Senior Desktop Engineer - Developer Experience

Location: Boston

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job overview

At Arrowstreet Capital our developers are one of our greatest assets. We invest heavily in their productivity, effectiveness, and satisfaction. As a quantitative investment firm focused on innovation, we have a large population of engineers and technical staff building critical solutions. As we scale, we’re seeking a passionate leader to optimize the developer journey end‑to‑end and empower engineers from day one.

This is a high‑impact, hands‑on role dedicated to improving the developer experience across the firm. You will own the end‑to‑end journey—onboarding, documentation, toolchains, standards, and workflow optimization—across Windows endpoints and Linux development. The ideal candidate blends empathy and detail orientation with deep technical chops in automation, packaging, and configuration‑as‑code, and can lead standards that deliver measurable outcomes.You will report to the Director of Desktop Engineering and partner closely with Security, Cloud Engineering, and Development teams.

Responsibilities

• Define & execute the developer’s experience roadmap for Windows and Linux, aligning firm standards and security requirements.

• Build setup executables in Visual Studio (.NET/C#); package as MSI (WiX/MSIX) and deploy via MCM/ConfigMgr (task sequences, applications).

• Experienced with GitLab pipelines to facilitate automation of these activities.

• Standardize IDEs, SDKs, and toolchains (Visual Studio, VS Code, PyCharm; MSBuild/CMake/Ninja; Python/C++; Anaconda for Python environment management) and drive adoption through baselines and policy.

• Establish container‑based development standards (Docker for Windows, Podman, Dev Containers, OCI images) for portable, reproducible environments; support WSL2 and remote Linux desktops/VDI where appropriate.

• Implement Windows configuration‑as‑code and baselines (Group Policy, SCCM; PowerShell/DSC) with guardrails and automated compliance reporting.

• Embed practical security (EDR, PKI, secrets management, least‑privilege) directly into developer workflows in partnership with Security.

• Design and enforce API integration standards for internal developer tools and services; ensure secure, scalable, and well‑documented RESTful APIs for automation and interoperability.

• Publish documentation and self‑service guides; instrument SLIs/SLOs for onboarding success, credential refresh, build/test times, and environment MTTR.

• Serve as Tier 3 escalation, mentor teammates in Desktop Engineering, and drive continuous improvement across tooling and processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years in desktop engineering or developer productivity; 2+ years leading initiatives or teams.

• Deep Windows endpoint expertise (SCCM/ConfigMgr, Group Policy; Intune a plus).

• Automation: PowerShell, Python; .NET/C# and Visual Studio for installer tooling.

• Packaging/deployment: MSI, WiX/MSIX, code signing, SCCM applications/task sequences.

• Linux development workflows (on‑prem and cloud), containers (Docker/Podman, Dev Containers), WSL2/remote Linux desktops/VDI.

• Strong Git and CI/CD fundamentals; track record improving build/test performance.

• Practical endpoint security and compliance experience; strong communication and stakeholder skills.

The base salary range for this position is $120,000 - $308,000 per year.

Arrowstreet Capital operates a robust talent acquisition program, and we also seek to compensate and reward our employees competitively within our industry and in line with our merit-based culture. Our approach to total compensation includes base salaries and annual discretionary bonuses, as well as a robust benefits package. The determination of a successful candidate’s base salary placement within the listed range will vary based on the candidate’s relevant experience and qualifications (which may also include relevant certifications, credentials and other education), the job responsibilities and scope, the commensurate resulting level of the position and other relevant factors. The listed range is also an estimate, and additional information regarding base salary and other elements of total compensation offered by Arrowstreet Capital to successful applicants will be communicated during the recruitment process.  

Arrowstreet Capital is a Boston-based systematic investment firm that manages global equity portfolios for institutional investors around the world. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, age, pregnancy, medical condition, disability, veteran or military status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Arrowstreet Capital is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a disability, contact us to discuss the nature of your request and contact information.