Job Description:

About Us

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About the Role

The Investment Research Technology team is responsible for providing solutions that further investment dialog. As a global firm, investment professionals from all geographies collaborate on investment ideas and decisions, and this research and dialog must be readily discovered and delivered to interested investors. We are seeking candidates for a Lead Software Engineer who can work closely with members of Wellington's business users as well as other members of technology teams such as Business Analysts and QA engineers to implement solutions that meet business requirements. This role is part of the technology team that supports research and collaboration for Wellington investment professionals. This role will be primarily focused on building out our research platforms and models, ESG & sustainability initiatives, and research data management capabilities. In addition, the role supports highly customized homegrown solutions and vendor products.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the delivery of high-quality business solutions, including participating in architecture, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and support




• Work with business teams, project managers and systems analysts to review and qualify business requirements, functional specifications, use cases, and test plans




• Participate in creation of new prototypes and develop new software components based on functional specifications across the full stack - services, web and mobile clients, infrastructure, and back-end




• Coordinate with analyst teams and vendors to execute test plans and provide support during user acceptance testing




• Modify and enhance existing systems to incorporate new functionality and to optimize them for performance




• Author technical design and support documentation

QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated experience designing and developing web applications and services using JavaScript or other relevant enterprise technologies (e.g., Java, .Net)




• Demonstrated experience designing and developing complex web services using REST, TypeScript, JavaScript/NodeJS, Jest, Java, or related technologies




• Familiarity with developing web applications using HTML5, CSS or modern UI frameworks such as React or Angular




• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a non-technical audience




• Excellent written and verbal communications skills




• Ability to manage conflicting priorities effectively




• Demonstrated ability to understand complex concepts and to learn quickly




• Ability and willingness to work effectively in a business-critical production environment




• Ability to work independently




• Ability and willingness to work in an energetic, fast-paced, team-oriented environment




• Experience developing applications with cloud technologies, preferably AWS




• Experience developing with Python




• Demonstrated understanding of modern source control, artifact, and deployment management tools, such as Git, Artifactory or Jenkins CI




• Intermediate-level experience with SQL




• Experience with various software development methodologies, such as Agile

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That's ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at GMWTalentOperations@wellington.com.

At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry. We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is:

USD 80,000 - 180,000

This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education. This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process.

Base salary is only one component of Wellington's total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/ or Incentives, if eligible. In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally. Examples of our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts and commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back-up childcare, tuition/CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)

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