About Northern Trust
As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.
Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.
With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
Summary:
The Tax-Advantaged Equity (TAE) team is seeking to enhance its investment platform, analytics, and portfolio management capabilities by adding a partner focused on developing scalable technology and data-driven solutions that support portfolio managers, quantitative researchers, and investment professionals.
This role will focus on building and modernizing investment applications, analytics platforms, workflow tools, and data pipelines that support tax-managed equity strategies, portfolio construction, tax-loss harvesting, investment analytics, and portfolio management processes.
The ideal candidate will combine strong software engineering and cloud development expertise with an understanding of investment management workflows. This individual will work closely with portfolio managers, quantitative researchers, and analytics teams to design and deliver modern applications and scalable platforms that improve investment decision-making, operational efficiency, and client outcomes.
This role is central to advancing the TAE technology platform by embedding modern engineering practices, cloud-native solutions, and data analytics capabilities into the investment process.
Major Responsibilities:
- Partner with the Tax-Advantaged Equity team to design, develop, and maintain investment technology platforms supporting portfolio management, tax optimization, investment analytics, and research workflows.
- Build modern web applications and dashboards using .NET, C#, and cloud-native technologies to provide portfolio managers and researchers with intuitive access to investment insights and workflow tools.
- Develop scalable APIs, services, and application frameworks that support portfolio construction, tax-loss harvesting, portfolio monitoring, and investment reporting capabilities.
- Design and maintain cloud-based data pipelines that aggregate, normalize, and distribute investment, benchmark, portfolio, holdings, transaction, and market data for research and production use cases.
- Leverage Azure Cloud technologies to build resilient, secure, and scalable solutions that support the investment lifecycle.
- Develop Python-based analytics and automation tools that improve research productivity, portfolio analytics, and operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with quantitative researchers and portfolio managers to implement new investment models, portfolio optimization techniques, and analytical capabilities.
- Improve application performance, scalability, and reliability by applying software engineering best practices, testing frameworks, and CI/CD processes.
- Work with cross-functional teams across Investments, Technology, Data Engineering, and Analytics to ensure technology solutions align with business objectives.
- Identify innovative solutions to complex business and technical challenges and advocate for their implementation through effective communication and stakeholder engagement.
- Engage with business stakeholders to gather requirements, provide updates, and ensure successful delivery of technology solutions.
- Work within established development, security, governance, and risk management standards.
Knowledge/Skills:
- Strong software engineering and application development experience, preferably within financial services or investment management.
- Experience building enterprise applications using.NET and C#.
- Understanding of Azure Cloud, cloud-native architectures, APIs, and distributed systems.
- Experience developing data-driven solutions and analytics platforms using Python.
- Familiarity with investment management concepts including Equities, Portfolio Construction, Tax-managed investing, Portfolio analytics, Risk management and Investment workflows.
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, DevOps practices, and modern engineering principles.
- Ability to connect technology solutions with business outcomes in an investment management environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with portfolio managers, quantitative researchers, investment analysts, and technology partners.
- Experience with relational databases, SQL, and data modeling.
- Familiarity with modern web application architectures and API development.
Experience Required:
- 1-4 years of experience in software engineering, quantitative engineering, investment technology, or data engineering.
- Strong proficiency in C# .NET, React, Python and SQL.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure, Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure DevOps, Azure Storage, Azure SQL or equivalent cloud services.
- Experience building APIs, enterprise applications, dashboards, and cloud-based solutions.
- Exposure to investment management, asset management, or financial services is preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, or a related quantitative discipline.
- CFA designation or progress toward CFA is a plus.
Working with Us
As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve.
Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.
Reasonable Accommodation
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [email protected], or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.
About Our Bangalore Office
The Northern Trust Bangalore office, established in 2005, is home to over 5,600 employees. In this stunning office space, we offer fantastic amenities which include our Arrival Hub - Jungle, the GameZone, and the Employee Experience Zone that appeal to both clients and employees. Learn more.
Skills Required
- 1-4 years of experience in software engineering, quantitative engineering, investment technology, or data engineering
- Strong proficiency in C#, .NET, React, Python, and SQL
- Experience with Microsoft Azure, Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure DevOps, Azure Storage, Azure SQL, or equivalent cloud services
- Experience building APIs, enterprise applications, dashboards, and cloud-based solutions
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, finance, or a related quantitative discipline
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal communication, and collaboration skills
- Experience with investment management, asset management, or financial services
- Understanding of equities, portfolio construction, tax-managed investing, portfolio analytics, risk management, and investment workflows
- Experience with software development lifecycle, DevOps practices, modern engineering principles, relational databases, SQL, data modeling, web application architectures, and API development
- CFA designation or progress toward CFA
Northern Trust Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match alongside an employer‑funded defined‑benefit pension is highlighted in employer‑verified materials and filings, setting the retirement package apart from many private employers.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is portrayed as solid overall, and two paid volunteer days per year are clearly documented across corporate materials.
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Parental & Family Support — Company sources and postings reference paid parental and caregiver leave and recent enhancements to parental benefits, indicating meaningful family support within the package.
Northern Trust Insights
What We Do
As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing and investment solutions, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise and integrity. A globally recognized Fortune 500 Company in continuous operation since 1889, we’ve built a legacy of empowering clients to reach their goals with confidence. Since our roots as a trust bank, we’ve grown to a global presence with more than 24,000 employees in more than 20 countries and across six core business units: Wealth Management Asset Management Asset Servicing Technology Corporate Functions Enterprise Operations Join a Team That’s Achieving Greater At Northern Trust, we refer to our employees as partners – with good reason. We understand that relationships are the key to our success. Here you’ll join a diverse and inclusive team of innovators with the drive to challenge the way things have always been done. Instead of choosing between a dynamic career and work-life balance, enjoy working with a team that supports your goals in the office and at home. We’ll help you get where you want to go without sacrificing what matters most to you. Delivering value and adhering to our enduring principles What are enduring principles? Since our founding, they have guided our strategy and success. Thanks to the dedication of our partners, Northern Trust continues to thrive by adhering to three enduring principles: service, expertise and integrity . What does this mean? Service Northern Trust has a relentless drive to provide exceptional service to our clients, our partners and our communities. We set new standards and go above and beyond in our commitment to delivering greater results. Expertise Expertise is at the core of who we are. We focus sharply on what we do well. From expanding our capabilities, to hiring talented professionals to developing innovative solutions, our expertise is why we continue to be a trusted advisor for generations of families and institutions. Integrity Operating with uncompromising ethics is central to Northern Trust’s heritage. As a result, our clients, partners and communities know they can rely on us. For more than 130 years, our integrity has been our guide – and that will never change.
Why Work With Us
At Northern Trust, we go further because we go together. We embrace flexibility, encourage balance, and prioritize inclusion at all levels, working together to keep you connected. We are committed to our employees—all 24,000 of them. Whether this is a first step or a bold new leap in your career, we’re here to help you move forward.
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