SOFTWARE ENGINEER
SAN FRANCISCO – GLOBAL INVESTMENT MANAGER
J Harlan Group is currently conducting a search for a talented Software Engineer to join the Credit Technology team in the San Francisco Office of a prominent Global Investment Manager.
The ideal candidate will have excellent technical skills, a passion for understanding the business, and a track record as a talented application developer working on mission critical applications. You will examine complex business and technology problems, and work closely with the business, your team and other technologists within the firm to ensure the best systems outcome.While an understanding of credit, fixed income or some other finance related domain is preferred, they will teach you the business if you are willing to learn, but you need to be a creative problem solver and a cultural fit. This is a unique opportunity to bring technical innovation to an interesting and fast paced business in which the client is an industry leader. You will work in a fast-paced environment with some of the best people in the industry.
Principal Responsibilities
The ideal candidate would have a background:
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
Successful candidates are:
Analytic and relentless in pursuit of the right answer
Strong communicators who excel at rapid synthesis
Able to demonstrate sound business judgment
Able to digest complexity while maintaining an understanding of the “big picture” of business needs
Team players who are energized by a collaborative enterprise
An individual who loves solving deep and complex technical and business problems and wants to have an outsized impact with the services/ products they deliver. An individual with a passion for windows technologies, high level of intellectual curiosity, a commitment to excellence and an unparalleled drive to deliver world-class services.
ABOUT THE CLIENT:
Our client is a leading global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including credit, private equity, energy, infrastructure and real estate, and, through its strategic manager partnerships, hedge funds. The firm aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and driving growth and value creation with their portfolio companies. They invest their own capital alongside its partners' capital and provides financing solutions and investment opportunities through its capital markets business.
The talent and dedication of their people is critical to their success. They offer an opportunity for developing one’s professional career while working with individuals trained in a variety of disciplines in a collegial and dynamic environment. They offer a broad range of competitive benefits on a global basis.
They seek candidates who are high-energy self-starters who want to join an investment management firm on the leading edge of the global markets. The management team needs individuals of the highest professional caliber who are leaders, problem solvers, analytic, detail-oriented, and entrepreneurial. Everyone at the firm works side-by-side with the firm’s senior management in a highly collaborative and charged environment.
Successful candidates are:
The firm’s employees maintain the highest professional and ethical standards. The firm has earned a reputation for honesty, fair dealing, and transparency in a competitive industry. They believe that these standards are the foundation for superior investment performance and are critical to delivering performance to clients