ABOUT FACTSET  

FactSet combines hundreds of databases into a single, powerful information system. It is a one-stop source for financial information and analytics for business analysts, portfolio managers, investment bankers / management firms and other financial professionals to analyze companies, portfolios, markets & economies. Founded in 1978 and operating from 64 locations worldwide employing nearly 12,000 people, FactSet has over $1.3 Billion in annual revenues and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. Our operations extend within North America as well as Europe and the Pacific Rim. Since 1996, the Company has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FDS and is dual- listed on the NASDAQ under the same symbol -integrated financial and economic information to the investment management and banking industries

DEPARTMENT BRIEF:

Dealmakers and Wealth team  is responsible for FactSet’s breed & 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 around the world 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, 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, productivity, &  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.

FactSet is looking for Software Engineers to join our Documents & Insights team, focusing on using Generative AI to improve documents search capabilities and empower our clients to efficiently unlock data.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop high quality and easily maintainable code.

• Collaborate with other engineers, product team and work as part of a geographically diverse team

• Follow best practices such as code reviews, testing, documentation, and version control.

• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for existing applications and systems.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• B.Tech or M.Tech in Computer Science or equivalent experience

•  3+ years of experience working professionally as a Software Developer building web application

•  Professional Experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

•  Experience using JavaScript, ES6, TypeScript, and any modern web framework (Vue or React)

•  Deeply understand complex systems and have an aptitude to learn.

 HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS:

• Experience with TypeScript, Vue.js, and Building UI components.

• Experience in responsive web design and building responsive web sites

• Knowledge of building API’s and Data Visualizations.

• Proficiency in writing unit test cases for frontend components and experience using unit testing frameworks like Vitest, jest

• Comprehensive understanding and experience of EndtoEnd (E2E) testing, preferably with tools such as playwright or cypress

• Strong knowledge of Node.js and experience working with Node.js services.

• 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

•  Proficiency with Object Oriented design principles and working knowledge of Linux OS