Principal Engineer, Investment Systems

Acadian Asset Management is a global systematic investment manager at the forefront of data-driven investing since 1986. Headquartered in Boston with locations in Singapore London and Sydney we manage over $170 billion on behalf of leading institutions worldwideincluding pension funds endowments foundations and sovereign wealth funds. We harness advanced technology rich datasets and multidisciplinary expertise to help clients navigate complex markets and uncover insights that may be overlooked by traditional approaches.

What sets Acadian apart is our people. We foster a collaborative intellectually curious environment where ideas are tested diverse perspectives are welcomed and innovation thrives. Were united by a shared purpose: delivering effective client outcomes and supporting one another in work thats both challenging and rewarding. We offer a flexible hybrid work environment strong benefits and a casual but focused office cultureall designed to support the meaningful collaborative work that defines Acadian.

Position Overview:

This position has design development and maintenance responsibility for the software programs databases and processes associated with our core business environments. This would include working with a small team to support a broad range of applications in research investments front office and trading applications. The role requires direct interaction with end users and excellent analytical and communication skills.

Acadian supports a hybrid work environment; employees are on-site in the Boston office 3 days a week.

What Youll Do:

• Work on an engineering team to design and develop applications to support the business units
• Assume responsibility for ongoing maintenance of existing core business applications
• Work collaboratively within IT and various business units across the firm

Were Looking for Teammates With:

• B.S. or M.S. in computer science or equivalent
• 10 years experience in software development
• 5 years experience in financial management / services
• Solid knowledge of modern software design principles concepts and practices
• Significant experience with Python and associated technologies
• Significant experience with relational databases and SQL
• Knowledge of C# / Microsoft stack a plus
• Experience leading a technical team a plus
• Experience with cloud-based development (AWS preferred)
• Experience with a major cloud provider (e.g. AWS Azure or GCP)
• Building and deploying applications in a cloud environment
• Infrastructure as code (Terraform CloudFormation etc.)
• Containers and orchestration (Docker Kubernetes)
• Monitoring logging and basic cloud security practices

The base salary range for this role is $190000 $215000 per year. Actual compensation will be determined based on a candidates skills qualifications and relevant addition to base pay this position may be eligible for discretionary incentive compensation and includes participation in Acadians comprehensive benefits program which includes health retirement and wellness offerings.

To apply for this position or view Acadians open roles please visit the Careers section of our website at: We 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 for one of our jobs please email us at

Acadian Asset Management LLC is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants. No employee or applicant shall be discriminated against 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.