Senior Software Engineer

Mondrian Alpha
New York, New York, United StatesFull-timePosted Sep 16, 2026

About the role

Senior Software Engineer – Leading Global Hedge Fund – Excellent Compensation + Benefits

My client, a US-based global hedge fund, is looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer to join their Operating Platform Technology function.

The successful candidate will work closely with Operations, Compliance, Treasury, Finance, Tax, Legal and HR, building and modernising the platforms and data infrastructure that underpin firm-wide trading compliance, regulatory reporting, accounting and financial/management reporting.

The role combines hands-on senior engineering with direct stakeholder partnership. You will take ownership of the design, reliability and evolution of critical operating systems, translating complex financial and regulatory processes into robust, auditable, production-grade software.

This is a full-stack role spanning front-end, back-end and data pipeline work, with a strong focus on modernising legacy systems into scalable, cloud-native architecture, and increasingly, on embedding AI/agent-based automation into operational workflows.

Requirements:

5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong track record of delivering and operating production systems at scale

Solid full-stack background and comfortable across a modern front-end framework, back-end development (e.g., C#/.NET or Python), and both relational and analytical data stores

Hands-on experience building and deploying cloud-native applications, with containerisation, infrastructure-as-code, and modern CI/CD practices

Strong grounding in software architecture, API design, data modelling and system integration

Experience modernising or re-platforming legacy systems without disrupting live, business-critical operations

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work directly with non-technical stakeholders and translate business or regulatory requirements into technical solutions

Comfortable diagnosing and resolving issues across a full production stack in a well-monitored environment

Desirable Experience:

Background in financial services or asset management, ideally touching compliance, regulatory reporting, financial data or accounting workflows

Experience building or integrating AI agent-based or LLM-powered workflows into production systems

Proven ability to design well-controlled, auditable systems handling sensitive or regulated data

An ownership mentality and the ability to operate autonomously in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Exposure to evaluating and introducing new technologies and engineering approaches

My client offers a highly competitive compensation package, alongside a strong benefits offering and genuine investment in professional development, within a high-quality, collaborative working environment.

To apply, either respond to this advert or send your CV directly to andy.yu@mondrian-alpha.com

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with Operations, Compliance, Treasury, Finance, Tax, Legal and HR
  • Build and modernise platforms and data infrastructure
  • Take ownership of design, reliability and evolution of critical operating systems
  • Translate complex financial and regulatory processes into robust software
  • Focus on modernising legacy systems into scalable, cloud-native architecture

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Solid full-stack background with modern front-end frameworks and back-end development
  • Hands-on experience building and deploying cloud-native applications
  • Strong grounding in software architecture, API design, data modelling and system integration
  • Excellent communication skills

Benefits

  • Highly competitive compensation package
  • Strong benefits offering
  • Genuine investment in professional development
  • Collaborative working environment

Skills mentioned

PythonC#.NETSystem DesignREST APIsSQLCloud ComputingInfrastructure as CodeCI/CDDocker

About Mondrian Alpha

Mondrian Alpha takes pride in providing innovative human capital solutions, market intelligence and competitor analysis to our global buy side client base. Please visit our website at www.mondrian-alpha.com for a comprehensive breakdown of the markets we cover.

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