Hedge Fund Software Developer

Carlson Capital, L.P.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Job summary

Carlson Capital, L.P. is seeking a Front Office Application Developer in Dallas, Texas. This role will support critical front-office systems used in investment and portfolio management and requires a strong background in software engineering.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years in financial services, strong C# and SQL skills, and experience with portfolio management systems. Responsibilities include development, support, and optimization of applications in a hands-on engineering environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience in financial services.
• Strong understanding of equities markets and front-office investment workflows.
• Experience working with portfolio management systems or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and support the firm’s front-office systems.
• Build scalable applications and support investment workflows.
• Optimize SQL queries and application performance.

Skills

C# /.NET development

SQL development

RESTful APIs

Event-driven applications

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

SQL Server

Job description

Front Office Application Developer (Mid/Senior Level)

We are seeking a highly motivated Front Office Application Developer to join our investment technology team supporting a long/short equity relative value investment platform. This individual will work closely with senior investment professionals including the CIO, sector specialists, risk, operations, and technology teams to design, develop, and support critical front‑office systems used in daily investment and portfolio management workflows.

This is a highly visible role with direct exposure to the investment process and significant ownership opportunities across architecture, application development, integrations, analytics infrastructure, and business‑critical tooling.

The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering skills with practical experience supporting front‑office investment workflows in a fast‑paced buy‑side or sell‑side environment.

Responsibilities

You will be expected to work closely with development, investment, trading, risk, middle office, and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and support the firm’s front‑office portfolio management and analytics systems
• Build scalable applications and services supporting portfolio construction, idea generation, exposure analysis, risk management, and investment workflows
• Work directly with senior investment professionals to gather requirements and deliver solutions aligned with business needs
• Architect and implement integrations between in-house systems and third‑party platforms, market data providers, and research systems
• Develop and maintain APIs and distributed services supporting internal applications and analytics infrastructure
• Support near real‑time portfolio analytics and investment monitoring workflows
• Participate in system architecture decisions and contribute to the long‑term evolution of the firm’s technology platform
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across application, database, and data integration layers
• Optimize SQL queries, application performance, and data processing workflows
• Collaborate with risk and analytics teams supporting Python‑based analytics infrastructure
• Contribute to operational stability during trading hours and respond to critical production incidents when required
• Lead or independently execute technology projects from requirements gathering through deployment and support
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to engineering best practices where appropriate

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience)
• 5+ years of professional software development experience in financial services or investment technology environments
• Strong understanding of equities markets and front‑office investment workflows
• Experience working with portfolio management systems (PMS), OMS/EOMS platforms, risk systems, or similar front‑office platforms
• Experience interacting directly with front‑office users including portfolio managers, analysts, traders, or risk teams
• Strong understanding of trade lifecycle, portfolio analytics, exposure management, and investment operations concepts

Technical Skills – Required

• Strong C# /.NET development experience
• Strong SQL development skills with experience in SQL Server
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
• Experience building distributed or event‑driven applications
• Experience troubleshooting and supporting production systems in business‑critical environments
• Strong understanding of application architecture and software design principles

Technical Skills – Preferred

• Angular or modern web application development experience
• Experience with Redis or similar messaging/caching technologies
• Experience supporting near real‑time analytics or portfolio monitoring systems
• Familiarity with Python‑based analytics environments
• Experience integrating with market data providers and third‑party financial systems such as CapIQ, S&P, Eze, broker research platforms, or similar vendors
• Experience in buy‑side or sell‑side front‑office technology environments

Candidate Profile – The Successful Candidate Will Demonstrate

• Strong ownership mentality and accountability
• Pragmatic problem‑solving skills
• Maturity and professionalism in high‑pressure environments
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Comfort operating independently in a lean, fast‑moving organization
• Strong attention to detail and operational reliability
• Desire to work closely with investment professionals and understand the investment process

Working Environment

• Fully in‑office role
• High visibility and direct interaction with senior investment professionals
• Hands‑on engineering environment with significant autonomy and responsibility
• Competitive compensation and benefits package