Sr Manager of Software Engineering

Join Us at 55ip & Help the Wealth Management Industry Move Forward

Working at 55ip means standing at the intersection of finance and technologyand at the cutting-edge of wealth management. Weve been making rapid progress on our mission: to break down barriers to financial progress for financial advisors and their clients. Our Boston and Mumbai based teams have built and brought to market a tax-smart investment strategy engine delivering an intuitive experience and intelligent automation. Driven by strategic partnerships with world-class asset management firms weve experienced breakthrough growth over the last two years. Today over 110 financial advisor firms with $28 billion in assets (and counting) are using 55ip.

If we look a little different its because we are. Were entrepreneurs product pros technology enthusiast investment scientists and customer advocates who aim to deliver an exceptional experienceand have fun doing it. Like lots of companies weve got a deep bench of smart talented creative people but our superpower lies in our hustle. That extra push when others would quit that new approach nobody else has tried that ability to thrive at 30000 feet or dig into the detailsand to do it all with humility empathy and respect. As we enter an exciting new chapter as a separately-branded subsidiary of J.P. Morgan were looking for top talentwith hustleto join us on our path to becoming an industry standard.

Position Description:

55ip is looking for an experienced software development manager to lead the 55IP platform that forms the backbone of its technology-enabled investment platform for large investment advisory (RIA) & wealth management firms. The ideal candidate for this role has successfully designed delivered and maintained large-scale systems for the financial services and / or capital markets domain. The candidate has successfully demonstrated the ability to lead and manage a team of 3-5 software developers. The candidate will be a motivated and responsible individual; a problem solver; a team player and an empathetic leader; and a proficient software developer looking to make a significant impact on a fast-growing company.

Responsibilities:

- The end-to-end development enhancement and maintenance of 55ips market data platform

- Partner with many stakeholders to define & deliver innovative solution to functional requirements

- Identify prioritize and allocate tasks to effectively deliver to the firms technology objectives.

- Architect & develop data ETL processes and data objects.

- Build mentor & manage a team of software developers and testers.

- Planning and running agile-scrum sprints.

- Ensure the team (a) delivers high quality coding standards through code reviews; (b) conducts thorough unit / functional testing; and (c) provides support during UAT & post go-live phases.

Qualifications / Skillsets:

-12- 14 years of experience in software development.

- Recent experience in leading & mentoring a scrum team.

- Proficient in Python Django Pandas GitHub / Bit-Bucket Jira PostgreSQL and SQL scripting

- Demonstrated experience of designing and executing high-scale data projects

- Clear understanding of OOPs and software design constructs & their implementation using Python

- Expertise in all aspects of software development lifecycle especially Agile Scrum.

- Exposure to financial capital markets data and trading applications

- Hands-on-experience of RabbitMQ Redis & NoSQL is a nice to have

- Understanding of R is a nice to have.

- Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in Computer Electronic or IT Engineering.

- Strong communication (written and oral) and analytical problem-solving skills.

- Attention to detail pride in delivering high quality work and willingness to learn.

Grade:Vice President

About 55ip

55ip is a financial technology company whose purpose is to break down barriers to financial management enterprises andfinancial advisors use 55ips tax-smart investment strategy engine to dramatically improve their efficiency and effectiveness. 55ips intuitive experience and intelligent automation elevate portfolio design and delivery helping advisors save time and drive better outcomes for their clients. At the heart of the experience is 55ips ActiveTax Technology which includes tax-smart transitions management and withdrawals.55ip is becomingthe industry standard by connecting to platforms where advisorsmanage theirclient accountsenhancing workflow andreducingthe needto move the information is available at Experience:

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