Portfolio Systems Engineer: Build Scalable Investment Tech

Bridgewater Associates, LLC; Westport (CT); On-site; USD 225,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Job summary

Bridgewater Associates is seeking a Portfolio Systems Engineer to design, build, and evolve large‑scale investment systems supporting our portfolios and investment strategies. You will be embedded in the Portfolio Implementation Team to translate goals into robust, scalable logic and to automate the end‑to‑end trade delivery process.

The role emphasizes hands‑on coding, learning our investment concepts, and collaboration with partners across the firm.

Qualifications

• Have 2+ years of professional experience in a relevant engineering field and a Bachelor’s degree in Finance or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues and develop innovative solutions.
• Hands‑on coding experience in any language and willingness to learn investment concepts and language.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and evolve the investment system that manages our portfolios from risk controls through to trade generation.
• Translate investment goals and understanding into elegant and robust systematic logic.
• Dive deep into the systems to perceive issues in our logic and translate those problems into business solutions.
• Visualize different ways to streamline and industrialize Portfolio Construction through trade delivery process.
• Own and develop tools to oversee and validate the Portfolio Construction process.
• Set and enforce high engineering standards for robust, maintainable, large‑scale systems across the Implementation team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Prioritization

Coding ability

Problem solving

Learning mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field

Job description

Bridgewater Associates is seeking a Portfolio Systems Engineer to design, build, and evolve large‑scale investment systems supporting our portfolios and investment strategies. You will be embedded in the Portfolio Implementation Team to translate goals into robust, scalable logic and to automate the end‑to‑end trade delivery process.

The role emphasizes hands‑on coding, learning our investment concepts, and collaboration with partners across the firm.