Software Engineer - D&W Engineering

Department:   Dealmakers and Wealth Engineering

Location:         Philippines, Manila

Shift Timings: 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM PHT

About FactSet:

FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for tens of thousands of investment professionals around the world, providing instant anytime, anywhere access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions  

Founded in 1978 and for over 40 years, through market changes and technological progress, our focus has always been to provide exceptional client service. From more than 37 offices in 20 countries, and employing more than 10,000 people, FactSet has over ~$2.09 Billion in annual revenues and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, we’re all working together toward the goal of creating value for our clients, and we’re proud that 90% of clients who use FactSet continue to use it, year after year. FactSet is a leading global provider of financial data, analytics, and models 

Department Description

The Dealmakers and Wealth group is responsible for FactSet’s industry-leading market data, deep-dive reporting, and research management products, highlighting FactSet’s proprietary content to the global financial community. These products are used by thousands of asset managers, investment bankers, and corporate clients worldwide every day to assist with investment decisions, market monitoring, company and economic analysis, and sharing of buy/sell decisions and the presentation of results. D&W's product space represents a high growth opportunity for FactSet’s workstation count. 

The D&W SBU is focused on innovating the foundation of FactSet’s product offering. By marrying robust content, intuitive applications, and innovative technology, we defend and grow our footprint across several key user classes including investment banking, sell-side research, buy-side research, private equity, portfolio managers, traders, capital markets, investor relations, and media. This SBU contains Core Applications (Screening, Company & Security Analytics, Industry and Markets, Filings, Ownership, Research, News, and Charting). The SBU closely partners with the Data Solutions and platform horizontals on strategy for FactSet Web, mobile, and much of FactSet’s content offering.

Values that Define Our Culture:

We are unified by the spirit of going above and beyond for our clients and each other. We look to foster a globally inclusive culture, enabling our people to be themselves at work and to join in, be heard, contribute, and grow. We continually seek to expand our workforce with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We recognize that our best ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time and help us provide the best solutions for our clients around the globe.

Our inclusive work environment maximizes our diversity values, engagement, and productivity - which ultimately makes FactSet a fun place to work.

Diversity

At FactSet, we celebrate diversity of thought, experience, and perspective. We are committed to disrupting bias and a transparent hiring process.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, family status, or veteran status. FactSet participates in E-Verify.

Job Description

FactSet is looking for Software Engineers to join our talented Office Integration Team. As a member of the team, you will help develop a suite of web-based productivity and automation tools for our banking clients - combining FactSet’s industry-leading financial data and analytics with modern software development tooling and techniques.

​Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or related courses.
• 2-5 years of industry experience.
• Experience in any modern programming language (i.e., Python, C#, Go, TypeScript).
• Familiarity with Object-oriented programming concepts and practices.
• Proficiency in writing Clean, readable, and testable code. 
• Experience participating in code reviews, writing technical documentation, and using version control.

Highly Desired Skills:

• Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue.js, Angular.js, Node.js, or other similar web development frameworks.
• Experience in responsive web design and building responsive websites.
• Knowledge of building APIs, databases, and data visualizations.
• Comprehensive understanding and experience of End-to-End (E2E) testing, preferably with tools such as Playwright or Cypress.
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) processes and tools.
• Experience with Scrum, Kanban, or Agile software development in general.
• Experience working with or contributing to open-source.
• Experience working with remote teams.
• Ability to articulate and quickly adopt development best practices.

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