Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Engineering

Arrowstreet Capital•Boston, MA

2d•$130,000 - $325,000

About The Position

Arrowstreet Capital is seeking a hands-on Cloud Engineer to join the infrastructure/Cloud team responsible for enabling AWS Public Cloud services for the company’s next-generation IT platform. The role focuses on delivering cloud transformation and automation in close collaboration with application teams across the IT organization. It involves advancing team capability in Python, improving the production and security posture of the cloud infrastructure, enabling AWS services securely within the AWS Organization, and creating API-driven infrastructure for cloud CI/CD deployments. The role also drives innovation across teams and mentors IT team members, especially in Python, to support continuous long-term improvement. Arrowstreet Capital is a Boston-based systematic investment firm that manages global equity portfolios for institutional investors. The position offers a base salary range of $130,000–$325,000 per year, annual discretionary bonuses, and a benefits package. Salary placement depends on relevant experience and qualifications, role responsibilities and scope, level, and other relevant factors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or a related field; a Master’s degree is preferred.
At least 5 years of prior experience.
At least 5 years of experience developing enterprise Python products or event-driven products, including object-oriented programming, test-driven development, containerization, and microservices.
4–5 years of experience developing and maintaining cloud automation tooling.
Experience building or designing Python frameworks or applications.
Experience building DevOps APIs for Infrastructure as Code in a CI/CD context, including Python, Flask, FastAPI, Swagger, and CI/CD tools.
Daily experience working with Linux-based operating systems.
Daily experience working with Kanban or Agile Scrum sprints.
Strong interest in technology, willingness to learn new skills, and ability to evangelize.
Self-motivated and self-directed, with the ability to translate technical direction into functional solutions.
Positive, proactive, team-oriented approach and ability to collaborate effectively while managing multiple priorities.
Ability to investigate complex issues spanning multiple technologies and drive them to completion.
Ability to work with vendors, management, and staff at all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Computer Engineering or a related field.
Financial services exposure.
AWS cloud automation experience, including use of the boto3 Python library.
Azure as Code experience.

Responsibilities

Serve as a Python subject matter expert for the Cloud/Infrastructure team and help advance the team’s skills and maturity in Python.
Adopt and promote the team’s “Delivery as/with code by design” mindset.
Work with the team to design and develop frameworks that improve the production and security posture of the Cloud/Infrastructure landscape.
Identify use cases for consuming AWS Public Cloud according to defined pillars, rather than relying on lift-and-shift.
Automate and securely enable AWS services within the AWS Organization to support the ASC ecosystem, integrations, and security.
Develop infrastructure APIs to support Infrastructure as Code cloud CI/CD deployments.
Build and maintain effective partnerships with cross-functional leaders and team members, using transversal leadership and federation across teams.
Collaborate with application teams across IT to deliver transformation and automation.
Drive innovation across teams and mentor IT team members, particularly in Python, to promote continuous long-term improvement.