Senior Software Engineer

About the role

TITLE: Senior Software Engineer
TEAM: Investment Platform Tech (Investor Modeling Technology Team)
LOCATION: Boston

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of investment modeling applications across the full stack: services, web, infrastructure, and back-end
• Prototype and develop new software components, workflows, and features; enhance and optimize existing systems for performance and maintainability
• Integrate AI-driven capabilities into investor-facing applications to improve workflows and decision-making
• Partner with business analysts, QA engineers, and investment professionals to review and qualify business requirements, functional specifications, and test plans
• Manage and communicate delivery timelines; provide regular status updates and proactively identify and escalate risks
• Cook up and execute test plans and provide support during user acceptance testing
• Author and maintain technical design and support documentation
• Support production systems through data quality checks, alerting, and participation in on-call rotations

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing and developing durable and impactful software solutions
• Comfortable with SDLC tools including issue tracking (JIRA), source code management (Git), CI/CD (Jenkins / GitHub Actions), IDEs (VS Code), AI coding tools (GitHub Copilot / Claude Code), and cloud platforms (AWS)
• Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages: Java, Python, TypeScript, or JavaScript/Node.js
• Experience building and maintaining production front-end applications using React or Angular
• Experience writing SQL and working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MySQL); experience with NoSQL databases is a plus
• Familiarity with cloud-native development on AWS and experience working in a DevOps environment
• Experience with Agile methodologies and modern software development and testing practices
• Demonstrated use of AI tools in daily development workflows; hands-on experience with GenAI-assisted development or AI-driven workflows is a strong plus
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong follow-through
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, business-critical production environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a delivery-focused mindset
• Able to manage competing priorities effectively
• Prior experience in the financial services or asset management industry is a plus

Benefits

At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry. We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits.

The base salary range for this position is: USD 90,000 - 180,000. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education.

This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process. Base salary is only one component of Wellington’s total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/or Incentives, if eligible.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally.

Examples of our benefits include 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 and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)

We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week.