Job title: Full Stack Engineer- Contractor- Remote Work Eligible
Company: Dimensional Fund Advisors
Job description: Notes to applicants:
- This position is eligible for full-time remote work in Texas, or North Carolina, or, in the alternative, to work in accordance with Dimensional’s best-of-both hybrid working model, which involves working in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and choosing to work in the office or remotely on Mondays and Fridays.
- Resumes and portfolios (when applicable) are required as part of your application. When applying from a mobile device or tablet, you may not be able to attach a resume. If you cannot include an attachment at the time of your application, you will receive a follow up email asking you to attach your resume from a computer.
- Here at Dimensional, we strive to be an inclusive workplace for all. Even if you do not match every qualification listed, if you are interested in who we are, what we do, and why we do it, we suggest and encourage you to apply.
- If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, such accommodation is available upon request.
Job Description:About Dimensional:Dimensional was built around a set of ideas bigger than the firm itself. With confidence in markets, deep connections to the academic community, and focus on implementation, we go where the science leads, and continue to pursue new insights, both large and small, that can benefit our clients.The Technology Department at Dimensional leverages the rapidly evolving state of the art to engineer the platforms that power innovative, research-driven financial and technical products to improve our client’s financial lives. As a member of the Investments Technology team, you will work on developing solutions that support the global Investments organization.You may be a fit for this role if you:
- Are open-minded, curious, and resourceful
- Are passionate about and stay current with modern technologies
- Solve problems systematically and transparently
- Share ideas, solicit/integrate feedback, design and solve collaboratively
- Take a software engineering approach and demonstrate automation and security mindsets
What you might work on:You will work within the Investments team and assist us in empowering our users with a rich feature set, high availability, excellent system performance and a great customer experience. Candidates must have a willingness to learn new technologies. This role demands the ability to work closely with all those responsible for the health of the services and customer experience including the Development, QA and Operations teams. Responsibilities include
- Build or implement technologies to meet business needs utilizing industry standard tools and best practices.
- Design, develop and maintain unit, integration and performance tests
- Maintain high standards of software quality by establishing good practices and habits.
- Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
- Assist in the development of user stories, estimates, and work plans.
- Advise business clients and IT management of technology capabilities and recommend strategies to maximize the benefits of new technologies.
- Drive the improvement of operational efficiency through automation and systemization.
Qualifications:
- BS in Computer Science or related field or 3+ years of related job experience in lieu of degree.
- Programming experience with proficiency in C#, TDD, web development and automated testing.
- Experience using JavaScript
- Experience developing CI/CD pipelines, build tools, configuration management frameworks such as Team city, Cake, Octopus etc.
- Excellent process analysis, troubleshooting and data analysis skills.
- Ability to write tested, maintainable code.
- Internally motivated, able to work proficiently both independently and in a team environment.
- Strong communication skills with both internal team members and external business stakeholders across multiple departments.
- Driven to find ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes.
- Deep understanding of SDLC, agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Python
- Experience with centralized logging and monitoring technologies i.e. ELK stack
- Experience with cloud e.g. AWS, Azure, Google
- Experience with event driven architecture
- Experience with UI Development frameworks and common libraries such as Angular, React or Vue
- Knowledge of object-oriented and service-oriented application development techniques and theories.
- Knowledge of Domain Driven Design
- Knowledge of SOLID coding principles
#LI-RemoteDimensional offers a variety of programs to help take care of you, your family, and your career, including comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives, and special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth.It is the policy of the Company to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, religious practice, creed, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), caregiver status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender identity, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, familial status, domestic partnership status, military or veteran status or service, unemployment status, citizenship status or alienage, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic violence, status as a victim of stalking, status as a victim of sex offenses, genetic information, political activities or recreational activities, arrest or conviction record, salary history, natural hairstyle or any other status protected by applicable law except as otherwise required or permitted by law or regulation applicable to the Company or its affiliates.
Expected salary:
Location: Texas
Job date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 23:17:35 GMT
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