Software Engineer

Mesirow Financial; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesirow Currency is seeking a motivated Software Engineer to help develop our proprietary systems. This is a high visibility role with immediate impact on our daily operations, partnering with experienced engineers and business stakeholders to own well-scoped features in the currency-management space.

You will work in an agile team, drive testing, CI/CD, and DevOps improvements, and have opportunities to leverage AI tools to enhance system reliability and SDLC velocity across environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in application development and testing in C# or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience with modern front-end frameworks such as React.
• Experience in designing and building APIs.
• Solid understanding of relational databases.
• Knowledge of observability; monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• DevOps experience, Git-based workflows and CI/CD.
• Self-starter with strong ownership, problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into practical solutions and work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of features and enhancements to our portfolio management and trading systems while also solving for changing business needs
• Develop and maintain reliable, performant production applications, with attention to correctness and maintainability
• Participate in an agile team dynamic; own testing through test automation, drive DevOps capabilities and CI/CD across environments.
• Leverage authorized AI tools to improve SDLC velocity and increase system reliability.
• Contribute to code reviews, refactoring, and improvements informed by testing, performance measurements, and production feedback
• Investigate and resolve application issues, collaborating with other engineers on complex problems

Job description

The Opportunity

Mesirow is an independent, employee-owned financial services firm founded in 1937. Headquartered in Chicago, with offices around the world, we serve clients through a personal, custom approach to reaching financial goals and acting as a force for social good. With capabilities spanning Private Capital & Currency, Capital Markets & Investment Banking, and Advisory Services, we invest in what matters: our clients, our communities and our culture. We are proud of our employee-owned culture, built on collaboration and shared success, empowering our professionals to develop meaningful relationships, pursue growth opportunities and make a lasting impact for our clients and communities. Mesirow has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Chicago by Crain's Chicago Business multiple times and is one of Barron's Top 100 RIA firms.

Mesirow Currency is seeking a motivated Software Engineer to help develop our proprietary systems. This is a high growth, high visibility area with plenty of opportunities to enhance your skillset and build your career. Your work will have immediate, tangible impact: the systems you support are critical to our daily business operations. You will work alongside experienced engineers and business stakeholders, taking ownership of well-scoped features while building your knowledge of our systems and the currency-management business.

Responsibilities:

• Own delivery of features and enhancements to our portfolio management and trading systems while also solving for changing business needs


• Develop and maintain reliable, performant production applications, with attention to correctness and maintainability


• Participate in an agile team dynamic; own testing through test automation, drive DevOps capabilities and CI/CD across environments.


• Leverage authorized AI tools to improve SDLC velocity and increase system reliability.


• Contribute to code reviews, refactoring, and improvements informed by testing, performance measurements, and production feedback


• Investigate and resolve application issues, collaborating with other engineers on complex problems

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.


• Experience in application development and testing in C# or equivalent


• Hands-on experience with modern front-end frameworks such as React


• Experience in designing and building APIs


• Solid understanding of relational databases


• Knowledge of observability; monitoring, logging, and alerting


• DevOps experience, Git-based workflows and CI/CD


• Self-starter with strong ownership, problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.


• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into practical solutions and work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Nice to Have:

• Experience in the Financial Services industry


• Solid understanding of the .NET stack


• Experience working in an Azure environment

In accordance with the Illinois Pay Transparency Law, the anticipated hiring base salary for the role will be between $110,000 and $150,000 per year. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, also provides the opportunity for a performance based bonus and the Mesirow benefit program.

EOE

Equal Opportunity Employer

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