Garda Capital Partners (Garda) is a multi-billion dollar alternative investment firm with over 22 years of experience deploying relative value strategies across fixed income markets for institutional investors. We hire, grow, and mentor great talent and remain steadfast in our commitment to building a culture that helps them succeed. Garda is more than a workplace. We are built on trust, integrity, and a shared vision for how we work together, the enduring relationships we build, and the consistency of our results. Garda's primary offices are located in Wayzata, New York City, West Palm Beach, Geneva, Zug, Copenhagen, Singapore, and Scottsdale.
Garda is looking for a Senior Software Engineer (.Net) in its Research and Technology (R&T) group based out of our Wayzata Office.
The R&T team is responsible for all of the firm's applications & infrastructure including analytics, portfolio and risk management. The selected candidate will join the team are responsible for building and maintaining the services that support our Middle Office and Trade Support operations. This position requires proficiency and experience in software development using Microsoft .Net based technologies. While prior business knowledge is not mandatory, capital markets related experience will be a plus.
Position Responsibilities:
- Develop new line of business solutions using C#, WinForms, WPF, Javascript / React, Excel, R and SQL (Oracle / Postgres)
- Provide support for in-house and 3rd party applications
- Diagnose and fix issues with trading desk systems (In-house analytics, Bloomberg, TradeWeb, other vendor and proprietary systems)
Qualifications & Desired Skills:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics or Finance
- 7+ years of object-oriented development using C# and Microsoft.Net Experience with .Net 6+ with Web API, dependency
- 7+ years of database, SQL, ORM experience
- Strong experience with Javascript, React, Python
- Must be comfortable with development across the application stack
- Ability to complete complex projects independently
- Detail-oriented with strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a high-energy, time sensitive team environment
- Knowledge of fixed income trading and related financial instruments including bonds and interest rate derivative products
- Experience with Excel, Excel VBA, Bloomberg is a plus
This role is also eligible for other forms of compensation and benefits, such as a discretionary bonus, healthcare plan, 401(k) matching program, etc. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education.
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What We Do
Garda embraces one investment strategy with one focus: Protect and grow capital for institutional investors who entrust their money to Garda so they can deliver on their promises to their stakeholders. Garda's approach to fixed income relative value investing, their integrity, has earned the trust of investors and counterparties over many market cycles.
