Senior Backend Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Web Developer for our Private Capital Markets team. We are building an extensive private asset valuation platform with a modern technology stack and need a savvy engineer for hands-on design and implementation. This is a high visibility project within the company and is moving at a fast pace. This is a fully remote role in continental North America with east coast hours. This role reports into our New York office.

Day-to-day Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with an experienced team to take multiple new applications from conception to either internal or client-facing deployment
• Design and program the backends of data-centric applications, in collaboration with domain experts
• Help specify database schemas, queries and interfaces to in-memory objects, consume and produce web APIs, marshall data effectively
• Handle backend authentication and validation processes, caching, scaling and parallelization requirements
• Use secure techniques to maintain data confidentiality and integrity
  
  

Essential Traits

• Minimum 6 years of professional technical design and programming experience in C# and .Net
• BS/MS in computer science or engineering, hard science or quantitative finance
• Rapid web app development experience with C# or TypeScript/JavaScript, including Single Page Applications
• Web app development utilizing common market APIs like Bloomberg, Reuters, FactSet, Tibco is a plus
• Cloud DevOps/API experience with Azure or AWS, CI/CD frameworks, Containers, Clusters, Linux Multi-module, databased-backed application development experience
• SQL and relational DB design and programming experience
• Object-oriented library development, management and publishing
• Effective debugging and performance analysis capabilities
• Skilled at understandable, concise documentation and wiki publishing
• Hands-on, in-house product development background, not IT or consulting
• Demonstrated ability to program complex systems (through samples provided)
• Demonstrated ability to abstract and document code (through samples provided)
• Experience using git for version control; Azure DevOps experience appreciated
• Natural problem solver; enjoy figuring out loosely specified, complex problems
• Good at explaining complex concepts at various levels, in writing and orally
• Proactive in collaborating, sharing knowledge and results
• Ability to focus on and drive organizational goals, not just own
• Good at working on multiple projects simultaneously and finishing what you start
• Ability to track and account for time spent on projects and perform to deadlines
• Asset valuation algorithm implementation experience is a plus
• Financial background is a plus
• Statistical knowledge is a plus
  
  

About Kroll

Join the global leader in risk and financial advisory solutions—Kroll. With a nearly century-long legacy, we blend trusted expertise with cutting-edge technology to navigate and redefine industry complexities. As a part of One Team, One Kroll, you'll contribute to a collaborative and empowering environment, propelling your career to new heights. Ready to build, protect, restore and maximize our clients’ value? Your journey begins with Kroll.

Kroll is committed to equal opportunity and diversity, and recruits people based on merit.

In order to be considered for a position, you must formally apply via careers.kroll.com.