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Principal Software Architect (Full Stack, Design and Develop Financial Trading Applications)

New York, NY
Full-Time

Job Description

FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.


At FactSet, our values are the foundation of everything we do. They express how we act and operate, serve as a compass in our decision-making, and play a big role in how we treat each other, our clients, and our communities. We believe that the best ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time, and that curiosity is the key to anticipating our clients’ needs and exceeding their expectations.


Position Overview:


We are seeking a talented Principal Software Architect to advance our Middle Office platform through hands-on technical leadership, architectural design, strategic engineering direction, and hands on contributions. The tech stack is Java with some Python, and JavaScript. We are looking for a solid engineer who can drive good design, scalability, and testing.


As a technical leader, you will mentor colleagues, champion engineering best practices, and set standards.


Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance features, enhancing both new products and existing solutions.
  • Collaborate with other architects and LiquidityBook teams to ensure cohesive designs and products
  • Define and promote engineering strategy, standards, and best practices across the organization.
  • Mentor and support other engineers, fostering technical growth and excellence.
  • Drive system modernization initiatives in performance, reliability, and maintainability, including refactoring and technology upgrades.
  • Participate in code reviews, technical design sessions, and problem resolution to ensure consistently high-quality deliverables.
  • Drive automated testing practices
  • Lead by example through hands-on coding and detailed technical contributions.

Required Qualifications:

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong emphasis on both backend and frontend development
  • Bachelors degree in computer science or relevant work experience
  • Proven experience architecting and delivering large-scale distributed systems.
  • Track record of setting technical direction and mentoring engineering teams.
  • Outstanding problem-solving and communication skills.
  • Bachelors degree in computer science or relevant

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in financial trading application development, especially with OMS, EMS, or similar systems.
  • Fullstack developer, experienced with Java
  • Familiarity with high-performance/low-latency architectures
  • Knowledge of trading workflows or FIX protocol
  • Leadership in driving system modernization and technology evolution in enterprise environments.

Company Overview:

FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award winner. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.

At FactSet, we celebrate difference of thought, experience, and perspective. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. FactSet participates in E-Verify

VEVRAA Federal ContractorRequest Priority Protected Veteran & Disabled Referrals for all of our locations within the stateThe EEO is the Law poster is available here.FactSet Research Systems Inc. endeavors to make our website accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact recruiting@factset.com.Equal Opportunity Employment PolicyIt is the policy of FactSet Research Systems Inc. ("FactSet") to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, pregnancy, military or military reserve obligations, or any other class or status protected by law. This policy applies to all policies and procedures related to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfer, discharge, and other terms and conditions of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you have questions concerning this policy, please contact the Human Resources department at +1 (203) 810-1000.PDN-a2f1be0c-74e0-4eb9-9bac-fb8e4c7aedf5

FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.


At FactSet, our values are the foundation of everything we do. They express how we act and operate, serve as a compass in our decision-making, and play a big role in how we treat each other, our clients, and our communities. We believe that the best ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time, and that curiosity is the key to anticipating our clients’ needs and exceeding their expectations.


Position Overview:


We are seeking a talented Principal Software Architect to advance our Middle Office platform through hands-on technical leadership, architectural design, strategic engineering direction, and hands on contributions. The tech stack is Java with some Python, and JavaScript. We are looking for a solid engineer who can drive good design, scalability, and testing.


As a technical leader, you will mentor colleagues, champion engineering best practices, and set standards.


Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance features, enhancing both new products and existing solutions.
  • Collaborate with other architects and LiquidityBook teams to ensure cohesive designs and products
  • Define and promote engineering strategy, standards, and best practices across the organization.
  • Mentor and support other engineers, fostering technical growth and excellence.
  • Drive system modernization initiatives in performance, reliability, and maintainability, including refactoring and technology upgrades.
  • Participate in code reviews, technical design sessions, and problem resolution to ensure consistently high-quality deliverables.
  • Drive automated testing practices
  • Lead by example through hands-on coding and detailed technical contributions.

Required Qualifications:

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong emphasis on both backend and frontend development
  • Bachelors degree in computer science or relevant work experience
  • Proven experience architecting and delivering large-scale distributed systems.
  • Track record of setting technical direction and mentoring engineering teams.
  • Outstanding problem-solving and communication skills.
  • Bachelors degree in computer science or relevant

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in financial trading application development, especially with OMS, EMS, or similar systems.
  • Fullstack developer, experienced with Java
  • Familiarity with high-performance/low-latency architectures
  • Knowledge of trading workflows or FIX protocol
  • Leadership in driving system modernization and technology evolution in enterprise environments.

Company Overview:

FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award winner. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.

At FactSet, we celebrate difference of thought, experience, and perspective. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. FactSet participates in E-Verify

VEVRAA Federal ContractorRequest Priority Protected Veteran & Disabled Referrals for all of our locations within the stateThe EEO is the Law poster is available here.FactSet Research Systems Inc. endeavors to make our website accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact recruiting@factset.com.Equal Opportunity Employment PolicyIt is the policy of FactSet Research Systems Inc. ("FactSet") to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, pregnancy, military or military reserve obligations, or any other class or status protected by law. This policy applies to all policies and procedures related to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfer, discharge, and other terms and conditions of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you have questions concerning this policy, please contact the Human Resources department at +1 (203) 810-1000.PDN-a2f1be0c-74e0-4eb9-9bac-fb8e4c7aedf5

About FactSet Research Systems Inc.

FactSet Research Systems Inc., trading as FactSet, is a financial data and software company headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. The company provides integrated data and software. For fiscal year 2019, FactSet's total ASV and professional services revenues were $1.48 billion.

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