Software Developer (Financial Analysis), Hybrid Schedule

Columbia University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced analytics developer to join their team. This role focuses on building a next-generation analytics platform that supports portfolio management and investment selection processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Python and SQL, along with a passion for analytics. You'll be responsible for leading application development, enhancing existing solutions, and collaborating with a talented team. If you're looking for a challenging role where you can make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software development, particularly in analytics and portfolio management.
• Strong expertise in Python and SQL for developing scalable applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of application development, from requirements gathering to deployment.
• Develop scalable analytics solutions to support portfolio analysis and investment selection.

Skills

Python

SQL

Analytics

Application Development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Job description

Columbia University Investment Management Company, LLC, (“IMC”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Columbia University charged with stewarding Columbia’s endowment for the current and future support of operations and with preserving the purchasing power of the endowment over the long-term. Almost all funds are managed externally in a diversified strategy that uses active and passive management techniques across a range of asset classes.

The IMC seeks professionals who can contribute materially to the management of the portfolio. The IMC environment is one in which staff members are expected to develop professionally, work collaboratively, and assume greater responsibilities according to ability and impact.

Columbia Investment Management Company is developing a next generation analytics platform to support our portfolio management and investment selection process. A core component of our platform is the analysis of our portfolio, external investment managers and the ad hoc analysis of market sectors. We are seeking an experienced analytics developer with deep Python and data pipeline experience to help build out our analytics platform. This role reports to the Chief Technology Officer.

The Software Developer will be critical to the design and development of software solutions supporting portfolio management, portfolio analysis, and manager selection using Python and native cloud services. The Software Developer is responsible for new application development, enhancing existing applications as well as ongoing support.

Responsibilities

• Provides hands-on development expertise and leadership in product development with functional capabilities in analytics, portfolio management, and investment selection.
• Takes a lead role in all phases of application development, including requirements gathering, analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Coordinates and prioritizes tasks within the software development lifecycle in conjunction with the entire software team.
• Leads the development of scalable Python and / or SQL-based analytics to support analysis of our portfolio and the universe of investment managers.
• Is a software development leader who contributes to peer code reviews and helps increase the Python skills of the entire team.
• Leads development of test plans and provides technical support in all phases of testing and QA.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or other relevant discipline.
• Minimum of five years of related experience.