Software Development Engineer

About Clearwater Analytics®

Clearwater Analytics® is a global SaaS solution for automated investment data aggregation, reconciliation, accounting, and reporting. Clearwater helps thousands of organizations make the most of investment portfolio data with cloud-native software and client-centric servicing. Every day, investment professionals worldwide trust Clearwater to deliver timely, validated investment data and in-depth reporting. Clearwater aggregates, reconciles, and reports on more than $5 trillion in assets across many Fortune 500 clients.

About the Team:

The recon team is responsible for the improvement and maintenance of Clearwater’s reconciliation software offering. This critical section of our software pipeline performs automated data consistency and quality checks on trillions in AUM every day. Our software ensures that our clients have high quality and accurate data to make important investment decisions. We also provide tools to allow for the investigation and remediation of detected anomalies.

Successful developers on this team have a strong sense of ownership for their software. They bring passion for understanding our clients and improving their lives. They know how to monitor, diagnose and quickly address production incidents. They can also demonstrate an ability to successfully make large changes in high volume, mission critical, software systems.

Job Summary:

The Software Development Engineer role at Clearwater Analytics spans a spectrum of responsibilities with a focus on designing, implementing, and managing software systems. The role requires continuous learning and application of new technologies and trends. Engineers at entry-level work on coding, debugging, and learning new software technologies. With progression in this track, the responsibilities expand to include leading teams, designing complex software systems, providing mentorship, and managing cross-functional integration. The more senior roles are responsible for defining the company's technological vision, making strategic decisions, driving innovation, and setting new industry standards. Across all levels, a successful software development engineer will demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, clear communication, excellent coding abilities, a keen understanding of the software ecosystem, and a cooperative team player attitude.

Responsibilities:

· Develop a solid understanding of the team’s domain.

· Bring a passion for understanding and improving the lives of our clients.

· Collaborate with team members to optimize and improve existing software applications.

· Regularly give feedback and ask questions in code reviews.

· Perform root-cause analyses for software issues and identify effective solutions.

· Assist in the creation of user stories and estimation of work for project planning.

· Suggest design improvements that demonstrate an understanding of architecture.

· Ensure software applications are scalable, reliable, and secure.

· Document software usage, implementation, architecture, design, and APIs.

· Consistently write broad unit and integration tests.

· Translate loosely defined requirements into functioning code.

· Any other reasonable activity required by management.

Required Skills:

· Fundamental understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design.

· Solid programming skills in a modern object-oriented language ideally Kotlin or Java.

· Driven by client satisfaction.

· Strong teamwork skills.

· Experience diagnosing and addressing production incidents

· Ability to manage own time and deliver expected results on time.

· Commitment to continuous learning and improvement.

· Exceptional analytical skills.

· Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

· Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

· Exceptional problem-solving abilities.

Education and Experience:

· Degree in Computer Science or related field.

· 2+ years of software development experience.