Lead Development Manager - Fixed Income Portfolio Management

Nuveen is seeking an experienced Lead Development Manager to join our CLO Portfolio Management Technology team. In this role, you will design, build, test, and support mission‑critical applications that directly serve portfolio managers, traders, and other investment professionals. You will bring deep technical expertise in Python‑based backend development, cloud‑native architecture, and CI/CD practices, combined with a strong understanding of CLO structures, Bank Loans, or broader Fixed Income securities. This is a hands‑on engineering role with a leadership dimension, requiring you to guide development best practices, engage directly with senior stakeholders, and translate complex financial workflows into scalable, production‑grade software. The Senior Full Stack Developer will serve as a technical anchor on the team, taking ownership of both individual contributions and the quality of work delivered by the broader development group. Key Responsibilities and Duties Software Design and Development: Lead the design, development, and delivery of full stack applications, with primary responsibility for backend Python services and RESTful APIs deployed as AWS Lambda functions, containerized workloads, or EC2‑hosted services. Work will span the full development lifecycle, from architecture and implementation through testing, deployment, and ongoing support, in alignment with established SDLC standards and organizational guidelines. CI/CD and DevOps Ownership: Own and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins or CloudBees, ensuring reliable, repeatable delivery across development, staging, and production environments. Enforce branching strategies, code review workflows, and release management practices using GitLab and Git, and contribute to infrastructure management using Terraform. Stakeholder Engagement and Requirements Translation: Engage directly with senior investment professionals, including portfolio managers and traders, to clarify requirements, surface constraints, and communicate technical tradeoffs in business‑relevant language. Translate CLO portfolio management workflows, Bank Loan lifecycles, and Fixed Income operational needs into well‑structured, maintainable software components. Technical Leadership and Code Quality: Serve as a technical anchor for the team, conducting code reviews, establishing development standards, and mentoring other developers. Monitor delivered work to ensure it meets functional goals and quality benchmarks, and proactively identify and resolve issues across environments. Agile Participation: Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives. Maintain a well‑prioritized product backlog, provide accurate effort estimates, and support on‑time, within‑budget delivery. Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation covering architecture decisions, API specifications, data models, and operational runbooks, in accordance with SDLC and organizational standards. AI‑Assisted Development: Leverage AI‑assisted development tools such as Amazon Q, GitHub Copilot, or Kiro to accelerate delivery and improve code quality, and encourage adoption of these tools across the team. Qualifications 5 Years Required; 7 Years Preferred University (Degree), Preferred Bachelor's Degree (Additional Education Requirements) Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work University (Degree) (Preferred Education) Required Skills 5+ years hands‑on experience in Python development for production environments, including the design and delivery of Microservices and RESTful APIs. Demonstrated experience managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, CloudBees, or a comparable tool is required. This includes pipeline configuration, build automation, deployment orchestration, and environment promotion strategies. Experience with Docker for containerization and Terraform for infrastructure as code is required. 3+ years of experience using GitLab for source control and code review, and Jira for Agile project and issue tracking, is required. Proficiency with relational databases including PostgreSQL, Oracle, or a comparable RDBMS platform is required, with the ability to write complex queries, joins, stored procedures, and both DML and DDL statements. CLOs and Fixed Income Experience: Working with CLO structures, Bank Loans, or Fixed Income securities within an Asset Management or institutional finance context is required. Candidates should have a practical understanding of CLO lifecycle events such as ramp‑up, reinvestment, and wind‑down periods, loan settlement and payment mechanics, and how these workflows drive technology requirements. This domain knowledge is essential, not supplementary, as the systems built directly support investment decision‑making. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with senior investment professionals, translating technical concepts into business‑relevant language and facilitating productive discussions around requirements and tradeoffs. Working knowledge of core AWS services is required, including EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, and KMS. Candidates should understand cloud networking fundamentals, least‑privilege access patterns, and secure infrastructure operations. Preferred Skills Experience with Java as a secondary language is a plus but not required. Experience with Apache Airflow on AWS is a plus. Experience working within Asset Management technology, with familiarity with portfolio management systems, order management systems, or related platforms. 3+ years of experience supporting Fixed Income securities or portfolio management workflows, with an understanding of CLOs, structured products. Experience with front‑end development using React or Angular, contributing to full stack delivery across the user interface and backend services. Familiarity with additional AWS services such as ELB, EKS, Glacier, or other managed services relevant to scalable financial systems. Related Skills Agile Methodology Continuous Integration and Deployment Data Analysis Debugging DevOps Enterprise Application Integration Operating Systems Management Problem Solving Programming Software Development Software Development Life Cycle Web Application Development Benefits and Total Rewards The organization is committed to making financial well‑being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well‑being of our associates. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work‑life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well‑being. To learn more about your benefits, please review our Benefits Summary. Base Pay Range: $134,000/yr - $183,000/yr Equal Opportunity We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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