Senior Software Developer

Cambridge Associates - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

Cambridge Associates is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join its development team in New York. This role involves designing and developing mission-critical software solutions that support business processes, analytical capabilities, and reporting for both internal customers and clients. The position offers a growth-oriented environment with opportunities to work on exciting projects using technologies such as Java, .NET, and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the software engineering team in the Financial Industry (Asset Management or Investment Advisory).
• Design, develop, and implement .NET or Java applications to support business requirements.
• Follow approved software development life cycle methodologies in an agile environment (Scrum, Kanban).
• Support the creation of design documents and perform hands-on coding and testing with minimal oversight.
• Resolve technical issues through debugging, research, and investigation.
• Create unit tests based on desired behavior that has business value.
• Analyze business requirements and user needs to provide feedback on functional and non-functional requirements.
• Participate in planning activities and collaborate with development teams to deliver quality software.
• Ensure that documented standards, processes, and procedures are followed.
• Promote and perform development work consistent with industry standards and best practices.
• Perform unit testing and support test automation.
• Apply continuous integration and continuous delivery techniques applicable to on-Prem or on-Cloud architectures.
• Participate in peer code reviews and provide inputs from experience and best practices.
• Support the systems once they are operational.
• Write excellent documentation explaining application/service functionality and features.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Strong CS fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and complexity analysis.
• Strong object-oriented design and coding using C#, .NET Core, or Java.
• Experienced in cloud computing (AWS preferred).
• Experienced in modern architectural design patterns (REST, MVC, ORM, RDMS, etc.).
• Experienced in object-oriented design patterns and multi-threading concepts.
• Experience working with relational database engines like SQL Server and ability to write advanced SQL queries and code.
• Experienced in Test Driven Development (Unit Testing, TDD) style development.
• Experienced in building and maintaining batch jobs, micro-service components, and real-time architectures.

Nice-to-haves

• Experienced in BDD, continuous integration, and lean delivery.
• Familiarity with business intelligence and analytics platforms (e.g., Tableau, Microsoft PowerBI).
• Familiarity with data science platforms/tools (e.g., Python or R).
• Experienced with data integration solutions like Microsoft SSIS or AWS services like DMS and Glue.

Benefits

• Growth-oriented environment with exciting projects.
• Opportunities for professional development and learning.