Python Developer-Manager-State Street Global Advisors

Company profile

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is the investment management division of State Street Corporation and world’s fourth largest asset manager with nearly $4.14 trillion in assets under management. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients. From technology to product innovation we’re making our mark on the financial services industry.

About Business Line

Austin project is a customized SSGA solution and integrating them with CRD system. Charles River (CRD) is a common trading application facilitates the portfolio managers for portfolio construction, order creation and order execution of multiple asset classes. Austin application is to automate the investment decisions based on the portfolio manager priorities to suggest the trades based on the market trend, benchmark setup and investment flows of the clients. It also extends the work in the Bank Loan Product which is a new strategy in the SSGA investment solutions.

Key Responsibilities & Experience Range

The ideal candidate will be:

• Individual contributor in Python development of the investment algorithms which is complex with extensive data analysis and processing
• Convert business requirements to technical solutions
• Design, Development and Release the Python and backend code
• Contribute in Java coding, Unix shell scripts, ETL data transfer and data analysis in the backend
• Handle the Python distributed execution in Linux environment
• Lead the Cloud migration efforts in AWS
• Review and support peer deliverables
• Provide technical support in analyzing production issues L3/L4 to ensure the uninterrupted services to the business
• Be a technical mentor for the junior team members

Effective collaboration with the Boston, Business counterparts and other application teams

 Skills & Knowledge

Qualification & Certifications

• 6+ years of experience in software development
• Good Problem solving & analytical skills
• Good communication skills

• BE or any equivalent educational qualification in Computer Science background

Primary Skills (Must Have)

• Proven strong programming experience in Python programming
• Have excellent data processing experience in Python
• Good experience in Java & Unix Shell scripts
• Development and build tools (GIT, Jenkins, Maven, etc.)
• Experience in Technology migration projects including Cloud migration

Secondary Skills (Good to Have)

• Experience working in ETL tools
• Agile Practice
• Release Management

USP of the Role

SSGA is looking for a Strong Python candidate with 8+ of experience contributed in Development and Maintenance of large scale finance applications. The candidate will work in core investment decision algorithms in Austin project developed in Python and managed in Linux platform as a distributed process. Candidate should have experience working in ETL, Linux environment and worked on scheduled jobs. IT deliverables include technical design (high level & low level), estimation, development, deployment and technical support. The candidate should also have been part of cloud and other migration projects.