Lead Software Engineer

About Us

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

At Wellington Management our appetite for technology is insatiable. We recognize that the world is full of fascinating questions that will impact the future of companies, economies, financial markets, and entire industries. We want you to help us find answers to these questions by building and evolving our innovative, industry leading, technology platform. We are seeking qualified candidates to join our expanding technology team. Together, you will not only dream up solutions to today’s investment challenges, but you will build them to see real-life results. Technology needs are advancing, and this level of complexity requires a highly sophisticated well-managed technology platform that is built by people like you. This is your chance to build something incredible. We want you to think big, to solve challenges, and positively impact our clients

JOB OVERVIEW

We are seeking a candidate for a Lead Software Engineer to join our Trading Data Analytics team within Trading Technology . You will work closely with other members of IT including other developers, business analysts, and QA engineers to design, develop, test, implement, and support solutions to meet business requirements, and will also interact closely with members of our Global Trading department in architecting world-class Trading data and analytics capabilities. You will be faced with compelling challenges and encouraged to solve problems by using innovative techniques. You will work with and learn from exceptional technology and business professionals through cross-platform, data driven projects and assignments

RESPONSIBILITIES

Design, prototype and code new software components and applications based on functional specifications across the full stack – services, web, infrastructure, and back-end

Partner with business analysts, QA engineers, and Trading personnel to lead the delivery of high-quality business solutions, including participating in architecture, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and support

Work with business teams, project managers, and systems analysts to review and qualify business requirements, functional specifications, use-cases, and test plans which will including doing estimates, identifying issues, and raising risks

Work across various IT teams to coordinate and facilitate infrastructure upgrades, disaster recovery testing, and cross-functional projects

Modify and enhance existing systems to incorporate new functionality and to optimize them for performance

Provide technical and leadership across initiatives to ensure capabilities are developed with the latest methods and to the highest standards

Provide guidance and mentoring for more junior team members

Author architecture, technical design, and support documentation and ensure the adherence to established code-quality standards

Help with ensuring the stability of production systems by implementing tools for observability, data quality and alerting, as well as provide hands-on support during on-call rotations

QUALIFICATIONS

10 years of experience as a Software Engineer with solid accomplishments

Strong knowledge of Java and Python

Strong knowledge of SQL, experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySql

Experience with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) a plus

Experience with modern data orchestration systems (Flink, Spark) a plus

Demonstrated ability to deliver high quality solutions previously

Excellent written and verbal communication

Experience working with Agile methodologies, CI / CD tools (Jenkins or equivalent), version control (Git) and Orchestration tools

Experience operating in a DevOps environment application with cloud technologies such as AWS, is a plus.

Be willing and able to work both independently and as part of a team, in an energetic, fast-paced, business-critical environment.

Strategic mindset; strong work ethic

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, engineering, math, or related field, or equivalent experience

Experience with data lake tools like Dremio, Snowflake, Athena or Iceberg is preferred

Experience in Financial Industry is preferred

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That’s ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to r ace, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law . If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at GMWTalentOperations@wellington.com .

At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry. We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is :

USD 100,000 - 225,000

This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education. This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process.

Base salary is only one component of Wellington’s total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and / or Incentives, if eligible. In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally. Examples of our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts and commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back-up childcare, tuition / CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)

Tracing our history to 1928, Wellington Management is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms. We serve as a trusted adviser to clients in over 60 countries, visit our website to see our assets under management. Our innovative investment solutions are built on the strength of proprietary, independent research and span nearly all segments of the global capital markets, including equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternative strategies. As a private partnership whose sole business is investment management, our long-term views and interests are aligned with those of our clients. We are committed to attracting a talented and diverse workforce, and to fostering an open, collaborative culture of inclusivity because we believe multiple perspectives lead to more informed investment and business decisions. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome people with diverse life experiences, fresh ideas, and specialized subject-matter expertise.

For more information, please visit https : / / www.wellington.com / en / (https : / / www.wellington.com / en / about-us)

Salary : $100,000 - $225,000