PanAgora
Sr. Developer, Trading Technology
PanAgora, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Company Overview
Founded in 1989, PanAgora (Greek for across marketplace) Asset Management is a premier provider of investment solutions spanning most major asset classes and risk ranges. We seek to provide investment solutions using sophisticated quantitative techniques that incorporate fundamental insights and vast amounts of market information. While PanAgora's investment strategies are highly systematic in nature, the processes deployed within these strategies are built and overseen by talented professionals with significant and diverse investment experience. Innovative research plays a central role in our investment philosophy and process, and is an essential component of our firm's ability to deliver attractive investment solutions. Investment teams are organized into an Equity Strategies group and a Multi Asset Strategies group. Most investment team members are engaged in original research using fundamental intuition, market intelligence, modern finance and scientific methods.
We are committed to providing clients with reliable investment processes, consistent performance, transparency, and access to our investment resources. Our client base is comprised of institutional investors across the globe, including public & private retirement funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments & foundations, and sub-advisory mandates.
Summary
The Software Developer will focus on developing, enhancing, and supporting proprietary Strategic Applications for the Trading and Compliance teams. These efforts will entail requirements gathering, consensus building, head-down development, vendor product integration, and transition management. This role entails the use of vendor APIs, structured programming & task management, unit & integration testing, as well as reporting [does it go before delivery?] delivery reporting.
Embedded within a team of end users, he/she/they will develop and maintain a proprietary set of tools to manage the implementation of PanAgora's strategies. The ideal candidate will enjoy working directly with business users to create and enhance current tools, in a dynamic, fast-paced, best practices investment environment.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Build, enhance & support strategic proprietary tools, as a primary role;Facilitate integration testing of 3rd party tools & data, as demand requires;Provide tactical support of business-oriented services, as a secondary role;Manage daily morning production process to establish the start-of-day trade-ready state;Apply a formal development approach to this critical production environment is an underlying tenant.Essential Skills:
Knowledge of Microsoft-based technologies, including strong SQL, C#, and WPF experience is required.At least 7 years of Application Development experience is strongly preferred; extensive relevant experience in lieu of a degree will be considered.Experience with Git or other source code control system is required.Strong understanding, and experience developing Investment Management systems is preferred.5+ years of Investment Management relevant experience is preferred.Knowledge of Agile development methodologies preferred.Strong business analysis capabilities, and excellent application development & database skills.Energized by a fast-paced environment, yet able to be methodical & deliberate.Ability to troubleshoot & problem-solve, and is detail driven.Ability to manage multiple tasks at once.Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.Collaborates, drawing others into the work at hand.Works well in a collaborative team environment.
**PanAgora is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to job applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, sex, marital status, color, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, pregnancy, ancestry or sexual orientation. PanAgora is committed to maintaining an environment that is free from discrimination as well as adhering to applicable federal and state laws.
Founded in 1989, PanAgora (Greek for across marketplace) Asset Management is a premier provider of investment solutions spanning most major asset classes and risk ranges. We seek to provide investment solutions using sophisticated quantitative techniques that incorporate fundamental insights and vast amounts of market information. While PanAgora's investment strategies are highly systematic in nature, the processes deployed within these strategies are built and overseen by talented professionals with significant and diverse investment experience. Innovative research plays a central role in our investment philosophy and process, and is an essential component of our firm's ability to deliver attractive investment solutions. Investment teams are organized into an Equity Strategies group and a Multi Asset Strategies group. Most investment team members are engaged in original research using fundamental intuition, market intelligence, modern finance and scientific methods.
We are committed to providing clients with reliable investment processes, consistent performance, transparency, and access to our investment resources. Our client base is comprised of institutional investors across the globe, including public & private retirement funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments & foundations, and sub-advisory mandates.
Summary
The Software Developer will focus on developing, enhancing, and supporting proprietary Strategic Applications for the Trading and Compliance teams. These efforts will entail requirements gathering, consensus building, head-down development, vendor product integration, and transition management. This role entails the use of vendor APIs, structured programming & task management, unit & integration testing, as well as reporting [does it go before delivery?] delivery reporting.
Embedded within a team of end users, he/she/they will develop and maintain a proprietary set of tools to manage the implementation of PanAgora's strategies. The ideal candidate will enjoy working directly with business users to create and enhance current tools, in a dynamic, fast-paced, best practices investment environment.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Build, enhance & support strategic proprietary tools, as a primary role;Facilitate integration testing of 3rd party tools & data, as demand requires;Provide tactical support of business-oriented services, as a secondary role;Manage daily morning production process to establish the start-of-day trade-ready state;Apply a formal development approach to this critical production environment is an underlying tenant.Essential Skills:
Knowledge of Microsoft-based technologies, including strong SQL, C#, and WPF experience is required.At least 7 years of Application Development experience is strongly preferred; extensive relevant experience in lieu of a degree will be considered.Experience with Git or other source code control system is required.Strong understanding, and experience developing Investment Management systems is preferred.5+ years of Investment Management relevant experience is preferred.Knowledge of Agile development methodologies preferred.Strong business analysis capabilities, and excellent application development & database skills.Energized by a fast-paced environment, yet able to be methodical & deliberate.Ability to troubleshoot & problem-solve, and is detail driven.Ability to manage multiple tasks at once.Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.Collaborates, drawing others into the work at hand.Works well in a collaborative team environment.
**PanAgora is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to job applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, sex, marital status, color, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, pregnancy, ancestry or sexual orientation. PanAgora is committed to maintaining an environment that is free from discrimination as well as adhering to applicable federal and state laws.