Software Development Engineer

Software Development Engineer page is loaded## Software Development Engineerlocations: Office - New Yorktime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R11464**Job Summary:**The Software Development Engineer role on our Trading & Risk Management Systems (TRMS) team focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining software components that support financial risk analytics and reporting. You will contribute to applications and services that process market, position, and reference data and help enable risk calculations such as sensitivities/Greeks, VaR, PFE, and XVA.This role emphasizes continuous learning, collaboration across product, quant, and engineering teams, and disciplined software engineering practices. As you grow in the role, you will take on more design responsibilities, improve system components, and influence best practices. Successful engineers demonstrate strong problem-solving ability, clear communication, solid coding habits, and a collaborative team mindset.**Responsibilities:**· Develop, enhance, and maintain software applications and services used in risk workflows and data processing.· Collaborate with product managers, quants, and engineering peers to clarify requirements and translate them into functioning code.· Participate in design discussions and propose improvements that support scalability, performance, and maintainability.· Build and maintain integrations and pipelines for trade, position, and market data.· Write unit and integration tests and contribute to overall code quality and reliability.· Perform troubleshooting and root-cause analysis to resolve defects and improve system stability.· Assist in story creation, effort estimation, and delivery planning within an Agile environment.· Document implementation details, design decisions, and APIs to support knowledge sharing and maintainability.· Support CI/CD processes, build pipelines, and release activities.**Required Skills:**· Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.· Proficiency in Python or another modern object-oriented language (Java, C#, C++, etc.).· Ability to learn quickly and apply new concepts in data-driven or computational problem spaces.· Exposure to or basic experience with APIs, microservices, or backend service development.· Familiarity with version control tools such as Git and comfort participating in code reviews.· Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.· Good written and verbal communication skills; ability to work effectively with cross-functional partners.· Interest in financial markets or risk management concepts is a plus but not required—domain training is provided.· Experience with automated testing, CI/CD workflows, or cloud environments is a plus, not a must.**Education and Experience:**· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience.· 2+ years of professional software development experience (financial services experience is a bonus, not a requirement).· Experience working on data-intensive, distributed, or mission-critical systems is a plus but not expected at entry level.**Salary Range**$115,119.60 - $148,350.00*This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k), PTO, parental leave, and medical leave, STD/LTD insurance benefits. Clearwater Analytics is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.*Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to still apply! You may be just what we're looking for. #J-18808-Ljbffr