Who we’re looking for
We're looking for a passionate Python Software engineer to work within the Investment Technology team. You'll work with like-minded technologists globally with a variety of skill sets, focused on building best-of-breed data processing, workflow, and analytical tools for processes such as investment research, data modelling and portfolio construction using modern, appropriate technologies. We're after an adaptable engineer to work within a team that delivers software that's fast, reliable, and has a tangible impact on our investment business.
About us
We’re a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.
We have around 5,000 people on six continents. And we’ve been around for over 200 years but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn’t change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.
Technology
There's a huge amount of change going on. Technology's shaping our business more and more, so there are many opportunities waiting to be grabbed. And because we're a big financial player, we can put hefty backing behind good ideas.
We're a serious business – we have enormous responsibilities to our clients and shareholders. But just because we're suited and booted, that doesn't make us stuffy; our tech teams are friendlier and more informal than you might expect.
The base
We moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018. We’re close to our clients, in the heart of the UK’s financial centre. And we have everything we need to work flexibly.
The team
Investment Technology provides tooling, applications, and a platform to support the many investment desks. We’re re-architecting our technology stack to be cloud native on AWS with front ends built in React and Python for all backend services and libraries.
We aim to maintain a great engineering culture. Contributing to this culture will involve following good software craftmanship, TDD and writing clean code. Our systems must be well architected, designed for testability and extensibility. To achieve this, we implement mentoring and coaching through regular code reviews and pair programming. You’ll work with a team of enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about software in a financial context and evolving our investment platform. They're also keen on driving positive technology change, ensuring that we always stay ahead of the curve.
What you’ll do
• Write clean Python code to build reusable components and packages
• Work with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build cloud-first solutions
• Refine the existing platform and products in response to business needs
• Work with business users to co-create maintainable Python code
• Coach and develop more junior team members, ensuring that best practices and methodologies are followed.
The knowledge, experience, and qualifications you need
• Minimum 3 years python software development experience in an enterprise environment
• Experience with cloud and serverless services (e.g., AWS AppSync, Lambda, Amazon DynamoDB)
• Experience building software solutions in the Financial Services domain
• Experience with both SQL and NoSQL database platforms
• Understanding of the built-in Python libraries as well as commonly used third-party packages
• Understanding of data structures and common data transformation methodologies
• Experience working in a modern software engineering environment leveraging Agile (Scrum), DevSecOps methodologies, CI/CD workflows, and tools including Git and Github
• Ability to deal credibly with business and technical users at all levels of the organisation.
The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help
• An understanding of the investment management industry.
What you’ll be like
• A passionate technologist who follows the latest trends, technology, and engineering approaches
• A problem solver with a business-facing personality
• Ability to own a piece of work from start to finish
• Focussed on understanding the underlying business requirements before producing concrete deliverables
• Able to work under pressure, prioritising several deliverables at once
• Great at working with other people, sharing, communicating, and encouraging new ideas.