Principal Software Engineer - (Python/Golang) Real Time Prices

Overview

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 

Realtime Marketdata Engineering is responsible for integration of all real time or intraday content at FactSet. This includes real time stock exchange feeds as well as real time reference data , OTC and End of the day Prices. This data is delivered to our clients for use within the FactSet Workstation or other internal applications. Realtime Marketdata Engineering has a global presence across multiple regions. 

Pricing team is responsible for Building and developing robust , low latency , resilient delivery mechanism of Reference data and End of the Prices across all the content data sets.

What You'll Do 

• Design , Architect and develop delivery mechanism of large data sets in realtime.
• Develop and maintain tools/web-apps to operate on huge data content fetched from different content sets
• Work closely with product development team and Product management
• Work independently and deliver in a deadline focused environment
• Design and develop low latency , resilient system and services
• Manage production releases, bug fixes and respond to outages in a time critical fashion
• Participate in peer code reviews, maintaining project/operational documentation and help with training/coaching of less experienced team members
• Independently responsible for significant projects spanning technical or operational boundaries
• Successfully completes high impact projects
• Significantly and constructively impacts the technical and/or operational direction of the department
• Routinely initiates and leads technical or operational discussions
  
  

• 10+years of software development experience in Golang/Python
• Strong expertise in AWS services (breadth preferred over depth, given evolving architecture)
• Should have strong experience in API development.
• Experience in designing scalable data pipelines or backend systems.
• Thorough understanding of Real-Time platform architecture and large-scale distributed systems
• Various data repository technologies and proper use cases for each Production level support as well as knowledge transfer/training of lesser tenure employees.
• Knowledge of advanced programming techniques (Low Latency, Resiliency, Network Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms, Memory Management and File Management)
• Strong communication skills both verbally and written for interaction with engineering and non-engineering groups
• Need to be able to convey requirements, identify obstacles, and define goals across the team.
• Computer science background/education to design fast, memory-efficient, scalable, maintainable and resilient applications specific to
• Leadership skills to guide and influence others to produce high-quality software in an efficient and cohesive way
• Business knowledge to make sure our software addresses corporate needs and workflows in the best way possible, and knowledge of real time and high-frequency trading systems, financial instruments and market dynamics to design software that meets the specific needs of trading environments
• Time/resource management and planning skills to balance requirements from different product developers
• Ensure that tasks are completed on time in relation to their priorities, and clients see improvements to our software consistently
• Problem-solving, quick-thinking to come up with solutions to problems that may come up that need to be fixed immediately due to impact on employees and employee workflows.
  
  

 

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.
• Support for your total well-being. This includes health, life, and disability insurance, as well as retirement savings plans and a discounted employee stock purchase program, plus paid time off for holidays, family leave, and company-wide wellness days.  
• Flexible work accommodations. We value work/life harmony and offer our employees a range of accommodations to help them achieve success both at work and in their personal lives. 
• A global community dedicated to volunteerism and sustainability, where collaboration is always encouraged, and individuality drives solutions. 
• Career progression planning with dedicated time each month for learning and development. 
• Business Resource Groups open to all employees that serve as a catalyst for connection, growth, and belonging. 
  
  

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.