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Senior Python Engineer

Dimensional Fund Advisors is a global investment firm that applies financial science to create strategies for investors.

Dimensional Fund Advisors

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Job Description:

About Dimensional:  

Dimensional was built around a set of ideas bigger than the firm itself. Witha confidencein markets, deep connections to the academic community, and a focus on implementation, we go wherethe scienceleads, and continue to pursue new insights, both large and small, that canbenefitour clients.  

The Technology Department at Dimensional leverages the rapidly evolvingstate of the artto engineer platforms poweringthe innovative, research-driven financial and technical products to improve our client’s financial lives. 

Dimensional'sData Distribution team is a strategic partnership between the Technology and Investment Engineering (IE) departments. Our mission is to provideperformanceservices to drive interactive data analysis tools.

We are looking for an experienced engineering leader to manage a pivotal group of engineers within the firm. You will lead a group of data and backend engineersbuildinga modern analytics platform for our clients. This platform will provide critical analytical and account launching/management tools to help our clients manage their businesses.

You may be a fit for this role if you:  

  • Are open-minded, curious, and resourceful.  

  • Lead with vision and purpose to bring about transformational change.  

  • Are passionate about/stay current with moderntechnologies and solutions.  

  • Solve problems systematically and transparently.  

  • Share ideas,solicit/integrate feedback,design,and solvecollaboratively.  

  • Demonstrate engineering and security mindsets.  

Key Responsibilities

  • Team Leadership:Lead, mentor and motivate a team of backend engineers, setting performance goals, fostering a collaborative environment while overseeing functions focused on data engineering and data-intensive calculation services.

  • Business Partnership: Act as a key liaison between engineering and business stakeholders to translate high-level goals into actionable technical requirements.

  • End-to-End Execution: Own the full software development lifecycle, ensuring consistent planning, execution, and high-quality delivery of complex, integrated engineering projects. Own project deliverables.Identifyrisks/challenges/dependencies which may cause delays and work collaboratively to design mitigation plans and implement.

  • Roadmap Management: Develop andmaintainlong-term technical roadmaps aligned with product goals.

  • Operational Excellence: Identifyresource gaps, process bottlenecks, and technical debt to proactivelyoptimizeteam velocity and quality of output.

  • Strategic Tradeoffs: Negotiate priorities and navigate competing demands byprovidingdata-driven insights on technical feasibility and business impact.

  • Communication:Serve as a key communicator across technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring clarity on priorities, trade-offs, and timelines to ensure alignment across the organization.

  • Resource Management:Allocate work effectively to balance time-to-market with system coverage and stability.

  • Technical Excellence:Collaborate and contribute to architecture design, incorporating best practices to ensure data-driven,scalableand maintainable code.

  • Documentation:Document and present technical artifacts to cross-functional teams of stakeholders tomaintaintransparency and knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of applicable experience in software engineering

  • 6+ years of experience managing people

  • Knowledge of the python landscape

  • Well-versed in pythonic/idiomatic solution design

  • Strong understanding of software architecture, programming, and development methodologies

  • Demonstrated ability to lead teams in a fast-paced environment

  • Experience in high performance and high availability applications includingexpertisein performance optimization and tuning

  • Experience with automated acceptance testing

  • Strong understanding of cyber security risks anddemonstratedability to design highly secure applications

  • Experience working in a dynamic and interactive team environment to build world-class software implementations

  • Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service

  • Experienced in presenting to senior leadership on a recurring basis

  • Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies with a software development and integration focus

Dimensional 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.

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Dimensional Fund Advisors is a global investment firm that is rooted in financial science. Their approach to investing combines academic research with practical experience to help clients achieve their financial goals. They emphasize the importance of a disciplined investment strategy, leveraging historical data and market patterns to guide their clients in decision-making.

With a commitment to putting clients first, Dimensional focuses on factors that contribute to long-term investment returns. This includes understanding value investing, market efficiency, and diversification. The firm is dedicated to helping investors navigate the complexities of the financial markets, utilizing innovative strategies that reflect the evolving landscape of investment opportunities. Dimensional aims to deliver a robust investment experience through a comprehensive suite of funds designed to meet the diverse needs of their client base, which spans individuals, institutions, and financial professionals worldwide.

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401k Matching

401k matching is available.

Healthcare

Healthcare benefits are available.

Vacation Allowance

Median vacation allowance of 3 weeks.

Paid Paternity Leave

Median paid paternity leave of 4 weeks.

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