JavaPython Software Engineer

SMART TECH SKILLS LLC; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SMART TECH SKILLS LLC in Boston, MA is seeking a mid–senior software engineer to design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade backend systems using Java and/or Python. You will build integrations across core business units, write thorough unit tests, and participate in code reviews to ensure architectural alignment.

The role requires 4+ years of professional experience, strong SQL, and hands-on AWS cloud experience in Linux environments. Flexible work-from-home options are available.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Backend development in Java and/or Python.
• Strong SQL skills for data retrieval and manipulation.
• Experience with AWS cloud architecture.
• Hands-on Linux experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade backend code in line with best practices.
• Build, configure, and optimize integrations for Portfolio Management, Operations, Trading, and Compliance.
• Author thorough unit tests to ensure automated test coverage and resilience.
• Conduct and participate in technical peer reviews to ensure code quality and architectural alignment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional squads and business stakeholders.

Skills

Java

Python

SQL

AWS

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Charles River IMS/OMS

SnapLogic

Vue.js

Job description

Benefits:

Competitive salary

Location Boston, MA

Experience Level Mid–Senior Level (4 or more years of experience)

Key Responsibilities Application Development & Engineering

• Design, develop, and maintain clean, well-formed, and easy-to-maintain code in alignment with enterprise software development best practices.
• Build, configure, and optimize custom applications and integrations to support core business units (such as Portfolio Management, Operations, Trading, and Compliance).
• Author thorough unit tests to ensure sufficient automated test coverage and system resilience prior to deployment.
• Conduct and participate in technical peer reviews to ensure code quality, compliance, and architectural alignment.

Third-Party Integrations & Cloud Modernization

• Create, optimize, and support robust data integrations with third-party vendor platforms, including Charles River Development (CRD) IMS/OMS and SimCorp Dimension (SCD).
• Support cloud migration efforts, transitioning legacy on-premises applications to modern, scalable cloud environments.
• Write efficient and performant SQL queries to manage, retrieve, structure, and store transactional financial data.

Squad Collaboration & Governance

• Collaborate actively with cross-functional squad members (including Squad Leads, Business Analysts, Quality Engineers, and peer developers) and business stakeholders.
• Adhere to information security guidelines and contribute actively to the organization's engineering standards library.
• Provide technical estimates, status updates, and participate in scheduled Agile/Scrum ceremonies.

Required Qualifications

• 4 or more years of professional experience as a software engineer.
• Professional proficiency in backend software development using Java and/or Python (or other widely adopted backend programming languages).
• Strong experience writing, optimizing, and executing SQL to retrieve, store, and manipulate data.
• Working knowledge of cloud architecture principles, preferably within Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Hands-on experience working in Linux operating system environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Finance, or a related technical field.
• Professional exposure to financial services, investment systems, and/or asset management domains.
• Direct experience configuring or developing integrations with Charles River Development (CRD) IMS/OMS platforms.
• Familiarity with SnapLogic or other enterprise-level ETL and workflow orchestration tools.
• Front-end development experience writing user interfaces using Vue.js or similar JavaScript-based frameworks.
• Experience supporting cloud migration projects from legacy, on-premises architectures to cloud-native platforms.

Core Skills & Attributes

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to interact productively with both technical teammates and business stakeholders.
• Positive, collaborative, and team-oriented attitude with a strong commitment to quality.
• Desire to hold oneself and peer engineers to a high standard of work and engineering excellence.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical capabilities.

Flexible work from home options available.