Senior Software Engineer

FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.

At FactSet, our values are the foundation of everything we do. They express how we act and operate, serve as a compass in our decision-making, and play a big role in how we treat each other, our clients, and our communities. We believe that the best ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time, and that curiosity is the key to anticipating our clients’ needs and exceeding their expectations.

Your Teams Impact

We are API platform engineering team responsible for building and operating reliable, scalable APIs that deliver high-quality, AI-ready market and reference data to the investment community. Our APIs enable seamless, governed access to data optimized for both human and machine consumption, supporting analytics and intelligent applications.

By ensuring consistency, performance, and trust in data delivery, we empower investors, analysts, and downstream platforms to transform data into actionable insights and make faster, more confident investment decisions.

What Youll Do

• Design and author Open API specification documents based on business and technical requirements, adhering to industry standards and best practices
• Implement API endpoints in accordance with approved specifications, ensuring correctness, scalability, and performance
• Apply test-driven development (TDD) practices, including writing comprehensive automated unit and integration tests
• Leverage CI/CD pipelines to build, test, and deploy API services efficiently and reliably.
• Collaborate within an agile team, working closely with architects, engineering leads, managers, and product managers to deliver high-quality solutions
• Demonstrate strong expertise in data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and core software engineering principles
• Participate actively in system design discussions, code reviews, and technical evaluations across multiple team projects
• Ensure deployed services are monitored, supported, and maintained throughout their full product lifecycle
• Continuously learn and adapt to new technologies, tools, and frameworks, contributing to the team’s technical growth
  
  

Required Skills

What Were Looking For

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years of related work experience
• Experience building REST APIs using Java and related frameworks like Spring Boot
• Experience with relational databases (Postgres SQL, MySQL)
• Familiarity with various levels of testing - unit, regression, integration, and load is a plus
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills to interact stakeholders
• Ability to work effectively as an individual contributor and as part of a geographically distributed team
• Ability to lead and take full ownership of assigned tasks
  
  

Desired Skills

• Exposure to Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures
• Experience working with NoSQL databases
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker)
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Understanding of cloud cost optimization strategies and best practices
  
  

Whats In It For You

At FactSet, our people are our greatest asset, and our culture is our biggest competitive advantage. Being a FactSetter means:

• The opportunity to join an S&P 500 company with over 45 years of sustainable growth powered by the entrepreneurial spirit of a start-up.
• Support for your total well-being. This includes health, life, and disability insurance, as well as retirement savings plans and a discounted employee stock purchase program, plus paid time off for holidays, family leave, and company-wide wellness days.
• Flexible work accommodations. We value work/life harmony and offer our employees a range of accommodations to help them achieve success both at work and in their personal lives.
• A global community dedicated to volunteerism and sustainability, where collaboration is always encouraged, and individuality drives solutions.
• Career progression planning with dedicated time each month for learning and development.
• Business Resource Groups open to all employees that serve as a catalyst for connection, growth, and belonging.
  
  

Learn More About Our Benefits Here.

Salary is just one component of our compensation package and is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, and certifications.

Company Overview

FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award winner. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.

At FactSet, we celebrate difference of thought, experience, and perspective. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to characteristics protected by law.

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