This RoleThe Software Engineer role entails responsibilities within our engineering department spanning a number of domains-from data engineering to workflow development. As an integral member of the team, you will collaborate closely with senior engineers, researchers, and other stake holders to identify requirements and build robust internal tools.
This role can be located at our New York City office or our Old Greenwich, CT office.Specific responsibilities include:- Delivering projects via both individual engineering contribution and direction of internal and external staff
- Providing production support for various time-sensitive systems such as signal dashboards, portfolio management systems, external trade feeds, risk systems, operational/accounting systems and many others
- Using modern, proven architectural designs to enhance existing and build new APIs, frameworks, CI/CD pipelines and testing suites
- Performing data analysis and reconciliations to validate system functionality
- Contributing to the firm's AI buildouts-integrating LLMs and AI-assisted workflows into internal tools, research pipelines, and developer tooling
The role requires solid understanding of engineering principles, very strong programming capabilities, strong communication skills, collaborative spirit, and an analytic orientation.
Finding the Right FitBeyond the skills and experiences, you may have had in your academic and/or professional career to date, the following areas of expertise are fundamental to finding the right fit:
- Strong problem-solving skills
- A strong sense of ownership and responsibility for one's work
- Strong command of SQL programming, database engineering principles, and query optimization
- Working knowledge of one or more of C#, JavaScript, or TypeScript (exposure to frameworks such as Angular or React is a plus
- Working knowledge of Python (helpful but not required)
- Comfort developing front-ends
- Familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) and a thoughtful approach to using them in production codebases
- Exposure to mortgage-backed securities, whole loans, structured products, portfolio management systems, or accounting systems a plus
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related engineering discipline (e.g., Electrical Engineering) required. Recent graduates and candidates with up to three years of experience are encouraged to apply, including those with relevant internships, technical projects, or open-source contributions.
For More InformationFor more background on Ellington, we encourage you to visit our website at www.ellington.com.
