Who We Are:
AB is a leading global investment management firm that offers high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, individuals and private clients in major markets around the world. AB employs more than 500 investment professionals with expertise in growth equities, value equities, fixed income securities, Multi-Asset Solutions, and alternative investments, and, through its subsidiaries and joint ventures, operates in more than 20 countries. AB’s research disciplines include fundamental research, quantitative research, economic research and currency forecasting capabilities. Through its integrated global platform, AB is well-positioned to tailor investment solutions for its clients. AB also offers independent research, portfolio strategy and brokerage-related services to institutional investors.
What you'll do: We seek a Senior Developer to join our Fixed-Income Technology Development team. The successful candidate will work closely with the Portfolio Management, Trading, and Operations teams to provide decision-support software for the fixed-income investment teams and operational support for our proprietary applications.
Responsibilities include:
- Gathering business requirements from all stakeholders
- Designing/re-engineering processes and writing technical specifications
- Designing database architecture, services, and user interfaces
- Writing code, conducting development, unit, and integration testing
- Facilitating User Acceptance Testing, launch planning, and coordination
- Post-launch maintenance, enhancement prioritization in conjunction with the business, and ongoing release management
- Providing Level 2 application support
- Supporting ad-hoc data and technology research
What we're looking for:
- A bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or related fields
- 10+ years of C# experience
- 4+ years of Angular and Rest API, WCF experience
- 3 years of SQL required (Oracle/SQL Server)
- Python experience is a plus
- Proficiency in web technologies
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience working directly with portfolio managers and traders in helping them use technology solutions to best advantage is a plus
- Experience in the Financial domain is a plus
What we also desire:
- Strong analytical skills to map data elements between systems, develop transformation logic, and resolve issues with data integrity
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal skills to interface with multiple constituent groups with potentially conflicting priorities and perspectives
- Ability to support the entire software development and implementation lifecycle, work on multiple streams simultaneously, and guide users through complex application launches
Special Knowledge:
- Finance knowledge is a plus.
This role offers a unique opportunity to interact with business stakeholders daily and gain exposure to the entire Software Development Life Cycle. It also provides a pathway to becoming a development/product manager responsible for strategic vision for the product.
AB does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status or any other basis that is prohibited by applicable law. AB’s policies, as well as practices, seek to ensure that employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants, based solely on job-related criteria.
Nashville, Tennessee