Junior Software Engineer - Index Analytics and Technology

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our global asset management business provides our clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, working internationally across public and private markets.

We are one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets.

Asset Management is a critical driver of our Group strategy. The business aims to work synergistically with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers, and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Our investment philosophy and processes are focused on creating value over the long term. We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can create value and drive positive change.

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our global asset management business provides our clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, working internationally across public and private markets.

We are one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets.

Asset Management is a critical driver of our Group strategy. The business aims to work synergistically with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers, and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Our investment philosophy and processes are focused on creating value over the long term. We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can create value and drive positive change.

Due to internal progression and the growth of the Index team, we're looking to hire a Junior Software Engineer - Index Analytics and Technology to provide support with implementing the development on various in-house fund management tools, that assist our Fund Managers and Senior Fund Managers in the management of funds.

A varied role offering exposure to many internal teams within L&G Asset Management, individuals will need to have proven experience of building internal relationships, will have strong knowledge of Python and SQL, and will thrive on automating processes and working proactively to problem solve issues for our clients.

• Providing support on and carrying out development on various in-house fund management tools that assist Fund Managers and Senior Fund Managers in the management of funds
• Analysing and attributing portfolio performance
• Automating processes and proactively solving issues for internal stakeholders
• Supporting data pipelines for the wider of use across the department

• Previous experience of working within Investment Management or finance is preferable, however we will also consider candidates with proven programming skills from other industries
• A demonstrable knowledge of a variety of asset classes, with a focus on index preferable
• Ability to identify potential issues and resolve them creatively
• Proactive in solving problems and taking initiatives, and keen to…