Senior Software Engineer
AlphaSense
About AlphaSense:
The world’s most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making. With market intelligence and search built on proven AI, AlphaSense delivers insights that matter from content you can trust. Our universe of public and private content includes equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients’ own research content.
The acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 advances our shared mission to empower professionals to make smarter decisions through AI-driven market intelligence. Together, AlphaSense and Tegus will accelerate growth, innovation, and content expansion, with complementary product and content capabilities that enable users to unearth even more comprehensive insights from thousands of content sets. Our platform is trusted by over 6,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500. Founded in 2011, AlphaSense is headquartered in New York City with more than 2,000 employees across the globe and offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. Come join us!
The Role
We seek an innovative, passionate and motivated Senior Software Engineer to help create the next big thing in Enterprise Knowledge Platform solutions for User Financial Data. You will join our team of world-class experts developing the Alphasense platform. The team is right at the core of what we do and responsible for implementing cutting-edge technology for building scalable, secure & reliable enterprise solutions.You will focus on solving larger technical challenges while leading the effort to design, build, and configure applications and act as the primary point of contact.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys solving high-impact problems.
Who You Are
- A skilled software professional with no less than 4 years of experience in backend development.
- A strong communicator with the ability to distil complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.
- A problem-solver with a proactive and customer-first mindset.
- Adaptable and eager to continuously learn and improve.
- Enjoy being part of an entrepreneurial team and work diligently to help others when needed.
What You’ll Do
- Write high-quality, performant, industry-standard code.
- Develop and maintain product expertise and technical mastery while contributing to the team.
- Work with a globally distributed and cross-functional team
- Stay abreast of and implement the latest engineering processes, DevOps practices, and trends.
- Mentor Software Engineers to improve their skills and reduce development iterations.
- Clarify requirements and develop effective solutions.
- Drive technical maturity and organizational growth through continuous learning and the application of new technologies and practices.
Must Have:
- Programming Languages: Proficiency in Java or Python, or both.
- Cloud Service Providers: Working understanding of any of the cloud service providers (preferably AWS).
- Database Systems: Working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Microservice Architecture: Experience in designing stateless and stateful microservices.
- Problem-Solving and Analytical Skills: Ability to dissect complex problems into manageable components and arrive at effective solutions.
- Communication and Collaboration: Capacity to articulate ideas clearly and incorporate feedback rapidly.
Good To Have:
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with GenAI tooling for productively achieving day-to-day tasks.
- Experience with Helm charts and ArgoCD.
- Experience with asynchronous data processing.
- Experience with unit testing frameworks.
AlphaSense is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling AlphaSense’s commitment to equal employment opportunity. AlphaSense does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any other non-merit factor. This policy applies to every aspect of employment at AlphaSense, including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, and termination.
In addition, it is the policy of AlphaSense to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where a particular employee works.
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