Artisan Partners Limited Partnership is seeking to solve the problem of inefficient trading and trade operations technology by hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join the Trading and Trade Operations Technology team.
Requirements
- Languages: Python, Java, or C-Sharp (Python/Java preferred)
- Data and ETL: SQL, Snowflake, and experience designing robust pipelines and data validation
- Cloud/Infrastructure: AWS, GCP, Azure fundamentals; Docker and Kubernetes (or proven cloud experience)
- Security and Compliance: Awareness of security, regulatory, and data governance requirements relevant to trading systems
- Proven track record integrating with BlackRock Aladdin, or substantial experience implementing large enterprise trading platform integrations
- Strong knowledge of the trading lifecycle and related operational workflows
- Experience owning production systems, managing incidents, and delivering post-incident improvements
Responsibilities
- Lead design and delivery of Aladdin integrations including trade capture, allocations, positions/P&L feeds, confirmations, reconciliations
- Build and operate resilient services such as APIs, ETL pipelines, data models, adapters, and monitoring solutions
- Provide day-to-day production support, including incident management, RCA, fixes, post-mortems and continuous improvement
- Automate repetitive operational tasks (deployment, testing, data validation) and enforce secure, compliant design patterns
- Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation for designs, code, processes, and system changes; ensure runbooks and operational playbooks remain current
- Coordinate with vendors (BlackRock/Aladdin) and internal platform teams for updates, patches, and environment management
- Mentor and coach junior engineers; participate in hiring, onboarding, and knowledge transfer
Other
- A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in capital-markets, trading, or middle-office technology
- Strong communication skills with demonstrated stakeholder engagement (traders, operations, risk)
- Investment management industry experience required
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
