Senior Financial Software Engineer

Surlamer Investments; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Equity via stock options

Job summary

Surlamer Investments is seeking a highly motivated, analytically minded full-stack engineer to shape the technical direction of our AI-powered investment platform. You will design and scale systems for financial modeling, analytics, and investment workflows, with emphasis on Python backend services and robust data integrations.

Exposure to finance or algo trading is preferred and relocation to/near Newport Beach is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional full-stack software development experience.
• Experience designing full-system architecture across backend systems, APIs, relational databases, data flows, frontend applications, and system integrations.
• Advanced proficiency in Python.
• Hands-on software testing and validation experience.
• Experience leading software engineering teams and setting technical direction.
• Experience working with databases (schema design, querying, normalization).
• Experience developing or working with quantitative models, trading systems, or financial analytics tools.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• Must live within commuting distance of Newport Beach, CA, or be willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Design, enhance, and scale software systems supporting financial modeling, analytics, and investment workflows.
• Build and implement quantitative models for pricing, risk analysis, and strategy evaluation.
• Develop and maintain backend infrastructure and platform services using Python.
• Improve integrations with financial data sources, APIs, and internal algorithms.
• Test and validate models, system components, and platform workflows for accuracy, reliability, and robustness.
• Support development of risk frameworks, including scenario analysis and performance tracking.
• Collaborate with investment and leadership teams to translate financial concepts and platform requirements into technical solutions.
• Document methodologies, assumptions, system architecture, and technical decisions.
• Evaluate and implement new capabilities in agentic AI, LLMs, and financial engineering to enhance the platform.

Skills

Full-stack development

Python

System architecture

Team leadership

Database design

Financial analytics

Testing & validation

Communication

Tools

Bloomberg Terminal

APIs

SQL

Job description

Surlamer Investments is a private investment management firm with a portfolio spanning algorithmic hedge funds, public markets, and technology-driven private ventures. We have developed a spin-out company to commercialize an AI-empowered platform for institutional-grade investment decision-making using LLMs, proprietary algorithms, and quantitative analytics.

We are seeking a highly motivated, analytically minded full-stack engineer with experience leading teams and setting technical direction. Exposure to finance or algorithmic trading is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, enhance, and scale software systems supporting financial modeling, analytics, and investment workflows
• Build and implement quantitative models for pricing, risk analysis, and strategy evaluation
• Develop and maintain backend infrastructure and platform services using Python
• Improve integrations with financial data sources, APIs, and internal algorithms
• Test and validate models, system components, and platform workflows for accuracy, reliability, and robustness
• Support development of risk frameworks, including scenario analysis and performance tracking
• Collaborate with investment and leadership teams to translate financial concepts and platform requirements into technical solutions
• Document methodologies, assumptions, system architecture, and technical decisions
• Evaluate and implement new capabilities in agentic AI, LLMs, and financial engineering to enhance the platform

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional full-stack software development experience, including frontend development and full-system architecture
• Experience designing full-system architecture across backend systems, APIs, relational databases, data flows, frontend applications, and system integrations
• Advanced proficiency in Python
• Hands-on software testing and validation experience
• Experience leading software engineering teams and setting technical direction
• Experience working with databases (schema design, querying, normalization)
• Experience developing or working with quantitative models, trading systems, or financial analytics tools
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Must live within commuting distance of Newport Beach, CA, or be willing to relocate

Preferred Qualifications

• Software development experience in financial markets, quantitative finance, or trading environments
• Hands-on experience implementing quantitative models, trading logic, or financial analytics in software
• Experience with Bloomberg Terminal or Bloomberg financial data is a strong plus

Compensation

• Discretionary performance-based bonus
• Early-stage equity participation through incentive stock options