Senior Software Engineer - Jan/Feb 2027 Start
davies talent solutionsChicago (IL)
Senior Software Engineer - Jan/Feb 2027 Start
Posted 8 days ago
davies talent solutionsChicago (IL)
SENIORITY
Lead
About the role
Chicago, IL (Hybrid) | Direct Hire | Investment Management | January/February 2027 StartWe're partnering with a high-performing investment management firm in Chicago looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer for a January/February 2027 start date. This is an opportunity to join a team of talented, collaborative professionals who combine technical excellence with a genuinely supportive and business-focused culture. You'll design and build enterprise services and APIs that power investment, financial, and operational data across the firm. Success in this role requires both strong technical expertise and the ability to work closely with business stakeholders to solve complex problems and shape scalable solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop enterprise services, APIs, and shared platforms
- Translate complex business concepts into scalable domain models and software solutions
- Build high-performance APIs and data-driven applications
- Partner directly with business users and stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions
- Influence architecture, service design, data access, caching, messaging, and distributed systems
- Contribute to code reviews, mentoring, and engineering best practices
- Develop expertise across investments, funds, valuations, cash flows, accounting, and performance data
Required Experience:
- 7+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong C#, .NET, and ASP.NET Core development skills
- Deep understanding of object-oriented design, domain modelling, and software architecture
- Experience building REST APIs and service-oriented applications
- Strong SQL, relational database, and data modelling experience
- Ability to work independently, take ownership, and navigate ambiguity
- Strong communication skills with a business-facing mindset
- Preferred Experience
- Asset Management, Investment Management, Private Markets, or Financial Services
- Experience with investment, portfolio, fund, valuation, accounting, or performance data
- Enterprise data platforms, data warehousing, messaging, CQRS, event-driven architecture, or distributed systems
Core Technologies C#, ASP.NET Core, REST APIs, SQL Server, Relational Data Modelling, Enterprise Data Platforms, Data Warehousing, Messaging, Event-Driven Architecture, CQRS, Distributed Systems, Caching, and Performance Optimisation.
Location & Requirements
Hybrid: 3 days per week in Chicago
Must currently reside in the Greater Chicago area Direct hire opportunity January 2027 start date No visa sponsorship now or in the future No C2C or third-party candidates We're looking for technically strong, personable engineers who enjoy partnering with the business, taking ownership, and working within a high-performing, collaborative team. Candidates with notice periods or commitments that align with a January/February 2027 start are encouraged to apply.
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