve software quality.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- A strong sense of ownership and commitment to stewarding a business-critical platform and pursuing continuous improvement.
- Ability to balance project delivery, production support, technical leadership, and stakeholder engagement in a highly regulated environment where system reliability and reporting accuracy are essential.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in financial services or investment management; exposure to private or alternative investments is a plus.
- Knowledge of event-driven architecture and messaging platforms.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain full-stack software solutions, including web, mobile, desktop, and platform services.
- Influence architecture and guide technical decisions while balancing delivery priorities with long-term scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
- Work with business teams, project managers, and systems analysts to turn business needs into requirements, technical specifications, and test plans.
- Contribute across the delivery lifecycle, including solution design, prototyping, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.
- Support vendor integrations, including products such as Dynamo, IVP, and Affinity; coordinate interface design and implementations, troubleshoot issues, and ensure reliable data flows with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
Benefits
- Retirement plan
- Health and wellbeing benefits
- Dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending accounts
- Commuter program
- Employee assistance program
- Life and disability insurance
- Adoption assistance
- Back-up childcare
- Tuition/CFA reimbursement
- Paid time off, including leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick, and vacation time
- Eligible employees may receive a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/or incentives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
