FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.At FactSet, our values are the foundation of everything we do. They express how we act and operate, serve as a compass in our decision-making, and play a big role in how we treat each other, our clients, and our communities. We believe that the best ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time, and that curiosity is the key to anticipating our clients’ needs and exceeding their expectations.
Your Team's Impact
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Acquisition team at FactSet, you will play a key role in supporting, maintaining, and enhancing our existing suite of tools that efficiently enable the annual sourcing of millions of documents. Your focus on reducing technical debt and improving system integrations will contribute directly to increased platform stability and reliability. Leveraging your expertise in C++ & Python, you will advance critical systems to deliver dependable, efficient, and scalable solutions for our users. Working collaboratively in an agile environment, your contributions will promote best practices, foster innovation, and reinforce FactSet’s standing as a trusted provider of research and analytical tools for finance professionals.
What You'll Do
- Tool Support & Enhancement: Maintain, support, and enhance existing Acquisition tools to ensure seamless and reliable document processing.
- Continuous Improvement: Implement feature updates and optimizations that address system enhancements, reduce technical debt, and strengthen the reliability of current solutions.
- Programming and Integration: Develop and integrate robust functionality using C++ and Python, all while applying sound object-oriented programming principles to strengthen existing systems.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with product developers and stakeholders to define project roadmaps and business needs—prioritizing system stability and client requirements, using tools like Jira and Confluence.
- Quality & Reliability Assurance: Employ test-driven development and thorough documentation to validate system enhancements and ensure platform dependability.
- Team Coordination: Collaborate with geographically diverse teams to ensure effective support and integration across departments.
Required Skills
What We're Looking For
- Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field from a reputable institution.
- Experience: Minimum of 6-8 years in software development with proven experience maintaining and enhancing application platforms.
- Technical Proficiency:
- Strong expertise in C++ for application development and support.
- Strong expertise in Python for application development and support.
- Thorough understanding of data structures and algorithms to maximize performance and efficiency.
- Proficiency in object-oriented design for robust, scalable, and maintainable systems.
- Development and Collaboration Tools: Experience with GitHub for version control and collaborative development.
- Problem-Solving: Exceptional analytical skills for troubleshooting and optimizing existing tools.
- Communication and Collaboration: Strong interpersonal abilities to work effectively with distributed teams and stakeholders.
- Organizational Skills: Ability to prioritize and manage workloads efficiently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
What's In It For You
- At FactSet, our people are our greatest asset, and our culture is our biggest competitive advantage. Being a FactSetter means:
- The opportunity to join an S&P 500 company with over 45 years of sustainable growth powered by the entrepreneurial spirit of a start-up.
Learn More About Our Benefits Here.
Salary is just one component of our compensation package and is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, and certifications.
Company Overview
FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award winner. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.At FactSet, we celebrate difference of thought, experience, and perspective. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to characteristics protected by law.
