Software Engineer - C

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.

Software Engineer/Sr. Software Engineer C++

About FactSet

FactSet Research Systems Inc. is a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications and industry-leading services for the investment and corporate communities. As a publicly traded company (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) recently added to the S&P 500 index, FactSet delivers superior content, analytics, and flexible technology to help more than 162,000 users see and seize opportunity sooner. For over 40 years, the company has served financial professionals, which include portfolio managers, investment research professionals, investment bankers, risk and performance analysts, wealth advisors and corporate clients. FactSet gives our clients the edge to outperform with informed insights, workflow solutions across the portfolio lifecycle, and industry-leading support from dedicated specialists.

As a globally inclusive community unified by the FactSet spirit of going above and beyond for each other, we enable our people to be themselves at work and to join in, be heard, contribute, and grow. Our work environment maximizes diversity values, engagement, productivity, and ultimately makes FactSet a fun place to work.

Department Brief

Realtime Marketdata Engineering is responsible for integration of all real time or intraday content at FactSet. This includes real time stock exchange feeds as well as real time news headline / document feeds. This data is delivered to our clients for use within the FactSet Workstation or other internal applications. Realtime Marketdata Engineering has a global presence across multiple regions.

Quotes Content team is responsible for delivering variety of real-time financial content to FactSet’s clients. Team develops and maintains backend software in C++ on UNIX which is deployed to a fault- tolerant, redundant infrastructure in order to guarantee timely delivery of real-time data with high degree of accuracy

We are looking for a Software Engineer/Lead Software Engineer to head our Real-Time Market Data team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining high-performance data processing systems that drive our market analysis tools. This role requires a deep understanding of financial markets, expertise in real-time data streaming, and strong leadership skills to guide a team of talented engineers.

What Youll Do 

• Development, testing and deployment of software to deliver real time financial data content
• Develop and maintain tools/web-apps to operate on huge data content fetched from exchanges
• Work closely with product development team to release exchange feeds to production
• Work independently and deliver in a deadline focused environment
• Take up weekly on call responsibilities on a rotational basis
• Manage production releases, bug fixes and respond to outages in a time critical fashion
• Participate in peer code reviews, maintaining project/operational documentation and help with training/coaching of less experienced team members
  
  

What Were Looking For

• 3 to 10 years of software development experience in developing C++ applications on Linux
• Professional experience with UNIX / LINUX operating system programming environments
• Familiarity with basic networking concepts
• Knowledge of STL and Boost library is highly desirable
• Should have working knowledge of Perl, Shell Script, Cloud technologies ( AWS) is highly desirable
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong in data structures and algorithms
• Comfortable working in a real-time, 24/7 production environment
• Comfortable working with geographically diverse team
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• B.Tech/BE/M.Tech/ME in Computer Science or equivalent from a reputed college/university
  
  

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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