Sr Software Engineer

Wellington Management is a leading investment management firm that provides comprehensive technology solutions to institutional clients worldwide.

Job Family
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Software Engineering

Location
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London

Join our Research Technology team within Investment Technology as a Senior Software Engineer. You will collaborate closely with developers, business analysts, and QA engineers to design, develop, test, implement, and support solutions that meet business needs, and you will work with the Investment Platform team to build world‑class research and collaboration capabilities.

• Contribute to the delivery of high‑quality investment research solutions, including architecture, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and support.
• Work with business teams, engineers, and business analysts to review and qualify business requirements, functional specifications, use cases, and test plans.
• Design new prototypes and develop software components across the full stack – services, web and mobile clients, infrastructure, and back‑end.
• Coordinate and facilitate infrastructure upgrades, disaster recovery testing, and cross‑functional projects with various IT teams.
• Modify and enhance existing systems to incorporate new functionality and optimize performance and maintainability.
• Provide technical guidance across initiatives to ensure the use of latest methods and high standards.
• Implement AI‑driven solutions to enhance workflows and optimize productivity.
• Author architecture, technical design, and support documentation and ensure adherence to established code‑quality standards.
• Ensure production system stability by implementing observability, data quality, and alerting tools, and by providing hands‑on support during on‑call rotations.

• 7+ years of experience designing and developing web applications and services using JavaScript or other relevant enterprise technologies such as Java or .NET.
• 7+ years of experience designing and developing complex web services using REST, Type Script, JavaScript/NodeJS, Jest, Java, Python, or related technologies.
• 5+ years of experience designing and developing web applications using HTML5, CSS, and modern UI frameworks such as React or Angular.
• Experience with modern software development and testing methodologies such as Artifactory, GIT, and Jenkins CI.
• Experience developing applications with AWS cloud technologies.
• Intermediate‑level experience with SQL.
• Experience with Agile and other software development methodologies.
• Familiarity with leveraging AI in SDLC.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with a non‑technical audience.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and understand complex concepts.
• Willingness to work independently and in an energetic, fast‑paced, team‑oriented environment.
• BS or BA degree in computer science, math, physics, statistics, or a related field.
• Experience in a relevant financial domain is a plus.

Wellington Management is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply, please email us at GMWTa