Software Engineer, Information Technology

NISA Investment Advisors, LLC•Clayton, MO

About The Position

NISA Investment Advisors, LLC (NISA) offers customized investment solutions for tax-exempt and taxable institutional clients. NISA manages over $298 billion in fixed income and equity securities and over $172 billion in derivative notional value. We seek bright, motivated individuals who can contribute to our growing team of professionals. Candidates with a high degree of independent thinking skills, strong analytical and quantitative skills, and team playing abilities are encouraged to apply. As a Software Engineer on the Trading and Execution Management team, you will employ modern software development technologies to build and support solutions that provide trade lifecycle management, workflow tracking, and other functionality critical to NISA’s business. Areas of development include front-end Web applications, back-end services, commercial product integration, and assisting in NISA’s cloud migration. As a member of Technology Solutions, you will collaborate with other team members in design, implementation, and code reviews. You will participate in requirements meetings and design sessions with members of NISA’s business departments to assist in the design and refinement of solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a field requiring strong analytical and quantitative skills, such as Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, or Information Systems
3+ years of experience developing with an object-oriented language (C#, Java, etc.)
Experience working with a source control system, like GitHub
Interest in working with modern technologies, including containerization, cloud-native solutions, AI assisted development, etc.
Familiarity with JavaScript, Python, and front-end frameworks
Experience designing queries in SQL Server or another relational database platform
Experience with unit testing frameworks
Working knowledge of design and usage of REST APIs

Nice To Haves

Experience developing cloud native applications preferred
Experience with automation and CI/CD practices and tooling, such as GitHub actions, Ansible, and Terraform preferred

Responsibilities

Employ modern software development technologies to build and support solutions that provide trade lifecycle management, workflow tracking, and other functionality critical to NISA’s business.
Areas of development include front-end Web applications, back-end services, commercial product integration, and assisting in NISA’s cloud migration.
Collaborate with other team members in design, implementation, and code reviews.
Participate in requirements meetings and design sessions with members of NISA’s business departments to assist in the design and refinement of solutions.