Position:Application Engineer
Department:Information Technology
Report to:Chief Technology Officer
Location:Boston, MA
Company Summary:
Boston Partners is a global investment advisor with $92 billion in AUM and a longstanding reputation for superior client service.The organization is a premier provider of value equity investment products that are firmly rooted in fundamental research and are based on a disciplined investment philosophy and process.Boston Partners invests in companies with attractive value characteristics and strong business fundamentals where there is a catalyst for positive change. The firm was founded in 1995 and maintains offices in Boston, New York, California, and London. Boston Partners is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of ORIX Corporation of Japan.
Responsibilities:

• Implementation of new and improvement of existing business applications.
• Work with various Investment teams, Trading and other business units to design, develop and maintain solutions that will enhance performance, automate workflows and reduce errors.
• Support existing systems.

Qualifications and Technical Skills:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

• Five plus years of software development experience with strong analysis, design, and modeling skills. Financial services industry preferred.

• Proficiency in SQL programming along with database modeling and design, primarily using Microsoft SQL Server.

• Proficiency in using C# and/or Java for back-end development.
• Experience with version control systems (Git, TFVC).
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with one or more of the following will be considered a plus:
  
  • Charles River Investment Management System
  • Markit EDM Platform
  • Data Warehouse Platforms
  • Front-end web frameworks like Angular/React
  • Large Language Models like GPT

Special Requirements

• Job may require working beyond regular business hours on an as needed basis.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)