Senior Software Engineer ( Research ) - Parametric
About The Position
The Senior Research Software Engineer is part of Parametric’s Quantitative Development team, which supports Portfolio Management, Strategy, and Research with equity models and tools for portfolio construction, backtesting, transition analysis, and other analytical work. The role is responsible for modernizing existing applications, building new applications, and ensuring compliance with software development lifecycle (SDLC) requirements. It follows Parametric’s hybrid working model: working in the office three days a week and choosing to work remotely or in the office on the remaining days.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience developing cloud-native applications.
- Experience with object-oriented programming languages such as C# or Java.
- Ability to work effectively in a highly social and collaborative environment.
- Strong knowledge of AWS services such as ECS, S3, Batch, and EC2.
- In-depth experience with message-streaming technologies such as Kafka.
- Solid understanding of Docker containerization.
- Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaaS) and working knowledge of Terraform.
- Familiarity with version control systems such as Git or SVN.
- Experience working with agile development.
- Familiarity with continuous integration and build tools.
- Working knowledge of NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB and MongoDB.
- A demonstrated record of becoming a subject matter expert in areas related to current assignments.
- Effective communication skills with business users and other developers.
- Familiarity with AI and related technologies and the ability to apply them in a business or technical context.
Nice To Haves
- Python design and development experience.
Responsibilities
- Work with the business unit and team members to understand and document requirements.
- Design and develop integrations with third-party data providers and systems.
- Share knowledge and ideas to improve team processes and productivity.
- Create unit, integration, and functional tests.
- Follow development processes and guidelines.
- Review code and other developers’ merge requests.
- Monitor technology trends and tools and recommend improvements where appropriate.
- Advocate for secure coding practices and implement security-related features as the development team’s security expert.
- Research and implement cross-functional software development initiatives that may later be handed off to other groups.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Prescription drug coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Dependent Day Care Savings Account
- Life insurance
- Disability and other insurance plans
- Paid time off, including sick leave consistent with state and local law
- Parental leave
- 20 vacation days annually
- 10 paid holidays
- 401(k)
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Potential annual discretionary incentive compensation award
- Potential participation in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which may include a discretionary bonus
- Additional employee perks
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
