Software Engineer
American Century Investments21 hours ago
Kansas City, MO, USASenior
Responsibilities
- Engage with product owners and managers to understand requirements and develop solutions for investment management research and reporting.
- Build and support ETL pipelines, data analysis applications, scalable microservices, and message-driven applications for investment management.
- Automate manual processes to improve productivity and empower portfolio management and research teams to build data-driven solutions.
- Collaborate with internal business partners, vendors, technical leads, architects, and product teams.
- Provide application support, including on-call coverage and occasional overtime.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, finance, or business, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- At least 5 years of application development and support experience with Python, Pandas, NumPy, AWS S3, Step Functions, Lambdas, SNS, SQS, and Glue or Apache Spark.
- Strong experience with data modeling for relational SQL and NoSQL applications.
- Preferred experience with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and DB2.
- Strong understanding of architectural and software design patterns, software engineering and testing methodologies, and Agile development.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a passion for architectural and technical documentation.
- Investment management data and data vendor experience, including Bloomberg or FactSet, is preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package with bonus plan.
- Generous paid time off and competitive benefits.
- 401(k) with a 5% company match plus an annual performance-based discretionary contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement, formal mentorship, and live and online learning opportunities.
- Hybrid position based in the Kansas City, Missouri office, with required office attendance on a scheduled frequency.
- Occasional overtime and on-call support may be required.
Tech Stack
Categories
BackendData Engineering
About American Century Investments
American Century Investments is a privately held, Kansas City–based asset manager offering mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and multi-asset and fixed income strategies to institutions, financial advisors, and individual investors. It earns management fees across its product lineup. Founded in 1958, the firm’s controlling owner is the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, and it directs 40% of its dividends to support the Institute’s work.