Two Sigma is a financial sciences company, combining data analysis, invention, and rigorous inquiry to help solve the toughest challenges in investment management, insurance technology, securities, private equity, and venture capital.
Our team of scientists, technologists, and academics looks beyond the traditional to develop creative solutions to some of the world’s most complex economic problems.
Venn is Two Sigma's portfolio analytics platform used by asset owners, asset managers, and advisors. Venn applies Two Sigma's expertise in research, data science, and technology to modernize the analytics experience for institutional investors, helping them embrace a quantitative approach to multi-asset portfolio risk and investment decision making. The tools available in Venn help investors perform factor-based risk analysis to inform manager due diligence, investment evaluation, and portfolio construction.
We are seeking an experienced, full-stack Software Engineer to help lead the innovation, technical design, and development of the Venn platform!
You will take on the following responsibilities:
- Create, design, build and deploy a SaaS product with an agile approach, from conceptualisation, through meticulous testing, and partnering with Venn’s multi-functional teams to ensure an outstanding in-product UX
- Perform web service and API design and development in Java and/or Python, using microservices and cloud-based development
- Ideate, test and analyse solutions to data challenges related to computation at scale, portfolio management, data analysis and visualisation
- Conduct front end web development using React, TypeScript, CSS, and other technologies
- Become a domain expert and trusted advisor in the full-stack software engineering field, representing Venn by Two Sigma with clients, prospects and in industry events
- Contribute to the continuous learning approach of the team by bringing in new insights, welcoming them from others, and generating even stronger outcomes as a result
- Mentor junior team members and grow as a leader within the organisation, accelerating your career by embracing opportunities to contribute around the entire organisation
You should possess the following qualifications:
- Minimum 1 year of experience required; 7-10 years of experience preferred building and delivering customer facing products
- A Bachelors with Honours in Computer Science or related technical discipline is required
- Experience with Java, Python, or similar object-oriented programming languages (i.e. Kotlin, Scala, C++, etc.)
- Familiarity with modern front-end technologies: React.js, TypeScript, JavaScript
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, test automation, DevOps and cloud technologies (AWS preferred)
- Prior experience with systems design, building enterprise SaaS solutions, experience with user research, and product analytics are a major plus
- Strong communication skills, keen attention to detail, readiness to challenge assumptions and obsession with building quality software