Lead Software Developer (Financial Research)

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality, high-performance, scalable applications using best practices and the latest generation of technologies
• Mentor and work with a skilled team while shaping the future of our products
• Work collaboratively with product and technical stakeholders to understand and clarify requirements
• Provide recommendations for proposed solutions
• Review and validate solution designs from other team members

Perform design, debug, and performance analysis on solutions

• Provide technical leadership to a team throughout a project lifecycle
• Follow Agile best practices effectively and actively participate in all scrum ceremonies.
• Respond to and resolve production issues
• Be part of a culture of continuous learning and improvement of both the team and codebase

Requirements

• Experience using object-oriented design principles and building backend applications with REST APIs
• Experience with Terraform or other infrastructure as code technologies
• Great organizational and time-management skills, including an ability to estimate project completion times
• Ability to take complex technical concepts and communicate to non-technical audience

Key Responsibilities

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A minimum of 6+ years of full stack development experience on enterprise web applications.
• Proficient in frontend development using

React/Typescript

Proficient in backend development using

Python

• Fluency in the AWS infrastructure for delivering web applications: API Gateway, Lambda, Cognito, CloudFront, S3.
• Proficient in SQL and developing solutions using relational databases such as MySQL.

Experience with Git and continuous integration environments

Experience with code pipelines such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or AWS CodePipline

Experience with frontend and backend unit testing methodologies

Proficient with software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies like Agile

CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) designation with hands-on experience in financial equity research is a strong plus, providing domain expertise in financial statement analysis, valuation, and investment research that translates directly into more informed design of CFRA's research and analytics platforms

Excellent analytical and communication skills are essential, with strong verbal and writing proficiencies

Ability to juggle multiple projects, tasks, and deadlines

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Engineering is required

Benefits

• 21 days of Vacation
• 8 Sick Days
• 1 paid volunteer day
• 11 - 13 Holidays a year
• Health Insurance
• Company paid Life & Disability Insurance

Competitive Pay

Annual Performance Bonus