Lead Software Engineer - Investment Platforms
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Job description
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - Investment Platforms in New York, NY., * Lead the design and delivery of complex software platforms and distributed systems
- Drive architecture and technical design decisions across multiple initiatives
- Partner closely with product managers, business stakeholders, and engineering teams
- Mentor junior engineers and help establish engineering best practices
- Remain actively involved in software development and technical problem solving
- Build scalable APIs, backend services, and cloud-native applications
- Contribute to platform modernization, automation, and AI-enabled initiatives
Requirements
- 7-15+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong experience building enterprise-scale applications and distributed systems
- Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineers
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience designing and building APIs, microservices, and cloud-native applications
- Strong system design and architectural skills
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment
Preferred Experience:
- Financial services, investment management, capital markets, trading, market data, or fintech experience
- Experience supporting investment, portfolio, trading, reference data, workflow, or operational platforms
- Exposure to Order Management Systems (OMS), investment workflows, trade lifecycle processes, or related front-office technologies
- Experience leveraging AI tools and AI-assisted development practices
Technology Environment:
- Python
- AWS
- Distributed Systems
- APIs & Microservices
- Event-Driven Architecture
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- React
- Modern AI Development Tooling
Benefits & conditions
- Highly competitive base salary
- Strong annual bonus opportunity + Other incentives
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Long-term career growth within a highly respected investment organization
Compensation will be commensurate with experience, technical leadership capabilities, and domain expertise. This opportunity is ideal for an engineer who wants to remain hands-on while taking ownership of large-scale platform initiatives and working closely with both engineering and business stakeholders.
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.