Senior Software Engineer- Performance/Risk

LOCATION: Stamford, CT (Hybrid - 3 days in office, 2 days remote)

JOB FUNCTION

We are seeking a full stack developer who will work closely with a team of engineers, product managers, and business users, with responsibility for developing and supporting our Performance & Risk analytics systems.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Join a team of engineers focused on development & maintenance of apps developed for Performance & Risk analytics.
• Partner with performance and risk analysts to understand, implement, and improve various analytics practices such as multifactor risk analysis, performance attribution, other related areas
• Develop, deploy, and support
  • Dotnet Core applications with Angular frontend
  • Python based services
  • BI solutions to supplement vendor platforms

QUALIFICATIONS

A successful candidate must have:

• 7+ years of experience building software in an object-oriented language (C# preferred)/dynamic language (JavaScript/Python)
• Strong Proficiency in relational database technologies (SQL Server preferred)
• Experience working in a buy-side asset manager or other financial services firm
• Experience with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, React, NodeJS, Typescript, etc.)
• Priority on clean code and automated tests (TDD/BDD/Property based testing)
• Strong problem-solving skills/communication, a great attitude, and the ability to build strong working relationships
• Understanding of software design patterns and common anti-patterns
• Solid computer science fundamentals with awareness of fundamental data structures and usage techniques. Ability to reason about the usage and efficiency is strongly preferred.
• Comfort working independently through complexity in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate may also have:

• Exposure & hands on experience in domain driven design/event sourcing/event driven/micro service-based architectures.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for keeping up with new tools and techniques
• Exposure to Geneva/Accounting systems in hedge funds
• Experience in agile software development methodologies

Viking is an equal opportunity employer. Questions about your candidacy and requests for reasonable accommodation in the recruitment process should be directed to .