Job Summary:
The Software Development Engineer role on our Trading & Risk Management Systems (TRMS) team focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining software components that support financial risk analytics and reporting. You will contribute to applications and services that process market, position, and reference data and help enable risk calculations such as sensitivities/Greeks, VaR, PFE, and XVA.
This role emphasizes continuous learning, collaboration across product, quant, and engineering teams, and disciplined software engineering practices. As you grow in the role, you will take on more design responsibilities, improve system components, and influence best practices. Successful engineers demonstrate strong problem-solving ability, clear communication, solid coding habits, and a collaborative team mindset.
Responsibilities:
· Develop, enhance, and maintain software applications and services used in risk workflows and data processing.
· Collaborate with product managers, quants, and engineering peers to clarify requirements and translate them into functioning code.
· Participate in design discussions and propose improvements that support scalability, performance, and maintainability.
· Build and maintain integrations and pipelines for trade, position, and market data.
· Write unit and integration tests and contribute to overall code quality and reliability.
· Perform troubleshooting and root-cause analysis to resolve defects and improve system stability.
· Assist in story creation, effort estimation, and delivery planning within an Agile environment.
· Document implementation details, design decisions, and APIs to support knowledge sharing and maintainability.
· Support CI/CD processes, build pipelines, and release activities.
Required Skills:
· Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.
· Proficiency in Python or another modern object-oriented language (Java, C#, C++, etc.).
· Ability to learn quickly and apply new concepts in data-driven or computational problem spaces.
· Exposure to or basic experience with APIs, microservices, or backend service development.
· Familiarity with version control tools such as Git and comfort participating in code reviews.
· Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
· Good written and verbal communication skills; ability to work effectively with cross-functional partners.
· Interest in financial markets or risk management concepts is a plus but not required—domain training is provided.
· Experience with automated testing, CI/CD workflows, or cloud environments is a plus, not a must.
Education and Experience:
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience.
· 2+ years of professional software development experience (financial services experience is a bonus, not a requirement).
· Experience working on data-intensive, distributed, or mission-critical systems is a plus but not expected at entry level.
Salary Range
$115,119.60 - $148,350.00This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k), PTO, parental leave, and medical leave, STD/LTD insurance benefits. Clearwater Analytics is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
Skills Required
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.
- Proficiency in Python or another modern object-oriented language (Java, C#, C++).
- Exposure to or basic experience with APIs, microservices, or backend service development.
- Familiarity with version control tools such as Git and comfort participating in code reviews.
- Good written and verbal communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional partners.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years of professional software development experience.
- Experience with automated testing, CI/CD workflows, or cloud environments.
- Interest in financial markets or risk management concepts.
- Experience working on data-intensive, distributed, or mission-critical systems.
Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Employer-provided medical, dental, and vision coverage is consistently listed in current job postings, with disability insurance also referenced. Feedback suggests these core health benefits are solid even if plan richness is not portrayed as top-tier across sources.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with employer matching is consistently cited in company and employer-verified materials. This reliable match supports long-term savings and is presented as a standard component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Immediate eligibility for paid time off, holidays, and volunteer time, along with parental leave, appears across job postings. This breadth of leave options provides practical flexibility from day one.
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What We Do
CWAN was founded on a simple belief: investment professionals deserve modern technology that actually works for them. Not legacy systems that slow them down. Not fragmented data that creates confusion. But one comprehensive platform that gives you complete visibility and crystal-clear insights. The result? Investment management that works as seamlessly as your investment strategy. Since our founding in 2004, CWAN has been the trusted technology partner powering the world’s leading institutional investors — from insurance companies, asset managers, and hedge funds to asset owners like corporations, endowments, and pension funds managing over $10 trillion in assets.
Why Work With Us
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