Staff Engineer, Credit Technology

Ares Management Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and vision

Dental plans

401(k) with company match

Flexible Spending Accounts

HSA with company contribution

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

EAP

Commuter benefits

Mental health app

Wellbeing app

Financial wellness benefit

New parent leave

Adoption assistance

Emergency backup care

Matching gift program

Education sponsorship

Job summary

Ares Management Corporation in New York seeks an Associate Vice President, Senior Full Stack Engineer to design, develop, and deliver technology solutions powering the firm’s global credit platform. You will work hands-on across front-end, back-end, data, and API layers, partnering with Credit Engineering and product teams to enable scalable, secure, and resilient investment workflows.

The role requires strong full‑stack expertise, cloud-native architectures, microservices, and experience with

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• 5–8 years software engineering experience delivering enterprise applications.
• Experience operating within Agile software development organizations.
• Experience mentoring developers or providing technical leadership across initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on software engineering across front-end, backend, integration, and data layers; build and maintain APIs and services.
• Partner with VP on architecture, system design, and technology decisions; contribute to roadmaps and modernization.
• Develop capabilities across credit deal management, portfolio management, analytics, and reporting platforms.
• Build cloud-native applications using Kubernetes and cloud services; enable observability and reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and design feedback; collaborate with product and business stakeholders.

Skills

Java/Python

React/TypeScript

APIs

Microservices

Databases

Cloud-native

Kubernetes

DevOps

Performance tuning

Technical leadership

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

DealCloud

Allvue

Job description

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

Ares is seeking an Associate Vice President, Senior Full Stack Engineer to support the design, development, and delivery of technology solutions powering the firm’s global credit investment platform. Reporting to the VP, Credit Engineering Lead, this role will serve as a senior individual contributor within the Credit Technology Engineering team, responsible for building scalable applications, APIs, data services, and platform capabilities across the credit investment lifecycle, including deal origination, underwriting, portfolio monitoring, risk management, and investment analytics. This is a highly hands-on engineering role. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute directly to software development while partnering with the Credit Engineering Lead on technical design, implementation standards, platform modernization, and software delivery best practices. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience building enterprise‑grade applications within financial services environments, withexpertisein modern full‑stack development, cloud‑native architectures, microservices, data platforms, messaging systems, and software engineering best practices. Experience supporting credit investment, lending, portfolio management, or alternative asset management platforms is strongly preferred. This individual will collaborate closely with Product Management, Credit Investment Professionals, Portfolio Management teams, Investment Operations, Data & AI teams, and broader Investment Technology stakeholders to deliver scalable, resilient, and high‑performing technology solutions that support the firm’s growing credit business.

Reporting relationships

Reports to: VP, Credit Engineering Lead, New York

Supervises: No direct reports initially; may provide technical mentorship and project leadership to junior engineers.

Primary functions & responsibilities

• Hands-On Software Engineering Design, develop, test, deploy, and support software solutions supporting credit investment workflows. Contribute across front-end, backend, integration, and data layers. Build andmaintainAPIs, services, and user‑facing applications supporting investment workflows. Participate actively in code reviews, design reviews, troubleshooting, and production support activities. Drive implementation of scalable and maintainable software solutions aligned with engineering standards.
• Technical Design & Solution Architecture Partner with the VP, Credit Engineering Lead on architecture, system design, and technology decisions. Design application components supporting distributed and microservices‑based architectures. Contribute to technical roadmaps and platform modernization initiatives. Evaluatenew technologies, frameworks, and development patterns. Ensure solutions meet requirements for scalability, performance, resiliency, security, and maintainability.
• Application Development & Technology Delivery Develop capabilities across credit deal management platforms, portfolio management solutions, credit analytics platforms, workflow automation solutions, investment data services and APIs, and reporting and analytics platforms. Support technology solutions for deal sourcing and pipeline management, underwriting workflows, investment committee processes, portfolio monitoring, risk analytics, investment reporting, and investment data management. Work with the Credit EngineeringLeadto break down technical deliverables, estimate work, and execute delivery plans.
• Cloud & Platform Engineering Build and deploy applicationsutilizingcloud-native technologies. Implement containerizedsolutionsleveragingKubernetes and cloud platform services. Develop platform observability, logging, monitoring, and operational support capabilities. Support modernization initiatives focused on automation, scalability, resiliency, and operational efficiency.
• Integration & Event-Driven Architecture Design and develop APIs and integration services. Build solutionsutilizingmessaging, event streaming, and asynchronous processing patterns. Support integration across investment platforms, reporting platforms, operational systems, and enterprise data environments. Partner with Data & AI teams to support high‑quality data flows, analytics, and reporting capabilities.
• Software Development Lifecycle & Engineering Excellence Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle. Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, release management processes, and deployment standards. Maintainhigh standardsfor code quality, testing, documentation, and operational support. Support implementation of DevOps practices, engineering controls, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Technical Leadership & Collaboration Mentor Associate and Analyst software engineers through code reviews, design guidance, and technical coaching. Serve as a senior technical contributor across development initiatives. Collaborate closely with Product Management, Investment Technology, and business stakeholders. Promote engineering excellence, ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement across the team.

qualifications

Education: BS in Computer Science or related field is required. Advanced degree preferred.

Experience Required

• 5-8 years of software engineering experience delivering enterprise applications.
• Experience contributing to large‑scale software delivery initiatives.
• Experience developing software solutions within complex business environments.
• Experience operating within Agile software development organizations.
• Experience collaborating with cross‑functional technical and business teams.
• Experience supporting production applications and participating in operational support activities.
• Financial services experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting investment management, capital markets, lending, credit, or alternative asset management platforms preferred.
• Experience mentoring developers or providing technical leadership across development initiatives.

General Requirements

• Advanced proficiency in Java/Python and modern backend development frameworks.
• Strong proficiency in React and TypeScript.
• Strong experience with relational and non-relational databases.
• Strong understanding of APIs, integration patterns, and service-oriented architectures.
• Strong understanding of microservices and distributed systems.
• Experience implementing event-driven architectures.
• Experience with messaging and streaming technologies.
• Experience with cloud-native application development.
• Experience utilizing Kubernetes and containerized platforms.
• Strong understanding of software design patterns and engineering best practices.
• Experience with SDLC, CI/CD, automated testing, and DevOps tooling.
• Strong debugging, performance tuning, and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Strong focus on maintainability, quality, documentation, and operational excellence.
• Strong technical communication skills.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design feedback, and technical guidance.
• Ability to influence technical decisions through subject matter expertise.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, product, and business teams.
• Strong ownership mentality, accountability, and delivery focus.
• Familiarity with DealCloud, or other pipeline management systems, credit systems such as Allvue. WSO is a big plus.

Reporting Relationships Global Head of Investment Technology Compensation

The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance‑based bonus. Note, the range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant qualifications specific to the role. $200,000 - $215,000

Benefits

• Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans
• 401(k) program with company match
• Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA)
• Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution
• Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit
• Access to a world-class medical advisory team
• Mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry
• Mindfulness and wellbeing app
• Financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor
• New parent leave
• Reproductive and adoption assistance
• Emergency backup care
• Matching gift program
• Education sponsorship program
• and much more.

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure asset classes. We seek to provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for our stakeholders and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of March 31, 2026, Ares Management's global platform had approximately $644 billion of assets under management(1) with more than 4,400 employees operating across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

For more information, please visit www.aresmgmt.com.

Ares Management LLC (together with its related operating and administrative subsidiaries, “Ares Management”) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, creed, sex, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, status regarding public assistance, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, gender identity and expression, transgender status, genetic information, status as unemployed, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Ares Management will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. (1) As of March 31, 2026. AUM amounts include funds managed by Ivy Hill Asset Management, LP., a wholly owned portfolio company of Ares Capital Corporation and registered investment adviser.