Engineering Lead, Fixed Income Platforms

S&P Global; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Flexible Downtime

Continuous Learning

Invest in Your Future

Family Friendly Perks

Beyond the Basics

Job summary

S&P Dow Jones Indices is seeking a senior software engineer to design and develop high-performance calculation engines for fixed income indices, processing massive data sets with a product-focused, Agile approach.

You will collaborate across teams to deliver scalable, reliable services, mentor junior developers, and lead modernization initiatives to balance latency and throughput while maintaining accuracy and auditability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience with Java, C#, Python or Scala.
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and SpringBoot/JPA.
• Cloud proficiency across AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Strong SQL and NoSQL experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB or Cassandra.
• Expertise in fixed income system design and analytics.
• Understanding of Agile development and product lifecycle.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance calculation engines and services for fixed income indices processing large-scale data.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions for critical business operations.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and promote reliability best practices.
• Work in Agile cycles to deliver features for the fixed income platform and industry standards.
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to team growth through knowledge sharing.
• Lead modernization initiatives and adoption of new technologies for performance gains.
• Architect and oversee engines and services balancing latency, throughput, and accuracy.
• Grow the engineering team with clear expectations on quality and quantitative rigor.
• Implement end-to-end data lineage, reconciliation, anomaly detection, reproducibility and auditability.

Skills

Java

C#

Python

Scala

Distributed systems

SpringBoot

JPA

SQL

NoSQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Cassandra

Cloud platforms

AWS

Azure

GCP

Fixed income analytics

Agile development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Job description

S&P Dow Jones Indices is seeking a senior software engineer to design and develop high-performance calculation engines for fixed income indices, processing massive data sets with a product-focused, Agile approach.

You will collaborate across teams to deliver scalable, reliable services, mentor junior developers, and lead modernization initiatives to balance latency and throughput while maintaining accuracy and auditability.