2+ years of experience in a relevant engineering field with a Bachelor's degree in Finance or related area.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for troubleshooting complex issues.
Hands-on coding experience in any programming language, with a focus on building and learning.
Eager to learn investment concepts and apply them in system design.
Enjoy tinkering with tools and workflows to enhance efficiency, including leveraging AI.
Strong prioritization skills to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
Excellent communication skills to convey technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
Practical and goal-oriented with a focus on solving real-world business problems.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and evolve the investment system managing portfolios from risk controls to trade generation.
Translate investment goals into systematic logic that is both elegant and robust.
Analyze systems deeply to identify issues and develop business solutions.
Visualize and streamline the Portfolio Construction process through trade delivery.
Own and develop tools for overseeing and validating the Portfolio Construction process.
Set and enforce high engineering standards for large-scale systems within the Implementation team.
Benefits
Health insurance coverage.
Retirement benefits.
Paid leave.
Additional fringe benefits.
Full Job Description
About Your Role
We are an Engineering owned and led organization which strives to balance independence with incredible community support in an environment that is intellectually vibrant and driven to make a mark on the world as a collaborative force. As a Portfolio Systems Engineer on the Portfolio Implementation team, your mission is to design, build, and evolve the complex, large-scale systems that manage money at the size and scale Bridgewater does - from Risk Controls through to Trade Generation. You will spend your time architecting and industrializing the investment systems that run our portfolios and investment strategies. The Portfolio Systems Engineer will be embedded within the Portfolio Implementation Team and gain a key understanding of our portfolio construction logic, process, and systems.
You will drive the following responsibilities:
Design, build and evolve the investment system that manages our portfolios from risk controls through to trade generation.
Translate investment goals and understanding into elegant and robust systematic logic.
Dive deep into the systems and learn the contents to perceive issues in our logic and translate those problems into business solutions.
Visualize different ways to streamline and industrialize our Portfolio Construction through trade delivery process.
Own and develop tools to oversee and validate our Portfolio Construction process.
Set and enforce high engineering standards for building robust, maintainable, large-scale systems across the Implementation team.
The anticipated onsite requirement for this role is 4 days per week at our Westport, CT campus.
Minimum Qualifications
As a Portfolio Systems Engineer, you have a genuine passion for building complex software systems - you're drawn to hard, interesting problems and enjoy designing systems that are robust, scalable, and built to last.
Have 2+ years of professional experience in a relevant engineering field and a Bachelor's degree in Finance or a related field.
Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues and develop innovative solutions.
Have hands-on coding experience in any language - we care far more about how you build and your ability to learn than about any specific language.
Are eager to learn our investment concepts and language - e.g., security mechanics, portfolio construction, and how we model them - well enough to apply them in the systems you build.
Enjoy tinkering - you care not just about the work you produce but how you produce it, continually sharpening our tools and workflows (including leveraging AI) to work better and faster.
Are strong at prioritization and driving multiple workstreams in parallel.
Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and can translate technical concepts to different stakeholders.
Are practical and goal oriented so you can quickly interface with the various partners across the firm to perceive and solve problems.
Have a desire to use technology and engineering to solve real world business problems.
Benefits
One of our core priorities at Bridgewater is to enable our employees to build a great life and career, and we believe our benefits are an important extension of that philosophy. As such, currently Bridgewater offers a competitive suite of benefits, including health insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, and other fringe benefits. Find more information about Bridgewater's benefits on our website.
Bridgewater reserves the right to change its current benefits program at any time, in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal and state regulations.
Sponsorship
The Portfolio Systems Engineer full time position requires the candidate to be eligible to work in the United States for a minimum of 3 years from the candidate's start date. If visa sponsorship is required for any part of the three years, the successful candidate must demonstrate continuous, or eligibility to renew, work authorization in the United States for at least three years after the date of hire, without being subject to selection through a lottery process.
Compensation
The wage range for this role is $225,000 - $450,000 inclusive of base salary and discretionary target bonus. The expected base salary for this role is between 60% - 75% of this wage range.
This job description is not a contract and confers no contractual rights, privileges, or benefits on any applicant or potential applicant. Bridgewater has the right to change any and all terms of this job description, including, but not limited to, job responsibilities, qualifications and benefits. Nothing in this job description constitutes an offer or guarantee of employment.
About Bridgewater Associates
Bridgewater Associates is an investment management firm that manages approximately $140 billion in assets for institutional clients and high net worth individuals. The firm is known for its unique investment philosophy, which is based on a set of principles known as 'radical transparency.' Bridgewater's investment approach is focused on macroeconomic trends and uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify investment opportunities. The firm's clients include pension funds, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds.
