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Principal Distributed Systems Engineer

Arcesium is a data and operations platform designed to streamline processes for the investment industry, helping clients manage complexity and drive efficiency.

Arcesium

Employee count: 1001-5000

Salary: 200k-250k USD

United States only

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Company Overview

Arcesium is a global financial technology firm that solves complex data-driven challenges faced by some of the world’s most sophisticated financial institutions. We constantly innovate our platform and capabilities to meet tomorrow’s challenges, anticipate the risks our clients encounter, and design advanced solutions to help our clients achieve transformational business outcomes.

Financial technology is a high-growth industry as change and innovation continue to disrupt the status-quo and prompt major transformation. Arcesium is at a particularly interesting time in our own growth as we look to leverage our successfully established market position and expand operations in pursuit of strategic new business opportunities. We value intellectual curiosity, proactive ownership, and collaboration with colleagues, and we empower you to meaningfully contribute from day one and accelerate your professional development.

Responsibilities

  • Building next generation technology used by some of the most sophisticated hedge funds in the world
  • Designing exciting new products for our offering with best of breed distributed systems technologies
  • Leading high-visibility engineering efforts on some of our data intensive core components

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background in computer science and at least 3-5 years of relevant experience as a software engineer at a top startup or technology firm.

They must possess expertise in at least one of the following:

  • Kafka or equivalent streaming technology
  • Distributed cache/in memory data grids like Redis, Hazelcast, Ignite, or Memcached
  • Columnar databases like Cassandra or HBase
  • Hadoop MapReduce, Spark or Flink

They must also work with these technologies:

  • Java (or any other JVM language), Go, Haskell, or C#
  • Relational Databases (SQL)

The expected annual base salary for this position is $200,000-$250,000. Our compensation package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, and 401k contribution matching.

Remote eligible states include: NY, NJ, MA, MN, IL, FL, TX, OH, PA, CT, NC, CA, GA

Arcesium's Personal Data Privacy Notice for Candidates is linked here.

Recruiting SecurityEmails from genuine Arcesium recruiters who are employees of the company will always come from the @arcesium.com domain. In some cases, you may also be contacted by independent search firms engaged to recruit on our behalf; emails from their employees should always come from their firm's applicable domain. We'll never ask for your banking information or any payment as part of the recruiting process. If something seems off or you're contacted by an unexpected third party, please reach out to us at careers@arcesium.com.

Arcesium is an equal opportunity employer.

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Full Time

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Senior

Salary

Salary: 200k-250k USD

Experience

3 years minimum

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Hiring timezones

United States +/- 0 hours

About Arcesium

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At Arcesium, we recognize the myriad challenges faced by our clients in the investment industry, particularly their need for sophisticated solutions that enhance data management and operational precision. Our customers encounter issues with disparate datasets, inefficient processes, and the complexities of regulatory compliance that hinder their operational efficiency. This understanding fuels our dedication to delivering advanced, cloud-native platforms designed specifically to address these challenges.

Our scalable solutions empower hedge funds, asset managers, and financial institutions by harmonizing their data into cohesive narratives, allowing for data-driven decision-making. We are not just a technology provider; we are a strategic partner that leverages deep industry expertise to transform our clients’ operational landscapes. From streamlining reconciliation processes to optimizing treasury operations, Arcesium reimagines the investment lifecycle. Our technology helps organizations minimize errors, mitigate risks, and enhance efficiency—turning operational burdens into transformative opportunities for growth. We thrive on fostering a collaborative environment where our clients can maximize their potential and stay ahead of market trends through innovative technological advancements.

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