At Arcesium (Permanent), in Lisbon, Portugal
Expires at: ********
Remote policy: Partial remote
Arcesium launched with the mission to power the entire investment lifecycle. Building on a platform developed and tested by the D. E. Shaw group, we received additional equity backing from a second seed client, Blackstone Alternative Asset Management. J.P. Morgan, an early adopter of our technologies, later made a strategic investment in the company. Today, Arcesium services over $677 billion in global client AUM with a staff of over 1,950 software
engineering, accounting, operations, and treasury professionals. Arcesium is headquartered in New York, with offices across India and London.
Arcesium delivers an advanced data, operations, and analytics platform used by some of the world's most sophisticated asset managers and financial services organizations. We designed our elegant SaaS platform with industry-specific capabilities to harmonize massive amounts of disparate data and deliver unparalleled speed, accuracy, and decision-making capabilities. Our exceptionally consultative and collaborative approach coupled with deep domain expertise helps our clients achieve transformational business outcomes. We are looking for a bright and exceptional Infrastructure Principal Engineer to join our technology team.
The role involves building complex next-generation products used by our teams and architecting solutions to support new technical and business initiatives.
The Infrastructure team is responsible for multiple functional areas which include Access & Identity Management, Linux Compute, Discovery, Networking, Observability, SDLC, & Storage, built on top of AWS, which provides the foundation upon which our customer-facing financial technology platform builds and runs. Infrastructure is a high-impact engineering team that builds new services, automates systems, integrates cloud & open-source software, and operates critical systems depending on the firm's needs. What you'll do: Demonstrate strong technical breadth/depth, driving innovation, evaluating new technologies, and deciphering the technical vision for engineering teams. Own key contributions to technical design and architecture decisions, considering trade-offs of choices, managing risk, making decisions independently where appropriate, and presenting reasoned options for decision-making by others. Lead the way by writing exemplary code, documentation, and RFCs. Identify, propose, develop, deploy, and own R&D projects in accordance with the technical vision and needs of the team, turning problem statements into solutions, and operating independently as needed. Design systems and solutions that take into account and/or improve key metrics (e.g. quality, cost, availability, scalability, reliability). Mentor and coach engineers in their subdepartment and influence the broader Technology organization. Main requirements 5 to 13 Years of relevant technology domain experience; Good knowledge of Kerberos , access and identity management, web technologies and AWS Proficient in configuring/developing tools and solutions for infrastructure teams with exposure to Linux, Kubernetes and AWS (mandatory) ; Proficient in writing and reviewing both Python and Java Good understanding of working with distributed teams using Agile: Scrum, Kanban Strong technology acumen, knowledge of software engineering processes, design knowledge, web application development and architecture intelligence Superior project management skills to ensure high-quality and timely solution delivery Attention to detail and quality, and the ability to work well in and across teams Ability to advocate & influence multiple stakeholders Ability to learn new domains and deliver output Experience leading a team of highly skilled engineers Excellent analytical, reasoning, and strong communication skills.