This role develops and maintains in-house software to automate fund operations and data analysis across investment management, trading, operations, and risk reporting in a hybrid Stamford, CT environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain internal applications that automate fund operations and data analysis.
- Collaborate with users across the organization to interpret evolving requirements with limited direction.
- Provide ongoing development and operational support, plus frequent ad hoc analytics projects.
- Create decision support tools for Investment Management and related analytics.
- Develop solutions for Trading workflows and order processing.
- Develop capabilities for Operations and trade settlement processing.
- Build portfolio monitoring and risk measurement tools.
- Deliver accounting and performance measurement software components.
- Develop business intelligence and management reporting solutions.
Requirements
- Comfort in a small, dynamic environment with informal direction.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and data engineering skills.
- Experience with typical data integration patterns and data formats.
- Exposure to common software design patterns.
- Hedge fund experience and operational knowledge preferred.
- Fixed income and municipal bond knowledge preferred.
- Proficiency with SQL and relational databases.
- Java development experience.
- Python proficiency.
- Excel skills.
- Finance, trading, hedging funds, and data science familiarity.
Technologies
- Java, RMI/JMS, PostgreSQL, Spring, Hibernate
- Java Web, Eclipse RCP
- Python, Excel, SQL, RDBMS
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
Firm Description
Alternative investment manager focused on specialized credit investing to unlock opportunistic market performance and deliver risk-adjusted returns across market cycles. Offers a curated menu of U.S. municipal bond oriented investment products tailored to investor priorities and risk parameters.
Application Developer and Operational Support Role
The Application Developer will build and maintain in-house software to automate fund operations and data analysis. This role works directly with users across the organization, navigating unclear and rapidly changing requirements with limited direction. The position combines development with ongoing operational support and frequent ad hoc analysis tasks.
Capabilities, Skills, and Characteristics
- Comfort in a small, dynamic environment with informal direction
- Strong analytic, quantitative, and data engineering capabilities
- Familiarity with common data integration patterns and data formats
- Exposure to standard software design patterns
- Hedge fund experience and operational knowledge preferred
- Fixed income and municipal bond knowledge preferred
- SQL and relational databases
- Java
- Python
- Excel
- Finance
- Trading
- Hedge funds
- Data science
Job Type
Full-time
Salary
USD 80,000 - 150,000 per year
Location and commute
Stamford, CT 06901 on-site required. Work location: Hybrid remote in Stamford, CT 06901.
Application Questions
- Are you comfortable in a small team environment wearing multiple hats, including occasional IT help desk, trade operations, vendor management, accounting, and other support duties as needed?
- Do you currently or will you in the future require employment visa sponsorship?
