Senior Software Engineer – Finance Platforms (Python)

Harnham; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Harnham's Enterprise Engineering team is seeking a highly motivated software engineer to partner with treasury, accounting and middle office professionals. You will design and own production-grade platforms used by the firm's core operations, delivering end-to-end solutions that scale and perform in a fast-paced financial environment.

You will work primarily in Python with an object-oriented language, own the development lifecycle from requirements through tested release, and collaborate across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• Production-level software experience in Python
• Experience with an object-oriented language (e.g., Java or C#)
• Experience with at least one financial asset class
• Experience with SQL databases
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Collaborative team player with strong verbal communication skills
• 4+ years of experience in the financial industry (buy side preferred)
• Experience with AI-assisted coding in production
• Product knowledge in the Equity or Fixed Income asset class

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain the key software solutions supporting the firm's core teams, with a clear focus on performance, scalability and reliability.
• Own the full development process. Work closely with stakeholders to understand the problem, create a strategy of execution, and deliver thoroughly tested and elegant solutions.
• Partner with Treasury, Fund Accounting, Middle Office, Investor Relations and Compliance professionals. Translate ambiguous business requirements into working systems and push back where the stated ask is not the real problem.
• Collaborate with engineers across the technology function and the wider firm to tackle complex technical challenges and contribute to shared architectural standards.

Skills

Python

Object-oriented programming

Analytical thinking

Verbal communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SQL databases

Java

C#

Job description

Harnham's Enterprise Engineering team is seeking a highly motivated software engineer to partner with treasury, accounting and middle office professionals. You will design and own production-grade platforms used by the firm's core operations, delivering end-to-end solutions that scale and perform in a fast-paced financial environment.

You will work primarily in Python with an object-oriented language, own the development lifecycle from requirements through tested release, and collaborate across