Senior Software Engineer (Investment Tools)

DeWinter Group; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k)

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

A leading investment management firm seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join their portfolio management team in Boston. This hybrid role involves designing tools for investment strategies and requires strong backend engineering skills. Ideal candidates will have experience in full-stack development and familiarity with investment concepts.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in full-stack or portfolio tools development using modern technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to build fast, maintainable, and scalable systems deployed in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and build new tools for portfolio performance and risk attribution.
• Support research initiatives to improve investment processes.
• Architect robust backend solutions leveraging Python.

Skills

Backend engineering

API design

Distributed computing

Investment concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

CFA progress

Job description

Senior Software Engineer (Investment Tools)

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Senior Software Engineer (Investment Tools)

This role is with a DeWinter Investment Management Partner

Boston, MA - Hybrid Role - We are targeting local candidates that can be in the Boston office 3 days per week.

12 Month + contract (or contract to hire, if desired)

Position Summary

We’re seeking a senior, full-stack engineer for our portfolio management and tools team. These tools are used for company-wide investing strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build new tools to attribute portfolio performance and risk across alpha, transaction, liquidity, and risk models for quantitative investment strategies.
• Support and drive research initiatives that improve the investment process based on insights from attribution systems.
• Architect robust backend solutions leveraging Python and both relational and non-relational databases for high-performance data processing.
• Unify and optimize reporting across global strategies and workflows, including exception-driven reports.
• Implement cloud-ready solutions that adapt to evolving investment needs.
• Work with APIs and data structures to deliver real-time portfolio insights.
• Maintain and enhance an internal configuration-based language for portfolio analytics.
• Partner closely with portfolio managers, quantitative researchers, and engineers to align tools with real-world investment workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; CFA progress a plus.
• 4–6 years of experience in full-stack or portfolio tools development using modern technologies.
• Strong backend engineering skills, including distributed computing and API design.
• Familiarity with investment concepts such as attribution and risk analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to build fast, maintainable, and scalable systems deployed in cloud environments.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology, Consulting, and Engineering
• Financial Services and Investment Management

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Inferred benefits

Medical insurance, 401(k), Vision insurance, Disability insurance