Charles River Technical Analyst

Charles River Analyst

Apex Systems currently has an immediate opening for a Charles River Analyst in the greater Baltimore area with one of our larger Financial clients. The analyst would be apart of a team that is employing new technology paradigms such as cloud computing, lightweight microservices, and distributed and non-relational databases to deliver elastically scalable, globally distributed and highly resilient software services. In addition, they are utilizing capabilities such as low-touch and high-touch workflows intelligently augmented with data-driven algorithms to compound on the creativity and ingenuity of our investors.

Core Capabilities & Attributes:

• High achiever who combines ambition with humility and is happy to let their performance do the talking.
• Demonstrable passion for technology (e.g. personal projects, open-source involvement) while using their problem solving capabilities to deliver solutions utilizing a top end engineering approach
• Craftsman-like approach to building software; takes pride in engineering excellence and instills these values in others
• Focused on delivering value to the business with relentless efforts to improve process
• Exceptional technology skills; recognized by your peers as an expert in your domain
• A proponent of strong collaborative software engineering techniques and methods: agile development, continuous integration, code review or pairing, unit testing, refactoring and related approaches
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to establish and maintain a close working relationship with Portfolio Managers, Research Analysts, Traders, Support Personnel, other engineers, and senior business people alike

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Order Management and Charles River products
• Involved in a Charles River upgrade
• Experience in front office software development with an Asset Manager, Hedge Fund or Investment Bank
• Advanced Computer Science, Math or Financial Engineering degree
• A solid understanding of tradeable financial instruments (securities, derivatives) and capital markets
• Experience building containerized applications and deploying to public or private clouds, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or similar providers.
• Experience using AWS services like lambdas, EC2 instances, ECS clusters, and step functions
• Strong knowledge of one or more relevant database technologies e.g. SQL Server, Sybase, DyanomoDb, Postgres
• Open source involvement such as a well-curated blog, accepted contribution, or community presence

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong academic record and a degree with high mathematical and computing content e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or Physics from a leading university.
• 8+ years of progressive software engineering experience
• Expert knowledge in one or more programming language(s) – C#/Python/Java
• Proficient on Linux platforms with knowledge of various scripting languages
• Familiarity with a variety of programming styles (e.g. OO, functional) and in-depth knowledge of design patterns
• Strong Test-Driven Development and desire to write simple, adaptive and iterative code
• Enthusiastic embrace of DevOps culture and collaborative software engineering
• Experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced, Agile team environment
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to establish and maintain a close working relationship with Portfolio Managers, Traders, Support Personnel, other engineers, and senior business people alike