Lead Software Engineer, PORT

The Role 

We are seeking a highly qualified and talented technologist to join us and lead a subset of our Portfolio Management Technology Team. The Portfolio Management team at Schonfeld is tasked with creating a platform that serves as the golden data source for post trade operational data - near real-time positions, start-of-day position, end-of-day position, trades, executions and P&L. You will work with multiple internal and external stakeholders to improve our current products and applications as well as add to our offerings.

What you’ll do 

The Lead Software Engineer will be responsible for some of the many initiatives currently being embarked upon in the Portfolio Management team. You will work alongside the Portfolio Management Product Manager as well as the other Portfolio Management Leads to set the strategic direction and vision for our systems. As the Lead, you will be tasked with setting the technical direction for the team improving their overall productivity as well as supporting various ad-hoc stakeholder requests. You will evaluate our current technology environment – identify gaps, vulnerabilities and potential enhancements then design, architect and build new proprietary analytical and data systems.

What you’ll bring

What you need:

• Expertise in successfully designing, building and implementing real time Front Office or Back Office applications
• Experience leading small, highly technical development teams
• Proficiency in Java, AWS and messaging
• Strong architectural experience
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong executive presence – experience interacting with C-Suite and business stakeholders

We’d love if you had:

• Experience implementing portfolio management platforms
• Experience within buy side financial firms

Our culture

The firm’s ethos is embedded in our people. ‘Talent is our strategy’ is our mantra and drives how we approach all initiatives at the firm. We believe our success is because of our people, so putting our talent above all else is our top priority.

Schonfeld strives to create an environment where our people can thrive. We foster a teamwork-oriented, collaborative environment where ideas at any level are encouraged and shared. The development and advancement of our talent is honed through interactions with each other, learning & educational offerings, and through opportunities to make impactful contributions. In our agile environment, engineers are expected to self-organize and collaborate on the best way to solve problems, and they are collectively responsible for the entire team's delivery. Engineering teams are small and cross-functional, and value learning and knowledge sharing.

At Schonfeld, we strive to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout all of our employees with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the forefront of this mission. As a firm we are committed to creating a hiring process which is not only fair, but also welcoming and supportive. On a daily basis, our employees welcome diversity across identity, thought, people and views which serves as the foundation of our culture and success. You can learn more about our DEI initiatives here - Belonging @ Schonfeld.

Who we are

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is a multi-manager platform that invests its capital with Internal and Partner portfolio managers, primarily on an exclusive or semi-exclusive basis, across four trading strategies; quantitative, fundamental equity, tactical trading and discretionary macro & fixed income. We have created a unique structure to provide global portfolio managers with autonomy, flexibility and support to best enable them to maximize the value of their businesses.

Over the last 30 years, Schonfeld has successfully capitalized on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We have developed and invested heavily in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics and continue to capitalize on new opportunities. In 2021 we launched our newest strategy, discretionary macro & fixed income as part of the continual growth of Schonfeld’s investible universe. Our portfolio exposure has expanded across the Americas, Europe and Asia as well as multiple asset classes and products.