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Senior IT Application Engineer Remote - United States
London, London
Algolia
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Algolia is an aggressively positioned, post-series D SaaS company focused on AI driven Search as a Service. We are looking for a Senior IT Application engineer for a remote position in the United States. This is a succession position that will be split 70/30 in application management and project management. This position may have up to 10% travel.nThe Algolia IT team cares about the needs of our organization and the satisfaction of our end users. We are candid in communicating what needs to be done and we have the grit to see myriad tasks and projects completed during daily and quarterly timeframes. We trust each other, demonstrate respect for each other and are willing to ask for and provide help to each other.nYou want to work in an international environment.nYou value the strength diversity provides.nYou love being part of a team that exists in the operations nexus.nYou are excited to support a primarily remote organization.nYou learn fast and retain well.nYou prioritize tasks effectively and self-initiate completion.nYou build relationships with non-IT stakeholders efficiently.nYou are adaptable in a fast-changing environment.nApplication Responsibilities:nManage software and service relationships and associated contracts with major vendors.nStudy and master the Algolia user tech stack, inside and outside of IT, including both fine-level details and overarching strategic goals.nAdministrate the IS and IAM tech stack with specialization in Okta, Gsuite, Atlassian, Obsidian and Slack.nCoordinate across Algolia teams to design and manage effective and efficient internal SaaS deployments.nAlly with Information Security and Infrastructure teams to maintain the safety of our people and products.nCreate documentation to enable end users to interact with our hardware and software systems.nEngage in the development of less experienced engineers.nRequirementsn7+ years of technical support experience.n7+ years managing IT environments.nA Masters in Computer Science or its equivalent.nExpertise with macOS and Windows as well as familiarity with Linux.nExperience at our current stage and beyond ($50-200M ARR range, high growth, lots of change and building internal infrastructure)nAlgolia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.nThe annual base salary compensation range for this role reflects US market pay data within this location. The exact compensation offered for this role may vary depending on specific location and job-related knowledge, technical skills, and experience; and is only one part of our Total Rewards philosophy to compensate and recognize employees for their work.nRemote US: Base Salary Pay Rangen$33,000 - 166,667 USDnFLEXIBLE WORKPLACE STRATEGY:nAlgolia’s flexible workplace model is designed to empower all Algolians to fulfill our mission to power search and discovery with ease. We place an emphasis on an individual’s impact, contribution, and output, over their physical location. Algolia is a high-trust environment and many of our team members have the autonomy to choose where they want to work and when.nWhile we have a global presence with physical offices in Paris, NYC, London, Sydney and Bucharest, we also offer many of our team members the option to work remotely either as fully remote or hybrid-remote employees.
Please note that positions listed as "Remote" are only available for remote work within the specified country. Positions listed within a specific city are only available in that location - depending on the nature of the role it may be available with either a hybrid-remote or in-office schedule.nABOUT US:nAlgolia prides itself on being a pioneer and market leader offering an AI Search solution that empowers 17,000+ businesses to compose customer experiences at internet scale that predict what their users want with blazing fast search and web browse experience. Algolia powers more than 30 billion search requests a week – four times more than Microsoft Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, Yandex and DuckDuckGo combined.nAlgolia is part of a cadre of innovative new companies that are driving the next generation of software development, creating APIs that make developers’ lives easier; solutions that are better than building from scratch and better than having to tweak monolithic SaaS solutions.nIn 2021, the company closed $150 mil ion in series D funding and quadrupled its post-money valuation of 2.25 billion. Being well capitalized enables Algolia to continue to invest in its market leading platform, to better serve its thousands of customers–including Under Armor, Petsmart, Stripe, Gymshark, and Walgreens, to name just a few.nWHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:nWe’re looking for talented, passionate people to build the world’s best search & discovery technology. As an ownership-driven company, we seek team members who thrive within an environment based on autonomy and diversity. We're committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace. We care about each other and the world around us, and embrace talented people regardless of their race, age, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, color, veteran status, disability and socioeconomic background.nREADY TO APPLY?
If you share our values and our enthusiasm for building the world’s best search & discovery technology, we’d love to review your application!nCreate a Job AlertnInterested in building your career at Algolia? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.nApply for this job
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Please note that positions listed as "Remote" are only available for remote work within the specified country. Positions listed within a specific city are only available in that location - depending on the nature of the role it may be available with either a hybrid-remote or in-office schedule.nABOUT US:nAlgolia prides itself on being a pioneer and market leader offering an AI Search solution that empowers 17,000+ businesses to compose customer experiences at internet scale that predict what their users want with blazing fast search and web browse experience. Algolia powers more than 30 billion search requests a week – four times more than Microsoft Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, Yandex and DuckDuckGo combined.nAlgolia is part of a cadre of innovative new companies that are driving the next generation of software development, creating APIs that make developers’ lives easier; solutions that are better than building from scratch and better than having to tweak monolithic SaaS solutions.nIn 2021, the company closed $150 mil ion in series D funding and quadrupled its post-money valuation of 2.25 billion. Being well capitalized enables Algolia to continue to invest in its market leading platform, to better serve its thousands of customers–including Under Armor, Petsmart, Stripe, Gymshark, and Walgreens, to name just a few.nWHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:nWe’re looking for talented, passionate people to build the world’s best search & discovery technology. As an ownership-driven company, we seek team members who thrive within an environment based on autonomy and diversity. We're committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace. We care about each other and the world around us, and embrace talented people regardless of their race, age, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, color, veteran status, disability and socioeconomic background.nREADY TO APPLY?
If you share our values and our enthusiasm for building the world’s best search & discovery technology, we’d love to review your application!nCreate a Job AlertnInterested in building your career at Algolia? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.nApply for this job
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Principal Software Engineer- AI (UK) London, England, United States
London, London
8th Light
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Principal Software Engineer- AI (Remote)
London, England, United StatesnWho We Are
At 8th Light, we bring life to the best ideas.nFounded in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago, we are a technology solutions provider that partners with organisations to solve meaningful challenges and drive sustainable growth. From early-stage startups to global enterprises, we work across industries to optimise our clients’ digital products through product strategy innovation, experiential design, AI solutions, and deep engineering expertise.nOur commitment to quality means we deliver solutions we’re truly proud of, while our curiosity sparks innovation and breakthrough thinking. 8th Lights thrive in an environment that champions continuous education, fueling our growth through mentorship and hands-on work. We foster an open, collaborative culture grounded in honesty that builds trust, and believe true success is measured by the outcomes we create for our clients.nIf this kind of work and our kind of people energises you, you’ve found the right place.nWho You Are
You’ve shown long-term repeated success on a variety of projects, typically over the course of 10+ years. You are a trusted expert and leader, often called upon to guide ambiguous initiatives, embed with clients, and architect scalable AI-enabled solutions. You bring a blend of deep consulting acumen, technical expertise, and product thinking that drives measurable and impactful outcomes. You take a proactive, experimentation-focused mindset towards innovation using data to inform your recommendations along the way. In your previous experience, you have:nDemonstrated long-term success on high-stakes consulting engagements across multiple language paradigms, stacks, ecosystems, technical environments, and client industriesnActed as a trusted partner to executives, framing business challenges and connecting them to technical outcomesnEvaluated and pragmatically applied AI-assistive development tools to accelerate delivery, improve quality, and deliver measurable outcomes without chasing hypenA track record of understanding, assessing, and embracing new tooling and trends within the software industrynExperience building or integrating AI/ML-powered features into products or systems (e.g., recommendation engines, NLP models, computer vision, predictive analytics)nUsed context-appropriate automated testing to inform software design choices and catch bugsnSuccessfully led modernisation efforts to align legacy systems with short and long-term business needsnRemedied architecture-level concerns such as scalability, security, reliability, and performancenFacilitated alignment and collaboration across technical and non-technical stakeholders to move initiatives forward in the face of ambiguity and complexity while balancing technical considerations with product and user needsnActively sought out and effectively given feedbacknCollaboratively led stakeholders to balance technical considerations with product and user needsnMentored and supported teams at scale, building trust, improving practices, and leaving organisations stronger and more self-sufficientnWhat You’ll Do At 8th Light
As a go-to technologist and strategist within 8th Light, you’ll work with a variety of clients, typically one to two in a year, while continuing to deepen your and our collective domain expertise over the course of your career with us. You’ll be responsible for:nRapidly building trust with clients, demonstrating technical expertise and understanding of their domain and objectivesnFraming ambiguous business problems as solvable workflows and systems, earning leadership buy-in, then design and build solutions that balance pragmatism with long-term scalabilitynGuiding technical direction, solving complex problems, and demonstrating best practices while remaining deeply engaged within the codebasenWorking pragmatically to balance technology choices while delivering high-quality work within deadlinesnCollaborating on systems that involve the full ML lifecycle from data ingestion and preprocessing, to model deployment, integration, and performance monitoringnDelivering and advise on enterprise-grade AI systems, including RAG pipelines, vector search, and agentic frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, Crew AI, AutoGen, n8n), ensuring scalable, production-ready solutions that empower developers and align with business outcomes.nDriving innovation by proactively surfacing new technical approaches and product solutionsnLeading or initiating formal feedback conversations with teams and clients via retrospectivesnContributing to the health of your team and 8th Light’s culture by modelling our ValuesnDesigning and managing high-level technical roadmaps for large engagementsnBuilding your network and maintaining relationships with clients and other industry leaders within your domainnCoaching client engineering teams, transferring knowledge and leveling up practicesnInfluencing client CTOs and executive decisions. Planning and executing technical work that involves stakeholders outside of project boundaries such as across a client's technical organizationnParticipating in account planning; opportunity identification.nFacilitating retrospectives, strategy sessions, and technical deep-dives to improve team and project outcomesnIdentifying, mitigating, and resolving blockers to team progressnContributing to 8th Light by serving as a mentor, leading or designing workshops internally or for clients, representing 8th Light in the tech community, or supporting our hiring processesnDemonstrating leadership in scalable system design, modular architecture, and platform- or product-oriented development.nBringing depth in testing strategies, observability, fault tolerance, and secure engineering practicesnApplying architectural patterns to evaluate tradeoffs and drive clear, documented design rationalenStrongly Preferred Skills
We work across many areas, and encourage anyone with the experience listed above to apply. We would particularly like to encourage applicants with experience in the following areas:nDevSecOps & DevOpsnMLOpsnInfrastructure as CodenBuilding a truly diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace is an ongoing journey, and we’re excited to keep learning and growing together. We have a proud tradition of hiring talented colleagues with real-world career experiences.nHow You’ll be Supported
At 8th Light, we believe our people are our greatest asset. Their growth, well-being, and success shape our future.nOur wellness package is designed with the Whole YOU in mind and includes:nA robust L&D programme with a learning budget and in-person learning opportunitiesnAt 8th Light, we are committed to a compensation philosophy that is transparent, fair, and helps us attract and retain top talent in alignment with our company’s strategic growth goals and clients’ needs.nWe benchmark our salaries using Geographic Structures to establish competitive pay ranges within the regions where 8th Lights live. Our pay ranges for our Principal Engineering position in London is:nReach out to for more relevant information pertaining to your local market.n8th Light is Remote-First
We are a distributed team across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. In most cases, our consulting engagements do not require travel.nWhether you choose to work remotely or join us in person at one of our offices in Chicago or London, we’re committed to supporting a strong team culture. For team members outside of those cities, we offer access to coworking spaces to foster continued collaboration and connection across our global team.nWe hope to see you apply!nCreate a Job AlertnInterested in building your career at 8th Light? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.nApply for this job
*nindicates a required fieldnFirst Name *nLast Name *nEmail *nPhone *nLocation (City) *nResume/CV *nEnter manuallynAccepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtfnWhat are your pronouns? * Select.nEligibility Requirements:You must have the legal right to work (without requiring sponsorship) in the United States or Canada, or the United Kingdom and be a citizen in any one of the aforementioned locations.Persons hired must present acceptable proof of identity and proof of their legal right to work. The authenticity of the documents will be verified before employment begins.Please confirm that you meet these eligibility requirements. * Select.nWould your employment require sponsorship? * Select.nWere you referred by a current or former 8th Light employee? Select.n(Referrals Only): Please indicate your referrals name.nIf the opportunity presented itself, would you be open to short/long term contract-based work? * Select.n(VERIFICATION CONSENT)Do you consent to a background screen which includes: Biometric identity verification, employment verification and education verification? * Select.nTo safeguard the integrity of our hiring process and ensure the security of 8th Light and our clients, we require candidates consent to identity, employment, and education verification prior to any interviews with our team. Any offer of employment is conditional upon passing a criminal background check.
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London, England, United StatesnWho We Are
At 8th Light, we bring life to the best ideas.nFounded in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago, we are a technology solutions provider that partners with organisations to solve meaningful challenges and drive sustainable growth. From early-stage startups to global enterprises, we work across industries to optimise our clients’ digital products through product strategy innovation, experiential design, AI solutions, and deep engineering expertise.nOur commitment to quality means we deliver solutions we’re truly proud of, while our curiosity sparks innovation and breakthrough thinking. 8th Lights thrive in an environment that champions continuous education, fueling our growth through mentorship and hands-on work. We foster an open, collaborative culture grounded in honesty that builds trust, and believe true success is measured by the outcomes we create for our clients.nIf this kind of work and our kind of people energises you, you’ve found the right place.nWho You Are
You’ve shown long-term repeated success on a variety of projects, typically over the course of 10+ years. You are a trusted expert and leader, often called upon to guide ambiguous initiatives, embed with clients, and architect scalable AI-enabled solutions. You bring a blend of deep consulting acumen, technical expertise, and product thinking that drives measurable and impactful outcomes. You take a proactive, experimentation-focused mindset towards innovation using data to inform your recommendations along the way. In your previous experience, you have:nDemonstrated long-term success on high-stakes consulting engagements across multiple language paradigms, stacks, ecosystems, technical environments, and client industriesnActed as a trusted partner to executives, framing business challenges and connecting them to technical outcomesnEvaluated and pragmatically applied AI-assistive development tools to accelerate delivery, improve quality, and deliver measurable outcomes without chasing hypenA track record of understanding, assessing, and embracing new tooling and trends within the software industrynExperience building or integrating AI/ML-powered features into products or systems (e.g., recommendation engines, NLP models, computer vision, predictive analytics)nUsed context-appropriate automated testing to inform software design choices and catch bugsnSuccessfully led modernisation efforts to align legacy systems with short and long-term business needsnRemedied architecture-level concerns such as scalability, security, reliability, and performancenFacilitated alignment and collaboration across technical and non-technical stakeholders to move initiatives forward in the face of ambiguity and complexity while balancing technical considerations with product and user needsnActively sought out and effectively given feedbacknCollaboratively led stakeholders to balance technical considerations with product and user needsnMentored and supported teams at scale, building trust, improving practices, and leaving organisations stronger and more self-sufficientnWhat You’ll Do At 8th Light
As a go-to technologist and strategist within 8th Light, you’ll work with a variety of clients, typically one to two in a year, while continuing to deepen your and our collective domain expertise over the course of your career with us. You’ll be responsible for:nRapidly building trust with clients, demonstrating technical expertise and understanding of their domain and objectivesnFraming ambiguous business problems as solvable workflows and systems, earning leadership buy-in, then design and build solutions that balance pragmatism with long-term scalabilitynGuiding technical direction, solving complex problems, and demonstrating best practices while remaining deeply engaged within the codebasenWorking pragmatically to balance technology choices while delivering high-quality work within deadlinesnCollaborating on systems that involve the full ML lifecycle from data ingestion and preprocessing, to model deployment, integration, and performance monitoringnDelivering and advise on enterprise-grade AI systems, including RAG pipelines, vector search, and agentic frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, Crew AI, AutoGen, n8n), ensuring scalable, production-ready solutions that empower developers and align with business outcomes.nDriving innovation by proactively surfacing new technical approaches and product solutionsnLeading or initiating formal feedback conversations with teams and clients via retrospectivesnContributing to the health of your team and 8th Light’s culture by modelling our ValuesnDesigning and managing high-level technical roadmaps for large engagementsnBuilding your network and maintaining relationships with clients and other industry leaders within your domainnCoaching client engineering teams, transferring knowledge and leveling up practicesnInfluencing client CTOs and executive decisions. Planning and executing technical work that involves stakeholders outside of project boundaries such as across a client's technical organizationnParticipating in account planning; opportunity identification.nFacilitating retrospectives, strategy sessions, and technical deep-dives to improve team and project outcomesnIdentifying, mitigating, and resolving blockers to team progressnContributing to 8th Light by serving as a mentor, leading or designing workshops internally or for clients, representing 8th Light in the tech community, or supporting our hiring processesnDemonstrating leadership in scalable system design, modular architecture, and platform- or product-oriented development.nBringing depth in testing strategies, observability, fault tolerance, and secure engineering practicesnApplying architectural patterns to evaluate tradeoffs and drive clear, documented design rationalenStrongly Preferred Skills
We work across many areas, and encourage anyone with the experience listed above to apply. We would particularly like to encourage applicants with experience in the following areas:nDevSecOps & DevOpsnMLOpsnInfrastructure as CodenBuilding a truly diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace is an ongoing journey, and we’re excited to keep learning and growing together. We have a proud tradition of hiring talented colleagues with real-world career experiences.nHow You’ll be Supported
At 8th Light, we believe our people are our greatest asset. Their growth, well-being, and success shape our future.nOur wellness package is designed with the Whole YOU in mind and includes:nA robust L&D programme with a learning budget and in-person learning opportunitiesnAt 8th Light, we are committed to a compensation philosophy that is transparent, fair, and helps us attract and retain top talent in alignment with our company’s strategic growth goals and clients’ needs.nWe benchmark our salaries using Geographic Structures to establish competitive pay ranges within the regions where 8th Lights live. Our pay ranges for our Principal Engineering position in London is:nReach out to for more relevant information pertaining to your local market.n8th Light is Remote-First
We are a distributed team across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. In most cases, our consulting engagements do not require travel.nWhether you choose to work remotely or join us in person at one of our offices in Chicago or London, we’re committed to supporting a strong team culture. For team members outside of those cities, we offer access to coworking spaces to foster continued collaboration and connection across our global team.nWe hope to see you apply!nCreate a Job AlertnInterested in building your career at 8th Light? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.nApply for this job
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Senior Data Platform Engineer New Boston, Massachusetts, United States
London, London
Acadian Asset
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Acadian is an equal-opportunity employer dedicated to promoting an environment of respect, acceptance, tolerance and cooperation. We value diversity and support differences in age, gender, race, national and ethnic origin, physical abilities, religious beliefs and sexual orientation. Acadian Asset Management is a global, systematic investment manager with offices in Boston, Singapore, London, and Sydney, managing over $151 billion for leading institutions worldwide.nAcadian supports a hybrid work environment; employees are on-site in the Boston office three days a week.nPosition
Position Overview: Building on a multi-decade history in quantitative equity, Acadian has expanded into multi-asset class, alternative equity, and systematic credit. The investment data engineering function will build a platform to expand data capabilities at scale across asset classes. We are seeking a senior contributor to design, build, and support a data platform that will drive the investment process.nWhat You’ll Do
Design & build a highly scalable, cloud-native data platform on AWS, leveraging diverse storage formats, high-performance compute, and containerized workloads.nDevelop & optimize pipelines to rapidly integrate new datasets and derived metrics with speed, reliability, and scalability.nArchitect & deploy scalable services by building REST APIs, containerizing workloads, and orchestrating deployments in Kubernetes for high availability and elasticity.nCollaborate with portfolio managers and researchers to translate investment needs into technical specifications and data solutions that support the investment process.nDesign & build the business logic layer that transforms raw data into investment-ready insights, enabling researchers and portfolio managers to focus on alpha generation.nIntegrate with investment systems by participating in design reviews, promoting adoption, and ensuring smooth interoperability.nBuild domain expertise in investment data within the quantitative investing space and address challenges of working with financial data.nMaintain mission-critical operations by managing daily production workflows and ensuring platform health with metrics, logging, and distributed tracing.nDeliver well-tested, extensible, and high-quality solutions.nWhat We’re Looking For
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, science, or engineering with a strong academic record; CFA charter a plus.nPersonal qualities:
Analytical, creative, and collaborative, with drive and humility to tackle complex problems and deliver results.nExperience:
Background in the quantitative investing space, with knowledge of financial data and its challenges, including timeliness, quality, and integration across varied sources.nTechnical expertise:
Cloud & infrastructure in AWS (S3, EC2, ECS), Terraform, Kubernetes; REST API design at scale; observability (metrics, logging, distributed tracing); workflow orchestration (Dagster, Airflow); data modeling, profiling, performance tuning, and SDLC best practices.nHow to Apply
To apply for this position or view Acadian’s open roles, please visit the Careers section of our website.nWe will contact only selected candidates. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply, please email Employment Opportunity
Acadian Asset Management LLC is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, marital status, pregnancy or parenthood, veteran status, citizenship status, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.nPublic notice: For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the Voluntary Self-Identification survey. Completion is voluntary and will not affect hiring. See our Equal Employment Opportunity policy for details.
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Acadian is an equal-opportunity employer dedicated to promoting an environment of respect, acceptance, tolerance and cooperation. We value diversity and support differences in age, gender, race, national and ethnic origin, physical abilities, religious beliefs and sexual orientation. Acadian Asset Management is a global, systematic investment manager with offices in Boston, Singapore, London, and Sydney, managing over $151 billion for leading institutions worldwide.nAcadian supports a hybrid work environment; employees are on-site in the Boston office three days a week.nPosition
Position Overview: Building on a multi-decade history in quantitative equity, Acadian has expanded into multi-asset class, alternative equity, and systematic credit. The investment data engineering function will build a platform to expand data capabilities at scale across asset classes. We are seeking a senior contributor to design, build, and support a data platform that will drive the investment process.nWhat You’ll Do
Design & build a highly scalable, cloud-native data platform on AWS, leveraging diverse storage formats, high-performance compute, and containerized workloads.nDevelop & optimize pipelines to rapidly integrate new datasets and derived metrics with speed, reliability, and scalability.nArchitect & deploy scalable services by building REST APIs, containerizing workloads, and orchestrating deployments in Kubernetes for high availability and elasticity.nCollaborate with portfolio managers and researchers to translate investment needs into technical specifications and data solutions that support the investment process.nDesign & build the business logic layer that transforms raw data into investment-ready insights, enabling researchers and portfolio managers to focus on alpha generation.nIntegrate with investment systems by participating in design reviews, promoting adoption, and ensuring smooth interoperability.nBuild domain expertise in investment data within the quantitative investing space and address challenges of working with financial data.nMaintain mission-critical operations by managing daily production workflows and ensuring platform health with metrics, logging, and distributed tracing.nDeliver well-tested, extensible, and high-quality solutions.nWhat We’re Looking For
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, science, or engineering with a strong academic record; CFA charter a plus.nPersonal qualities:
Analytical, creative, and collaborative, with drive and humility to tackle complex problems and deliver results.nExperience:
Background in the quantitative investing space, with knowledge of financial data and its challenges, including timeliness, quality, and integration across varied sources.nTechnical expertise:
Cloud & infrastructure in AWS (S3, EC2, ECS), Terraform, Kubernetes; REST API design at scale; observability (metrics, logging, distributed tracing); workflow orchestration (Dagster, Airflow); data modeling, profiling, performance tuning, and SDLC best practices.nHow to Apply
To apply for this position or view Acadian’s open roles, please visit the Careers section of our website.nWe will contact only selected candidates. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply, please email Employment Opportunity
Acadian Asset Management LLC is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, marital status, pregnancy or parenthood, veteran status, citizenship status, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.nPublic notice: For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the Voluntary Self-Identification survey. Completion is voluntary and will not affect hiring. See our Equal Employment Opportunity policy for details.
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