Lead Software Developer (Financial Research)

Department: Technology

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Remote

Key Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality, high-performance, scalable applications using best practices and the latest generation of technologies
• Mentor and work with a skilled team while shaping the future of our products
• Work collaboratively with product and technical stakeholders to understand and clarify requirements
• Provide recommendations for proposed solutions
• Review and validate solution designs from other team members
• Perform design, debug, and performance analysis on solutions
• Provide technical leadership to a team throughout a project lifecycle
• Follow Agile best practices effectively and actively participate in all scrum ceremonies.
• Respond to and resolve production issues
• Be part of a culture of continuous learning and improvement of both the team and codebase

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A minimum of 6+ years of full stack development experience on enterprise web applications.
• Proficient in frontend development using React/Typescript
• Proficient in backend development using Python
• Fluency in the AWS infrastructure for delivering web applications: API Gateway, Lambda, Cognito, CloudFront, S3.
• Proficient in SQL and developing solutions using relational databases such as MySQL.
• Experience using object-oriented design principles and building backend applications with REST APIs
• Experience with Terraform or other infrastructure as code technologies
• Experience with Git and continuous integration environments
• Experience with code pipelines such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or AWS CodePipline
• Experience with frontend and backend unit testing methodologies
• Proficient with software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies like Agile
• CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) designation with hands-on experience in financial equity research is a strong plus, providing domain expertise in financial statement analysis, valuation, and investment research that translates directly into more informed design of CFRA's research and analytics platforms
• Excellent analytical and communication skills are essential, with strong verbal and writing proficiencies
• Great organizational and time-management skills, including an ability to estimate project completion times
• Ability to take complex technical concepts and communicate to non-technical audience
• Ability to juggle multiple projects, tasks, and deadlines
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Engineering is required

Benefits

• 21 days of Vacation
• 8 Sick Days
• 1 paid volunteer day
• 11 - 13 Holidays a year
• Health Insurance
• Company paid Life & Disability Insurance 
• Competitive Pay
• Annual Performance Bonus