Senior Software Engineer - Accounting

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Job Description

Senior Software Engineer – Accounting

Locations: San Francisco, CA

Get To Know The Team

The Geneva product development team at SS&C Advent is growing in support of the ongoing development of Geneva and the company's ambitious expansion plans.

Why You Will Love It Here!

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model & a Business Casual Dress Code, including jeans
• Your Future: 401k Matching Program, Professional Development Reimbursement
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
• Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave
• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University
• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

What You Will Get To Do

• Work with a small, highly-talented and fun-loving team to enhance our industry-leading enterprise investment accounting system, Geneva that services the accounting needs of some of the most sophisticated clients in hedge fund, fund administration, asset management and prime broker space.
• Work with Product Managers to understand business requirements and translate these into robust technical designs. Drive the implementation decision process by presenting and analyzing alternatives and identifying the most desirable solution. Keen interest in financial concepts will make this job easier and more fun!
• Be the lead software engineer in building incremental features from the product road-map while taking ownership in assimilating this new functionality into existing code base by applying agreed-upon design tenets.
• Lead by example and serve as a technical resource with whom people on the project team can consult.
• Have a commitment to quality, seeking out design and code reviews as appropriate.
• Work in a development environment using the Agile Scrum methodology.
• Effectively manage personal time and communicate plans and status of projects to stakeholders. Work with development managers to keep short and long-term projects moving forward.
• Be a team player!

What You Will Bring

• BS degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in object-oriented programming using C++ and/or C#. Experience with enterprise-wide, back-end large scale systems development is highly desirable.
• Familiarly with Unix/Linux systems is required. We build on Linux/RHEL platforms.
• Proven track record in designing and coding high quality software. Commitment to software development process that promotes high standards.
• Ability to effectively collaborate and communicate with a wide range of team members and development managers.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and determination to push through obstacles. Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work under time constraints as well as changing priorities.
• Knowledge of financial instruments and the financial industry through education or experience is preferred. Special emphasis on back office operations. Experience with institutional portfolio accounting is ideal.
• Willingness to collaborate across time zones.
  • We have clients and team members all over the world so it is necessary to be flexible when it comes to working hours, when required.
• Detail oriented, process focused, self-motivated, proactive and committed to excellence.
• Knowledge and experience with bug tracking and Agile tools, such as JIRA and Confluence, is helpful.

Thank you for your interest in SS&C! To further explore this opportunity, please apply through our careers page on the corporate website at https://www.ssctech.com/careers/join-ssc

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