Senior Software Engineer

Wellington Management•Needham, MA

15d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients. About the Role The Enterprise Data Services (EDS) mission is to ensure everyone at Wellington treats data as a critical asset that powers investment and service excellence for our clients. The centralization of enterprise data architecture, enterprise data governance, market data services and data integrity teams bring together people accountable for mobilizing this vision forward. Core to meeting the EDS mission, the enterprise data governance (EDG) team is established to enable world-class data governance practices at Wellington. This team is identified as critical component of future implementation of mission-critical application of Artificial Intelligence and enablement of data strategy of the firm. The EDG team is seeking to hire a Senior Software Engineer to work on building and supporting Data Governance applications. Candidate will be part of dynamic team that is well known for its attention to detail and delivery record and will be involved in building and supporting multiple applications and tools for Data Governance implementation across the firm. Critical to this position are the following: hands-on experience and approach to work; ability to work in fast-paced environment; taking ownership for deliverables on the next-gen platform as well as on existing applications; a DevOps mindset including support where required; taking an interest and participating in the broader team; excellent communication skills; creative problem-solving.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline or a related field plus seven (7) years of experience as a software developer supporting complex applications through the development lifecycle.
Experience in developing complex applications using (while having a strong command of) UI/UX development using JavaScript/TypeScript, ReactJS, Redux, backend service development using NodeJS and Python, cloud platform deployment to AWS, Database technologies and full exposure to CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins
Solid high-level understanding of current technology landscape including the current players in UI, the cloud, databases, big data, caching, and security
Experience with SQL and RDBMS technologies.
Experience in AWS EKS (Kubernetes)
Experience in Spark, Snowflake and/or Databricks (big data platforms)
Strong expertise in AWS services like S3, EC2, DynamoDB, ECS, Elasticsearch, CloudFormation
Demonstrated understanding of modern software development and test methodologies including experience on GIT and Jenkins CI.
Experience with Data Governance toolset, preferably Collibra Data Intelligence Platform or similar.
Exposure and interest in Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Agentic AI and Semantic Layer implementation.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Willingness to work both collaboratively and independently based on the task, in a fast-paced business critical environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Financial Industry is preferred

Responsibilities

As a member of the Enterprise Data Governance Technology Team, this individual will be responsible for technical architecture, design, implementation, deployment and support of applications.
The individual will participate in all development activities (across the full lifecycle) to successfully deploy new applications as well as enhancements to existing applications, and work with colleagues and end users to design, develop and implement solutions to meet business outcomes.
These efforts are based on UI/UX development using JavaScript/TypeScript, ReactJS, Redux, backend service development using NodeJS and Python, cloud platform deployment to AWS, Database technologies and full exposure to CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins etc.
Work collaboratively with system analysts and business team members to review and break down business requirements, functional specifications, use-cases, and test plans.
Create complete end-to-end designs and produce code in line with business outcomes sought.
Responsible for data modelling, code quality, static code analysis, unit testing, design and code reviews, continuous integration, release management, performance tuning and execution.
Overseeing and directly contributing to agile builds and deployments to production, and providing technical support once code is deployed
Participate in setting technical direction with both onshore and offshore development team members with regards to sprint planning, release planning, and prioritization of work across all project tracks.
End to end involvement in application lifecycle phases including DevOps.
Ability to learn quickly and contribute in management of SaaS based applications for Data Governance like Collibra Data Intelligence Platform etc.
Publish artifacts including architecture, technical design and support documentation.
Being an adaptable, self-motivated learner with a willingness to take ownership of various projects to design, enhance and support in fast-paced environment.