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Wellington Management · 3 months ago

Lead Software Engineer, Python & AWS

Needham

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$100K/yr - $225K/yr

10+ years exp

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities and is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for their Platform Engineering team. This role involves designing and building tools and workflows to enhance the efficiency of internal software engineering teams, enabling them to focus on delivering business functionality.

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Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain core platform services and APIs

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver scalable solutions

Implement infrastructure automation and CI/CD pipelines using modern DevOps tools

Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical planning

Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle: architecture, design, implementation, deployment, and support

Ensure that team adheres to established development standards such as continuous integration, code reviews, and technical documentation

Monitor and optimize system performance, reliability, and security

Qualification

PythonAWSDevOps practicesCI/CD pipelinesInfrastructure as codeAgile methodologiesCommunicationAttention to detail

Required

10+ years of experience in software engineering

Proficient in Python with experience building tools using widely adopted libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, Requests, BeautifulSoup, FastAPI, and SQLAlchemy

Skilled in packaging, testing, and deploying Python applications using tools like pytest, setuptools, Docker, and Git; familiarity with CI/CD workflows is a plus

Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud-native applications using AWS services (e.g., EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudFormation), with a strong grasp of scalable and secure architecture principles

Proficiency in DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Jenkins), and container orchestration using ECS or EKS

Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and performance optimization tools (e.g., CloudWatch, X-Ray); AWS certification is a plus

Experience building and maintaining published libraries, frameworks, and services that support a wide range of teams/departments

Excellent written and verbal communication

Attention to detail, self-discipline and passion to drive and innovate

Must be comfortable with test-driven development, continuous integration, and agile development methodologies using tools like GIT, Artifactory, and Jenkins

Experience working with offshore development teams is a plus

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, engineering, math, or related field, or equivalent experience is preferred

Preferred

AWS certification is a plus

Experience working with offshore development teams is a plus

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, engineering, math, or related field, or equivalent experience is preferred

Benefits

Discretionary Corporate Bonus and/ or Incentives

Retirement plan

Health and wellbeing

Dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage

Health savings account

Flexible spending accounts and commuter program

Employee assistance program

Life and disability insurance

Adoption assistance

Back-up childcare

Tuition/CFA reimbursement

Paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)

Company

Wellington Management

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Wellington Management focuses on investment management by applying its resources to meet the needs of the institutional clients it serves.

Founded in 1933

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://wellington.com

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