Senior Software Engineer

About Us

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About the Role

JOB OVERVIEW

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Private Technology team, you will design, build, and support high-quality systems that enable investment decisions and advance Wellington Management’s Private Investments platform, one of the firm’s fastest growing and most strategic areas.

Working across the private investment’s ecosystem, you will collaborate with Investment teams, Fund Control & Operations, Valuation, Legal, Compliance, Reporting, and technology partners to deliver integrated, end-to-end solutions. You will provide hands-on technical expertise and architectural guidance across the investment lifecycle, from deal sourcing and execution through portfolio management and operations. You will also help advance scalable, data-driven infrastructure and apply AI to improve engineering productivity, operational efficiency, and decision-making.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, build, and maintain full-stack software solutions, including web, mobile, desktop, and platform services.
• Influence architecture and guide technical decisions, balancing near-term delivery priorities with long-term platform scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Partner with business teams, project managers, and systems analysts to translate business needs into clear requirements, technical specifications, and test plans.
• Contribute throughout the delivery lifecycle, including solution design, prototyping, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Support vendor integrations for products such as Dynamo, IVP, and Affinity, partnering with internal stakeholders and external vendors to design interfaces, coordinate implementations, troubleshooting issues, and ensure reliable data flows.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of software development experience, including the design and delivery of backend systems using Python, Java, TypeScript, or comparable enterprise technologies.
• Experience with modern software development tools and platforms, including issue tracking (JIRA or Linear), source control (Git), CI/CD (Jenkins or GitHub Actions), IDEs (VS Code, IntelliJ, or Eclipse), cloud platforms (AWS or Azure), and relational databases (PostgreSQL or MySQL).
• Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools, such as Claude Code or GitHub Copilot, to accelerate development and improve software quality.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• A strong sense of ownership and a commitment to serving as a dependable steward of a business-critical platform while pursuing continuous improvement.
• Ability to balance project delivery, production support, technical leadership, and stakeholder engagement in a highly regulated environment where system reliability and reporting accuracy are essential.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in financial services or investment management; exposure to private or alternative investments is a plus.
• Knowledge of event-driven architecture and messaging platforms.

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That’s ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at GMWTalentOperations@wellington.com.

At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry. We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is:

This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education. This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process.

Base salary is only one component of Wellington’s total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/ or Incentives, if eligible. In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally. Examples of our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts and commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back-up childcare, tuition/CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)

We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.

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