Software Engineer (Python Developer)

Who we're looking for 

We're looking for a passionate Python engineer to work within the APAC Investment Technology team. You'll work with like-minded technologists globally with a variety of skill sets, focused on building best-of-breed data processing, workflow and analytical tools for processes such as investment research, data modelling and portfolio construction using modern, appropriate technologies. We're after an adaptable engineer to work within a team that delivers software that's fast, reliable, and has a tangible impact on our investment business.

The team

 Investment Technology provides tooling, applications and a platform to support the many investment desks at Schroders. We’re re-architecting our technology stack to be cloud native on AWS with front ends built in React and Python for all backend services and libraries. In region we’re currently working on delivering client-facing interactive investment experiences, and enhanced workflows to support the investment process of our Asian investment desks.

We aim to maintain a great engineering culture. Contributing to this culture will involve following good software craftmanship, TDD and writing clean code. Our systems must be well architected, designed for testability and extensibility. To achieve this we implement mentoring and coaching through regular code reviews and pair programming.

You'll work with a team who are passionate about software in a financial context and evolving our investment platform. They're also keen on making positive technology changes at Schroders, ensuring that we always stay ahead of the curve.

About Schroders

We're a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

We have around 5,500 people on six continents, and we've been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn't change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper. 

What you'll do

• Write clean Python code to build reusable components and packages 
• Work with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build cloud-first solutions
• Refine the existing platform and products in response to business needs
• Work with business users to co-create maintainable Python code 
• Coach and develop more junior team members, ensuring that best practices and methodologies are followed 

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need

• Minimum 5 years of software development experience in an enterprise environment 
• Minimum 3 years of Python development experience in an enterprise environment 
• Experience with cloud and serverless services (eg. AWS AppSync, Lambda, Amazon DynamoDB)
• Experience with both SQL and NoSQL database platforms 
• Understanding of the built-in Python libraries as well as commonly used third-party packages 
• Understanding of data structures and common data transformation methodologies
• Experience working in a modern software engineering environment leveraging Agile (Scrum), DevSecOps methodologies,CI/CD workflows, and tools including Git and Github
• Ability to deal credibly with business and technical users at all levels of the organisation 

The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help

• An understanding of the investment management industry
• Experience building software solutions in the Financial Services domain
• Experience with modern Data Cloud platforms (e.g. Snowflake) 
• Demonstrable interest and familiarity with LLMs and the growing AI ecosystem.

 What you'll be like

• A passionate technologist who follows the latest trends, technology, and engineering approaches
• A problem solver with a business-facing personality 
• Ability to own a piece of work from start to finish 
• Focussed on understanding the underlying business requirements before producing concrete deliverables 
• Able to work under pressure, prioritising several deliverables at once
• Great at working with other people, sharing, communicating and encouraging new ideas 

We're looking for the best, whoever they are

Schroders is an equal opportunities employer. You're welcome here whatever your socio-economic background, race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious belief, age or disability.

*Salary expectations of candidates will be considered when assessing suitable candidates. Due to the high volume of applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Job Reference: SIN02113