Backend Engineer

• Shape the technical vision and grow into owning the architecture of a cloud platform built on hundreds of Java microservices
• Learn the production platform deeply during the first 90 days while embedded with the teams that built it
• Take ownership of the architecture domain by domain, starting with the data and transaction layer, then service architecture and the cloud platform
• Own the platform's architecture end to end and set its direction for the years ahead
• Design systems, review code and schemas, set engineering standards, and lead the engineering and technology teams
• Explain technology strategy and trade-offs to executives, business partners, and regulators
• Own service boundaries, APIs, data ownership, and inter-service communication
• Design high-volume, low-latency, real-time transaction processing with strong consistency and idempotency guarantees
• Define patterns for distributed transactions, retries, and failure recovery
• Lead architecture reviews and maintain architecture decision records across hundreds of services
• Identify and reduce architectural debt; plan legacy-service evolution without disrupting live traffic
• Set Java engineering standards, including frameworks, libraries, build tooling, coding practices, and JVM tuning
• Own database strategy across relational, NoSQL, caching, and streaming platforms
• Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks across the JVM, network, and data layer
• Guide cloud architecture, including containers, Kubernetes, managed data services, networking, and infrastructure as code
• Set SLOs, observability standards, and incident response practices
• Drive scalability, resilience, disaster recovery, and cloud cost efficiency
• Ensure security, data protection, and auditability meet gaming regulatory and payment requirements
• Build, lead, and mentor engineering and technology teams; raise the hiring bar
• Translate business goals into a technology roadmap and project plans
• Manage technical vendors and third-party platforms
• Evaluate new technology and tools
• Communicate technology strategy and risk to the CEO, executives, and partners

Director of Technology – Chief Architect

• Design, develop, maintain, and optimize database solutions across Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and other relational database platforms
• Develop and maintain stored procedures, functions, views, triggers, packages, and schemas
• Create and optimize complex SQL queries for application, reporting, and analytical requirements
• Design, develop, support, and troubleshoot ETL/ELT processes
• Schedule, monitor, and support batch processing and data integration jobs using AutoSys or similar tools
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Unix/Linux shell scripting, PowerShell, Python, or equivalent languages
• Perform database performance tuning, query optimization, indexing, partitioning, and capacity planning
• Support database deployments and maintain development, testing, and production environments
• Implement database security standards, access controls, encryption, and auditing requirements
• Collaborate with application development teams on scalable data models and database architectures
• Support system upgrades, database migrations, and cloud modernization initiatives
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement sustainable solutions
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and support runbooks
• Participate in on-call support and production release activities as required

Senior Database Developer

• Design, build, and maintain scalable enterprise web applications, microservices, and APIs using .NET/C# alongside Python data scripts
• Work with quantitative, data, and investment teams to integrate Python-based models or data pipelines with core .NET systems
• Guide and support junior and senior software engineers on best practices, testing, and deployment workflows

Lead .Net Developer

• Assess client needs and identify solutions aligned with CRD’s current design
• Act as subject-matter expert in analysis, design, scheduling, construction and delivery of client solutions
• Manage multiple technical initiatives across multiple projects
• Oversee day-to-day operations of client engagements and lead projects to completion within scope and SOW
• Gather, analyze and communicate solutions to clients and internal teams
• Provide technical solution design from presales through implementation
• Direct and guide less experienced consultants on implementations
• Identify resource-allocation opportunities
• Demonstrate expertise in Charles River Investment Management Solution and technical solution areas including infrastructure, performance tuning, development, advanced configuration, troubleshooting and integration
• Ensure project issues are identified, documented and resolved
• Mentor consultants assigned to projects
• Partner with sales teams on sales presentations and proof-of-concept projects
• Analyze client requirements and design prototypes and proofs of concept
• Build effective relationships with CRD and clients, manage difficult situations and influence decision makers
• Solve problems strategically across multiple projects
• Design and deliver technical training for clients
• Travel to client sites throughout the United States and Canada

Principal Front-Office Software Technical Trading Engineer, VP – API, ETL, Java, C#

• Design, develop, and improve software providing business, platform, and technology capabilities
• Develop and deliver scalable, maintainable, and performance-optimized software solutions
• Build high-performance trading systems powering electronic execution at scale
• Develop and enhance Java and C++ platforms for market data, analytics, order management, and resiliency services
• Design, build, and enhance algorithmic trading logic, smart order routing strategies, and execution workflows
• Collaborate with quants, product managers, designers, engineers, and product teams
• Participate in code reviews and promote code quality and knowledge sharing
• Implement unit testing and secure coding practices
• Stay informed about technology trends and contribute to technology communities
• Advise stakeholders and senior management on functional and cross-functional impacts
• Manage and mitigate risks and strengthen controls
• Create solutions through sophisticated analytical thought and extensive research
• Build and maintain internal and external stakeholder relationships
• Train, guide, and coach less experienced specialists

Senior Low-Latency Java Engineer

• Architect and lead development of high-scale, low-latency backend systems supporting custody, clearing, and wealth platforms
• Define and enforce engineering standards, architectural patterns, and system design principles across backend teams
• Drive the long-term technical vision and architecture for distributed systems and data platforms
• Partner with product, data, risk, and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Mentor senior engineers and raise the engineering bar across the organization
• Lead critical incident response, performance optimization, and system reliability initiatives for production platforms
• Evaluate, recommend, and introduce new technologies aligned with strategic and regulatory objectives
• Ensure systems meet enterprise expectations for resiliency, observability, auditability, and security
• Influence architecture and engineering standards at enterprise scale

Senior Software Engineer – Backend Platforms, Vice President

• Architect and lead development of high-scale, low-latency backend systems supporting custody, clearing, and wealth platforms
• Define and enforce engineering standards, architectural patterns, and system design principles across backend teams
• Drive the long-term technical vision and architecture for distributed systems and data platforms
• Partner with product, data, risk, and business leaders to translate complex requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Mentor senior engineers and raise the overall engineering bar across the organization
• Lead critical incident response, performance optimization, and system reliability initiatives for production platforms
• Evaluate, recommend, and introduce new technologies aligned with strategic and regulatory objectives
• Ensure systems meet enterprise expectations for resiliency, observability, auditability, and security

• Assist in the design and deployment of CTI Database Platform services aligned with enterprise architecture standards
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code solutions, including Terraform modules and Ansible playbooks
• Enable complex implementations through automation and reusable deployment patterns
• Collaborate with engineering and platform teams to improve service reliability, resiliency, and efficiency
• Promote DevOps best practices, automation-first thinking, and continuous improvement
• Implement database lifecycle management actions into PaaS Infrastructure-as-Code pipelines

Infrastructure Database Engineer

• Assist in the design and deployment of CTI Database Platform services aligned with enterprise architecture standards
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code solutions, including Terraform modules and Ansible playbooks
• Enable highly complex implementations through automation and reusable deployment patterns
• Collaborate with engineering and platform teams to improve service reliability, resiliency, and efficiency
• Promote DevOps best practices, automation-first thinking, and continuous improvement
• Understand and implement database lifecycle management actions into PaaS IaC pipelines