Software Development Engineer

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to join our growing engineering team. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain scalable software systems that power our AI-driven investment research platform. You will collaborate with engineers, machine learning specialists, product managers, and designers to build reliable infrastructure, modern web applications, and high-performance APIs that enable institutional investors to make data-driven decisions.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex technical challenges, building production-quality software, and working across the full software development lifecycle in a collaborative and fast-paced environment., * Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable backend services and distributed systems supporting AI-powered financial research applications.

• Build and optimize RESTful APIs and microservices that enable secure, reliable, and high-performance communication across platform components.
• Develop responsive and intuitive frontend applications using modern JavaScript frameworks to deliver exceptional user experiences.
• Design and implement high-performance data processing pipelines capable of handling large-scale structured and unstructured financial datasets.
• Collaborate closely with Machine Learning Engineers to integrate AI models, LLM-powered services, and intelligent automation into production systems.
• Write clean, maintainable, secure, and well-tested code following software engineering best practices.
• Participate in architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and system scalability planning.
• Troubleshoot production issues, identify performance bottlenecks, and continuously improve system reliability and efficiency.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, monitoring, and deployment processes.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including Product, Design, Research, and Engineering to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and engineering best practices to improve platform capabilities and developer productivity.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 2+ years of professional software development experience building production applications.
• Strong proficiency in Python and experience with modern programming languages such as TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, or Go.
• Experience designing scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Experience developing web applications using modern frontend frameworks such as React or Next.js.
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles, object-oriented programming, data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and SQL.
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git and collaborative development workflows.
• Strong analytical thinking, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and DevOps best practices.
• Experience building data-intensive applications or large-scale distributed systems.
• Exposure to AI, machine learning, LLM applications, vector databases, or Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems.
• Experience with message queues, caching technologies, and event-driven architectures.
• Knowledge of financial markets, investment research, or fintech applications is a plus.
• Experience working in Agile or Scrum software development environments.

Preferred Skills

• Backend Development
• Full Stack Development
• Distributed Systems
• API Design & Development
• Microservices Architecture
• Cloud Computing (AWS / GCP)
• Python
• TypeScript / JavaScript
• React / Next.js
• SQL & Database Design
• CI/CD & DevOps
• Docker & Kubernetes
• Software Architecture
• System Design
• Performance Optimization
• AI Application Integration
• Problem Solving
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Agile Development
• Communication & Technical Documentation

Pulled from the full job description

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Dental insurance, * 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance