Senior Associate, Investment Engineering (Portfolio Engineering)

Dimensional Fund Advisors; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dimensional Fund Advisors is seeking a Senior Associate in Charlotte or Remote North Carolina to help build and optimize a portfolio engineering platform used by portfolio managers. You will work across databases, APIs, processing services, and frontend components in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates have strong front-end and back-end skills, experience with SQL Server and modern frameworks, and a deep interest in investments and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics.
• Experience with front-end frameworks and full-stack development.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Understand user requests and convert them to concrete designs.
• Develop full-stack components: databases, schemas, APIs, processing services.
• Participate in code reviews and design sessions, and mentor junior teammates.
• Support triage and maintainability with a focus on system reliability.

Skills

Front-end components

OOP (C#, Java)

SQL Server

Module federation

Caching (Redis)

Material design

Large datasets

Analytical thinking

Investments domain

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math/Stats

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Angular

React

Vue

Svelte

C#

Java

Job description

## Senior Associate, Investment Engineering (Portfolio Engineering)Applylocations: Charlotte: Austin: Remote - Texas: Remote - North Carolinatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: 2026-8866### ### **Job Description:**Investment Engineering is part of the Investments Team within Dimensional. The group is responsible for investment data and its analysis analysis tools, managing it from acquisition to distribution, driving analysis to synthesize information, and creating the information and analysis consumed by internal and external clients and reports. Investment Engineering is a hub group touching numerous areas of the implementation of the investment process and interacting with most other departments within Dimensional.Within Investment Engineering, the Portfolio Engineering team works with the Portfolio Management and Technology teams on the systems that implement Dimensional’s portfolios.The team seeks a Senior Associate capable of supporting key initiatives underpinning our daily investment process. This is a software engineering role, covering system design, implementation and maintenance from “soup to nuts” within a team focused environment. Success in the role will mean being acutely aware of our development processes, delivery pipelines and support needs, and actively identifying opportunities for improvement. Strong candidates will have expertise in relational databases, transactional messaging and component-based front ends. The team is responsible for a platform level product that serves as the main interface between portfolio managers and their portfolios. This position can be either hybrid in-office or fully remote.**Responsibilities:*** Understand user requests and move them to concrete designs that meet needs of the broader userbase. This means asking questions when requests arrive to move from a solution to the right solution based on complexity, cost, timeframe and maintenance.* Move designs to implementation, including creating databases, schemas, APIs, processing services, schedules, asynchronous pipelines, component code, style sheets, etc. This is a full stack position.* Write software in a collaborative environment, participate in code reviews and design sessions, and mentor junior team members.* Participate in our support triage process to assist the front-line support team. This means implementing our systems with supportability in mind, and a willingness to fill in the gaps if our system falls short.**Qualifications:*** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.* Component based front-end experience. (Angular, React, Vue, Svelte, etc)* Database experience, preferably with Microsoft Sql Server or similar.* OOP experience with C#, Java, etc.* Experience with Material design and Angular Material in particular.* Experience working with large datasets, including computational code.* A desire to continue learning about the craft of software and investment management.* Analytical and problem-solving skills.* Intellectual curiosity combined with attention to detail.**Exceptional Candidates will Display:*** Experience and interest in investments and the investment process.* Expertise in optimization at all levels of a stack.* Experience with module federation and other techniques of creating micro frontends.* Expertise in caching strategies using redis/ related technologies.* Experience with message based and event-driven systems.* UX and UI Design knowledge and experience. Dimensional offers a variety of programs to help take care of you, your family, and your career, including comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives, and special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth.It is the policy of the Company to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, religious practice, creed, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), caregiver status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender identity, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, familial status, domestic partnership status, military or veteran status or service, unemployment status, citizenship status or alienage, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic violence, status as a victim of stalking, status as a victim of sex offenses, genetic information, political activities or recreational activities, arrest or conviction record, salary history, natural hairstyle or any other status protected by applicable law except as otherwise required or permitted by law or regulation applicable to the Company or its affiliates.### About UsAt Dimensional, we want to change the way the world thinks about investing. As a leading global investment firm, we offer systematic, value-added investment solutions based on robust science and thoughtful implementation.Our global team includes more than 1,600 passionate people with diverse experiences, education, strengths, and talents. With a learning mindset rooted in academia and powered by the great ideas in finance, we pursue what we believe are the strongest investment solutions, while providing a world-class client experience. Every employee plays a role in delivering these experiences, and we know we can achieve the most when we work as a team to endeavor to help improve investors’ lives.For more information about Dimensional and our current opportunities, please visit our Careers site.*Dimensional Fund Advisors LP is an investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.*### Notes to applicants* Dimensional sees great value from collaborating in our offices and appreciates the benefits of flexibility. Most roles fit our office-first hybrid approach: We are together on our campuses Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and have the choice to work in the office or remotely, depending on what is best for that work day, on Mondays and Fridays. This approach maximizes in-person collaboration and interaction while simultaneously providing flexibility and applies to most roles globally with a few exceptions that require more or less time in the office. Please discuss with your Recruiter to confirm the details for this specific role.* Resumes and portfolios (when applicable) are required as part of your application. When applying from a mobile device or tablet, you may not be able to attach a resume. If you cannot include an attachment at the time of your application, you will receive a follow up email asking you to attach your resume from a computer.* Here at Dimensional, we strive to be an inclusive workplace for all. Even if you do not match every qualification listed, if you are interested in who we are, what we do, and why we do it, we suggest and encourage you to apply.* The use of Artificial Intelligence during interviews and skill testing is prohibited, unless Dimensional Fund Advisors has authorized such use.