Senior Software Architect, Core Platform Engineering

Company: Selby Jennings
Location: Chicago
Posted on: May 2, 2024

Job Description:

An elite global hedge fund is looking to bring on a Senior Software Architect to their brand new Core Engineering team in Chicago. In this role you'll be responsible for evangelising the SDLC, Cloud, and architecture standards across the firm, working closely with portfolio managers, senior leaders, and engineers to drive the evolution of their software and infrastructure stack.What you'll do:

• Define architecture standards for the firms trading and technology platforms
• Optimise the firms software and cloud infrastructure
• Evangelise the SDLC, driving standards across software development teams, serving as an advocate for the SDLC throughout the firm
• Drive the adoption of new technologies across the trading and technology stack, ensuring that the best in class technologies are being utilisedSkills:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree (Computer Science/Engineering)
  • Experience developing complex distributed systems using modern architectures such as micro services
  • 10+ years of experience in architecting and implementing software, with strong knowledge of design patterns & principles along with domain-driven development concepts which can be applied when contributing towards building high-quality enterprise-level products.
  • Extensive expertise in Kubernetes, CI/CD platforms, and automation of the SDLC process
  • 10+ years of experience developing in Python
  • Expertise in AWS cloud architectureCompensation Package : $200,000-300,000This role must sit in the firms Chicago office working in person 4 days per week, 1 day remote.
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Keywords: Selby Jennings, Palatine , Senior Software Architect, Core Platform Engineering, IT / Software / Systems , Chicago, Illinois