Front-office Senior Software Engineer, VP - Liquid Credit

Job Description: 

The Liquid Credit Technology team develops modern fixed-income asset management systems including portfolio management systems, order management systems, execution management systems, and trade processing to support Liquid Credit Strategies (“LCS”) business. LCS manages $114B in AUM across diversified portfolios of fixed income investments, such as bank loans, high yield bonds, CDS/CDX, Future, Repo, CMBS/RMBS, CLO debt and equity tranches. The new hire will be a key member of the team developing software solutions for the portfolio managers and traders. 

Our existing applications are built on a highly scalable microservice architecture deployed in a cloud-hosted containerized environment. Key technologies in our stack include Angular, React, Fast API, Python, C#, Terraform, SQL, AWS ECS, AWS Lambda, AWS SNS/SQS, CI/CD tooling (e.g., Jenkins, Gitlab Runners), and data warehouse solutions like Snowflake. 

Qualifications: 

We seek to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent, and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. In addition, the successful candidate should have: 

• 7+ years of proven software engineering experience in relevant industry, with proficiency in C# and/or Python, JavaScript, Typescript, databases (relational and/or NoSQL), and cloud technologies, preferably AWS. 

• Experience as a hands-on tech lead with effective collaboration with business, product managers, UX designers, and other tech leads 

• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial attitude, willing to teach and mentor others, and desire to work in a dynamic team environment    

• Experience with RESTful API design, development, and scalable microservice architectures 

• Experience developing scalable, secure, and maintainable code, with a strong background in object-oriented programming 

• Excellent problem-solving skills and effective communication skills  

• Experience with automation testing approaches and performance testing 

• Experience with fixed-income front-office trading systems 

• Bachelor's degree (BSc/BA) or above in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. 

Responsibilities: 

• Use cloud native technologies and services to build scalable, reliable, and secure applications 

• Build, support, and integrate web applications, microservices, and data pipelines on many platforms with high code quality. 

• Write automated units, integration, and deployment tests. 

• Utilize standard CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab Runners) to build and deploy application code in various environments. 

• Use modern software engineering methodologies and tools like JIRA to manage and deliver projects 

• Lead technical design and code reviews with team members, participate in Agile ceremonies, and troubleshoot software defects. 

• Provide technical support, automate repetitive tasks, and stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies. 

• Mentor and train junior developers, contribute to the collaborative team culture, and demonstrate a willingness to learn from others. 

The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position.  Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.

Expected annual base salary range:

Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications and job location. For roles located outside of the US, please disregard the posted salary bands as these roles will follow a separate compensation process based on local market comparables.

Additional compensation and benefits offered in connection with the role consist of comprehensive health benefits, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, and FSA benefits; paid time off; life insurance; 401(k) plan; and discretionary bonuses. Certain employees may also be eligible for equity and other incentive compensation at Blackstone’s sole discretion.