Senior Software Engineer, Equity Technology

Balyasny Asset Management

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Work type: On-site
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $175,000–$250,000 / yr
Posted: 124 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Balyasny Asset Management

Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) is a global multi-manager hedge fund offering diversified investment strategies across equities, macro, commodities, and systematic trading.

Balyasny Asset Management currently has 53 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Equity Technology

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The Senior Software Engineer – Equity Technology joins the Equity Technology team to build and support a suite of tools for the Fundamental Equities business. This role involves working with portfolio managers and quantitative researchers to deliver innovative software solutions across the investment lifecycle, including research, portfolio construction, and trading. You will design, develop, test, and deploy high-performance risk analytics services and user-facing applications. Key responsibilities include owning engineering designs for equity factor-risk analytics, developing validation and monitoring frameworks, and optimizing services for scalability. You will utilize C#/.NET, Python, gRPC, and React while leveraging Snowflake, ClickHouse, AWS, and MSSQL. The role requires balancing feasibility, stability, and performance to solve complex technical problems within the intersection of finance and technology.

What does a Software Engineer earn in New York?

Median $216000 from 270 postings across 57 companies.

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Skills

C# .NET Python React gRPC AWS Snowflake ClickHouse MSSQL Java Object-Oriented Programming Parallel Processing Service Architecture Data Management Risk Analytics Profiling

What you'll do

Design, develop, test, and deploy high-performance risk analytics services and user-facing applications.
Own the engineering design and implementation of features for equity factor-risk analytics services.
Develop robust validation, reconciliation, and monitoring frameworks to ensure accurate risk calculations.
Optimize .NET/C# services for memory usage, parallel processing, and service architecture.
Lead technical design discussions and mentor other engineers on complex projects.
Manage data and analytics workflows using Snowflake and ClickHouse.
Translate business requirements from portfolio managers and quantitative researchers into technical software solutions.

What we're looking for

Degree in Computer Science or a closely related field.
8+ years of professional software development experience.
Deep expertise in either C# or Java.
Experience with Python, AWS, MSSQL, Snowflake, and ClickHouse.
Experience with finance, especially equities (preferred).
Experience designing and deploying high-performance risk analytics services and user-facing applications.
Ability to lead technical design discussions and mentor other engineers.
Ability to develop robust validation, reconciliation, and monitoring frameworks.

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