Lead Software Engineer, Conversational AI

FactSet Europe Limited; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial analytics seeks a skilled Lead Software Engineer to innovate AI-driven applications. You will work with cutting-edge technologies like NLP and LLMs, enhancing financial solutions. Join a supportive team and shape the future of financial AI.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• Experience integrating Large Language Models and developing conversational AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Integrate LLMs and develop conversational AI systems.
• Collaborate with data scientists to deploy ML models.
• Design and maintain AWS-based infrastructure.

Skills

C#

Python

Docker

API Development

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science

Mathematics

Tools

AWS

Keras

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Pyspark

MongoDB

SQL

NoSQL

nltk

SpaCy

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.

FactSet, a leading provider of financial information and analytics, helps the world’s best investment professionals outperform. We've been recognized as one of FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies to Work for and a Best Workplace in the United Kingdom and France. Headquartered in Norwalk, CT, with over 9,600 employees worldwide and offices across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, FactSet has achieved $1.4 billion in annual revenues.

The Opportunity:

FactSet's Ai and ML team seeks team seeks a skilled Lead Software Engineer to drive forward-thinking innovations in continuing to build and optimize the framework and infrastructure powering our cutting-edge AI-driven financial applications. You'll have the opportunity to work with Natural Language Processing (NLP), Large Language Models (LLMs), and cloud technologies to create transformative solutions. Your experience and expertise will be crucial in taking FactSet’s GenAI Conversational solutions to the next level.

What will you be doing?

• LLM Integration & Federation: Play a key role in integrating LLMs and developing conversational AI systems that seamlessly interact with our existing ML workflows.
• Model & Application Deployment Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to deploy and maintain machine learning models and applications in production environments.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Development Design, deploy, and maintain a robust AWS-based infrastructure tailored for serving ML, NLP, and LLM-powered applications.
• Software Engineering Excellence: Produce clean, well-tested, and scalable code. Develop dashboards and visualizations that make complex financial data accessible to our clients.
• Data Management: Engineer efficient pipelines to ingest, analyze, and process both structured and unstructured financial data.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Partner effectively with other Engineering teams to ensure the success of shared projects.

Minimum Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience in production environments.

Critical Skills:

• Experience integrating Large Language Models and developing conversational AI solutions.
• Strong foundation in C#, Python, Docker, and API development.
• Familiarity with Search, ML/NLP concepts and experience working with ML teams.
• Expertise in AWS cloud architecture and services (ECS, EC2, S3, Athena, Glue, etc.)
• Excellent problem-solving skills and collaborative mindset.
• Act as a technology lead and mentor to team members, promoting a culture of innovation and continuous learning within the team.

Highly Desirable/Additional Skills:

• Familiarity with deep learning libraries (Keras, PyTorch, TensorFlow)
• Experience with data processing tools (Pyspark, Hive) and databases (MongoDB, SQL, NoSQL)
• NLP expertise (nltk, SpaCy), especially with unstructured financial data.
• Understanding of financial applications and terminology.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of engaging both technical and business audiences alike, and leading cross-functional projects.

Education:

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Work: Shape the future of financial AI by contributing to high-visibility, client-facing applications.
• Innovative Environment: Be at the forefront of AI development, pushing the boundaries of LLMs and conversational AI.
• Supportive Team: Collaborate with world-class engineers and data scientists passionate about solving complex problems.
• At FactSet, we celebrate diversity of thought, experience, and perspective. We are committed to disrupting bias and a transparent hiring process. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. FactSet participates in E-Verify.
• FactSet is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

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 atwww.factset.comand follow us onXandLinkedIn.