Portfolio Management System Engineer at Elwood Technologies – London | Jobyssey

You will play a key role in designing and building a portfolio management system You will own features from concept to production and ensure high quality code and performance You will leverage AI tools to assist in coding and will mentor junior engineers to help maintain technical excellence

Responsibilities

Build, enhance, develop and support our Portfolio Management System with Golang to fulfill essential business and product requirements.
Working as a member of the engineering team to ensure consistency across the instances and broader client build road map
Take ownership of the design, development and testing of new features from concept to deployment.
Building features that help customers collaborate on asset management
Working with engineers, product managers and senior leadership to turn our product and technical vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter
Monitor and support all production system components, ensuring stability and performance, enhancing our platform for low latency/high frequency trading
Leverage AI tools (such as Claude) to assist in writing, reviewing, and continuously improving code quality and output.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence.

Requirements

Financial Services experience (Buy or Sell-Side). Experience with a portfolio, execution, or order management systems is an advantage.
Proven commercial experience developing services with Golang or experience with other strongly typed languages such as Java, C++ and C#
Proficient in building REST, WebSockets, and/or FIX-based APIs.
Familiarity/experience with messaging systems like NATS or Kafka
Experience of deploying software on cloud native tech platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, K8s)
Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns.
Database development experience using PostgreSQL or similar (MySQL, Oracle).
Excellent object-oriented or functional programming expertise.
A proven ability to own outcomes and work effectively with others to deliver high-quality software.
Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience in a technical discipline.
Experience effectively using AI assistants (e.g., Claude) to augment your capabilities and enhance your role as a developer.

Benefits

Competitive salary and compensation packages
Fully paid medical and discounted dental schemes for employees and their family
Generous time off + bank holidays
Enhanced parental leave for all employees who have been with the company for one year
Fully stocked kitchen and access to Ubereats
Discounted gym scheme with Fitness First
Employee Assistance Programme
Paid study leave and personal leave

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