Associate Director, Software Engineering

S&P Global

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Work type: On-site
Location: New York, NYPrinceton, NJ
Salary: $110,000–$200,000 / yr
Posted: 57 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Jul 6, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About S&P Global

S&P Global delivers Essential Intelligence® that shapes decision making. We provide the world’s leading organizations with the right data, connected technologies and expertise they need to move ahead.

S&P Global currently has 39 open roles on FindRole.

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The Associate Director, Software Engineering joins the Fixed Income value stream to provide reliable, scalable, and auditable calculation engines for managing fixed income indices. This role involves designing and developing high-performance services for processing large-scale financial data while leading a team of engineers and quant-minded developers. Key responsibilities include architecting systems that balance latency, throughput, and correctness, while implementing end-to-end data lineage, reconciliation, and anomaly detection. The candidate must utilize programming languages such as Java, C#, Python, or Scala, alongside frameworks like SpringBoot and JPA. Technical requirements include expertise in distributed systems, microservices, cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, and databases including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Cassandra. The work focuses on modernizing systems to align with emerging industry standards for index production and analytics.

Skills

Java C# Python Scala SpringBoot JPA AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform PostgreSQL MongoDB Cassandra SQL NoSQL Docker Kubernetes OpenShift CI/CD Jenkins GitLab CI Azure DevOps Distributed Systems Microservices

What you'll do

Design and develop high-performance calculation engines and services for processing large-scale fixed income financial data.
Architect and oversee calculation engines for index production while balancing latency, throughput, cost, and correctness.
Implement end-to-end data lineage, reconciliation, anomaly detection, reproducibility, auditability, and versioning across analytics models.
Lead and grow a team of engineers and quant-minded developers by setting expectations on technical quality and rigor.
Mentor junior developers through knowledge sharing and pair programming to foster technical growth.
Lead initiatives to modernize existing systems and implement new technologies to improve performance and maintainability.
Drive technical excellence by participating in code reviews, architecture discussions, and establishing best practices for system reliability.

What we're looking for

10+ years of software development experience with Java, C#, Python, or Scala.
Strong experience with distributed systems, distributed caches, and microservices architecture patterns using SpringBoot and JPA.
Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
Extensive experience with SQL and NoSQL database technologies, including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Cassandra.
Demonstrated expertise in fixed income system design and instrument analytics.
Solid understanding of Agile development methodologies and the product development lifecycle.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
Experience in financial services, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and performance optimization (preferred).

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