The Staff Software Development Engineer role at Clearwater Analytics spans a spectrum of responsibilities with a focus on designing, implementing, and managing software systems. The role requires continuous learning and application of new technologies and trends. Engineers at entry-level work on coding, debugging, and learning new software technologies. With progression in this track, the responsibilities expand to include leading teams, designing complex software systems, providing mentorship, and managing cross-functional integration.
The more senior roles are responsible for defining the company's technological vision, making strategic decisions, driving innovation, and setting new industry standards. Across all levels, a successful software development engineer will demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, clear communication, excellent coding abilities, a keen understanding of the software ecosystem, and a cooperative team player attitude.
Responsibilities:
- Advocate for Clearwater’s technical vision, strategy, and established standards for software systems.
- Measure and share the results of software teams and help them create improvement.
- Identify and remove systemic blockers to success.
- Establish best practices and processes that improve execution and collaboration on any team.
- Create alignment between multiple teams towards common standards and best practices.
- Influence the prioritization of the overall Clearwater roadmap.
- Influence and lead high-priority and complex projects and initiatives.
- Model and encourage a culture of communication and collaboration in their team, division, and department.
- Deemed a mentor of mentors and capable of mentoring engineers at all levels.
- Any other reasonable activity required by management.
Required Skills:
- Exceptional leadership and mentorship skills.
- Enthusiasm for software work in a software-as-a-service company.
- Driven by client satisfaction.
- Strong teamwork skills.
- Ability to manage own time and deliver expected results on time.
- Commitment to continuous learning and improvement.
- Exceptional analytical skills.
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Excellent attention to detail and strong documentation skills.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Exceptional problem-solving abilities.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science/related field or comparable experience.
- 12+ years of enterprise software development experience using a modern language (Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.).
- Experience with designing and implementing distributed systems using a microservices architecture.
- Cloud expertise - Design systems based on AWS, cloud cost optimization.
- Good coding skills – specially Java and Puthon.
- Good design skills.
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What We Do
Clearwater Analytics is the leading provider of web-based investment portfolio accounting, reporting, and reconciliation services for institutional investors at thousands of organizations.
Clearwater aggregates, reconciles, and reports on more than $5.5 trillion in assets across thousands of accounts daily. Our clients include corporate treasuries, insurance companies, investment managers, banks, governments, and other institutional investors both in the United States and worldwide.
For more than a decade, we have leveraged web-based software and world-class client service to help clients such as American Family Insurance, Arch Capital, C.V. Starr & Co., Cisco, Facebook, Oracle, Selective Insurance, Sirius Group, Sompo International, Starbucks, WellCare Health Plans, Wilton Re, and many others, streamline their investment and accounting operations. Clearwater also works with hundreds of custodians, investment managers, dealers/brokers, and electronic trading portals who offer Clearwater to their many clients.
With global headquarters in Boise, Idaho, and offices in Edinburgh, London, New Delhi, New York, and Singapore, Clearwater sets the new global standard for investment portfolio reporting.
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