Software Engineer - Risk Tools Technology

The Role 

We are seeking a talented technologist to join us as a member of our Risk Technology team. Technology within Risk is split into three areas: Infrastructure, Applications and Tactical. The Applications team within risk is responsible for building and enhancing our Risk Portal – a web application that provides real time risk data and analytics to our portfolio managers.

What you’ll do 

The Software Engineer will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining enhancements to the current risk portal web interface. You will work with the Risk technology team to create and deploy new applications and features for the risk portal. You will build components that will allow users to configure and visualize reports in innovative ways. The ideal candidate is passionate about the creating a seamless application from front to back and a mindset of using the best modern technologies to help solve business problems.

What you’ll bring

What you need:

• Experience with UI/UX/React development
• Javascript development experience
• Exposure to the latest web development technology – React, ES6+, Typescript, etc.
• Experience with REST-based API development
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong ownership experience and a track record of delivering results

We’d love if you had:

• Experience with Linux servers
• Experience working within financial services
• Experience and knowledge of:
  • Cloud services such as AWS
  • Containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
  • DevOps methodologies such as CI/CD and build automation

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 D&I 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.