Senior Software Engineer

The Company

FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.

At FactSet, our values are the foundation of everything we do. They express how we act and operate, serve as a compass in our decision-making, and play a big role in how we treat each other, our clients, and our communities. We believe that the best ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time, and that curiosity is the key to anticipating our clients’ needs and exceeding their expectations.

Senior Software Engineer

Our teams own a full data delivery pipeline that involves data collection and analysis, time series score generation and downstream delivery. The ESG Data Solutions Engineering team leverages highly scalable and distributed systems to serve both internal and external clients. The challenge, scope, and versatility of this data provide an exciting and engaging work environment. Join the ESG Data Solutions Engineering team and contribute to building our high-performance data collection pipelines through the entire technology stack. From the automated and intelligent collection tools to the APIs, in house tools and federation layers, your work will be pivotal in driving FactSet's growth through innovation.

FactSet engineers demonstrate an ability to critique code and production environments for continuous improvement, as well as to receive and apply feedback effectively. This collaborative environment fosters the development of deep expertise in our products.

Our focus is on creating robust software that enhances data collection and generation with consistent quality, stability, and adherence to best practices. This position will enable you to gain a mastery of the products you're contributing to and participate in forward-looking design discussions aiming to improve systems based on observations and hands-on experience with the code and production environments.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of data structures and algorithms, object-oriented programming, and software engineering principles.
• Ensure that deployed products are properly maintained throughout their lifecycle and participate in on-call responsibilities.
• Participate in design and code reviews across multiple projects and teams.
• Be a quick learner, open to acquiring new skills and knowledge.
• Make strong technical contributions to projects within the team with a focus on new enhancements, stability, and performance.
• Be self-driven, collaborating closely with the team, and take responsibility for independent project execution.
• Supporting other engineers and facilitating communication between teams

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s or Engineering degree required.
• Strong technical, analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Python (5+ years of experience).
• Ability to manage a small, distributed team / Management experience (2+ years?)
• Hands-on experience with document databases (e.g., MongoDB, Document DB, CouchDB) (3+ years of experience).
• Experience with scalable and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with building applications to process and generate structured data

Nice to Have Skills:

• Node.js, JavaScript / TypeScript, C#
• PostgreSQL, Databricks, Parquet, Attic, MDHS
• Experience or knowledge of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) concepts and tools like GitHub and Jenkins.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and their deployment methodologies.
• Experience in automating application deployments with tools such as Ansible or Terraform.

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