Senior 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 senior software engineer who can 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.

To succeed in this role, the candidate must be a self-starter with a curiosity about the portfolio analysis domain. We are looking for a strong hands-on engineer to help deliver on our goals in this strategic initiative.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with business teams, project managers, and systems analysts to review and qualify business requirements, functional specifications, use-cases, and test plans
• Design, prototype, and code new software components and applications based on functional specifications, primarily web and mobile clients
• Coordinate with analyst teams and vendors to execute test plans and provide support during user acceptance testing
• Modify and enhance existing systems to incorporate new functionality and to optimize them for performance
• Work closely with UX teams to design, develop, and deliver high quality user experiences that meet performance and design specifications
• Author technical design and support documentation

QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of industry experience
• BS or BA degree preferably in Technology or Computer Science
• Demonstrated experience designing and developing web applications and services using JavaScript and other relevant enterprise technologies (e.g., Java, .Net)
• Fluent in modern JavaScript frameworks, ReactJS preferred.
• Strong understanding of user interface design patterns and data architecture principles.
• Experience working with Rest APIS, WebSocket, and Server Sent events.
• Experience with, and a demonstrated understanding of, modern software development and testing methodologies such as Artifactory, GIT, and Jenkins CI
• Ability to understand in-house applications and highly complex and interrelated systems and processing
• Experience with various software development methodologies, such as Agile
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Ability and willingness to work in an energetic, fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities effectively
• Ability and willingness to work effectively in a business-critical production environment

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 race, 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: