Lead Platform Engineer, Python & AWS

About Us

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

We are currently seeking qualified candidates for a Lead Software Engineer position for our Platform Engineering team which is responsible for designing and building tools and workflows for our internal software engineering teams. These systems will allow them to build and deploy applications effortlessly, allowing them to focus on building business functionality for their users. Your work will directly support enterprise-wide initiatives, helping teams across the organization streamline operations, improve reliability, and accelerate delivery.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex technical problems and collaborating with other engineers to create high-impact internal platforms. The ideal candidate should have experience enabling IT organizations to work more efficiently, standardize best practices, and reduce friction across the development lifecycle. This includes creating reusable components, automation frameworks, and platform capabilities that empower our engineering teams.

• Design, develop, and maintain core platform services and APIs

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver scalable solutions

• Implement infrastructure automation and CI/CD pipelines using modern Dev Ops tools

• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical planning

• Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle: architecture, design, implementation, deployment, and support

• Ensure that team adheres to established development standards such as continuous integration, code reviews, and technical documentation

• Monitor and optimize system performance, reliability, and security

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering

• Proficient in Python with experience building tools using widely adopted libraries such as Pandas, Num Py, Requests, Beautiful Soup, FastAPI, and SQL Alchemy.

• Skilled in packaging, testing, and deploying Python applications using tools like pytest, setup tools, Docker, and Git; familiarity with CI/CD workflows is a plus.

• Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud-native applications using AWS services (e.g., EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, Cloud Formation), with a strong grasp of scalable and secure architecture principles.

• Proficiency in Dev Ops practices including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Jenkins), and container orchestration using ECS or EKS.

• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and performance optimization tools (e.g., Cloud Watch, X-Ray); AWS certification is a plus.

• Experience building and maintaining published libraries, frameworks, and services that support a wide range of teams/departments

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Attention to detail, self-discipline and passion to drive and innovate

• Must be comfortable with test-driven development, continuous integration, and agile development methodologies using tools like GIT, Artifactory, and Jenkins

• Experience working with offshore development teams is a plus

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, engineering, math, or related field, or equivalent experience is preferred

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That’s ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for…