Engineer

ARK Investment Management Is Hiring:

Engineer

Who We Are:

ARK is a global investment manager focused solely on investing in disruptive innovation that is changing the way the world works. Majority Owner Catherine D. Wood founded ARK in 2014 on the belief that innovation is key to growth. Rooted in over 40 years of experience ARK aims to identify large-scale investment opportunities in the public and private markets resulting from technological innovations centered around Artificial Intelligence Multi-omics Sequencing Robotics Energy Storage and Blockchain technology. We invest in the leaders enablers and beneficiaries of disruptive innovation.

ARK manages and sub advises long-only global equity portfolios across a variety of investment vehicles including a suite of exchange traded funds (ETFs) a venture fund mutual funds and separately managed accounts. Our investments are backed by an open research ecosystem designed to identify innovations with the potential for long-term growth. ARK has greater than $25 billion assets under management.

ARK is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and strives to maintain an environment free of discrimination based on race color religion gender national origin ancestry age disability genetic information military or veteran status marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship or any other protected category or characteristics as defined by federal state or local laws. If you want to learn more please visit ourPhilosophypage to understand how ARK differs from traditional investment firms. We also encourage you to meet theARK teamand follow us onX.

*This is a Full-Time position in our St. Petersburg FL Corporate Office.

Job Description

As a Business-Facing Product Engineer you will be at the forefront of ensuring our people enjoy a seamless experience with our production technology systems. Your role is focused around creating well-documented production grade tools that increase productivity reduce friction and enable new capabilities whilst minimizing risk. Reporting to the Technology team at ARK headed by the CTO you will act as a Technology Business Partner to our back-office functions driving Automation and AI onto our Palantir Foundry platform.

Primary Responsibilities

Increase Productivity / Reduce Friction

• Drive documentation of existing tools & processes
• Manage forms and interfaces for data entry and process support
• Data quality guardrails

Manage Risk

• Knowledge archive
• Meeting tracking automation
• Source tracking automation
• Document management with AI enhancement

Enable New Capabilities

• Focus new deliverables onto our Palantir Foundry platform as appropriate
• Develop the live portfolio dashboards for various funds
• Develop and socialize automated task management solutions for our teams
• Create a variety custom GPTs / Copilots / Automations to help with day-to-day tasks

Secondary Responsibilities

O365 AI and Automation

• Manage advanced Microsoft 365 application implementation including CoPilot Planner Power Automate and Power BI.

Documentation and Training

• Maintain technical documentation for all in-scope systems.
• Conduct training and knowledge sharing sessions to enhance user proficiency.

Continuous Improvement

• Stay informed about industry trends emerging technologies and updates related to our technology environment.
• Propose enhancements to improve user experience and productivity.

Requirements and Skills

• Coding languages: Python SQL TypeScript
• Experience working with databases and data pipelines / ETL workflows
• Experience working with APIs and web scraping
• Experience with data visualization tools (PowerBI Tableau custom dashboards)
• Experience with agile project management and / or product management
• Experience with: Airtable Microsoft Power Automate Power BI Cloud infrastructure (AWS / Azure / GCP)
• Microsoft 365 Proficiency: Familiarity with Microsoft 365 applications administration and troubleshooting.
• User-Centric Mindset: Ability to empathize with users communicate effectively and provide exceptional client support.
• Technical Aptitude: Understanding of hardware software and networking concepts Mac and PC.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Resourcefulness in diagnosing and resolving technical issues.
• Certifications: Relevant certifications (e.g. Database AI Automation and Visualization) are advantageous.
• Education: A degree in Information Technology Computer/Data Science or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years experience in the required fields

Ready to Join Our Team

If youre enthusiastic about business-facing technology in the Financial Services sector and ready to contribute to our organizations success we encourage you to apply! Apply for this job on our careers page or explore related opportunities on our job board.