Senior Software Engineer - Quantitative Investment Platform

Wellington Management; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Health and wellbeing

Dental

Vision

Pharmacy coverage

Health savings account

Flexible spending accounts and Commutе

Job summary

Wellington Management in Boston seeks a Lead Software Engineer embedded in the Quantitative Investment Group to partner with Portfolio Managers and Researchers, building production-grade systems for portfolio construction and risk analytics.

The role emphasizes design, implementation, and modernization of the quantitative platform, with focus on Python, C#, C++, and cloud services, operating closely with researchers and platform teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in Object Oriented Languages such as C#, C++ or Java.
• Strong professional experience with Python for data-intensive or analytical applications.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals: version control (Git), testing, documentation, logging, and code reviews.
• Experience designing APIs, services, or shared libraries used by multiple consumers.
• Experience with AWS, Azure or other cloud environments.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Portfolio Managers and Quantitative Researchers to understand research workflows and investment objectives.
• Design and implement software that supports systematic portfolio construction, optimization, rebalancing, and risk analytics across equity and credit strategies.
• Enable rapid research iteration while ensuring a clear and deliberate path to production-quality implementations.
• Help ensure consistency and rigor between research prototypes and live portfolio implementation, reducing model and operational risk.

Skills

C#

C++

Java

Python

Git

Testing

Documentation

Logging

Code reviews

APIs design

AWS

Azure

SQL Server

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

SQL Server

CI/CD

REST APIs

Job description

Wellington Management in Boston seeks a Lead Software Engineer embedded in the Quantitative Investment Group to partner with Portfolio Managers and Researchers, building production-grade systems for portfolio construction and risk analytics.

The role emphasizes design, implementation, and modernization of the quantitative platform, with focus on Python, C#, C++, and cloud services, operating closely with researchers and platform teams.