IT Senior Engineer

  • Full-time

Company Description

About The Rock Creek Group:

Rock Creek is a leading global investment firm that applies cutting-edge technology and innovation to investments. We strive to generate returns and be at the forefront of change through public and private market investments in developed, emerging and frontier markets. 

 

Our Team:

Our team has extensive training and experience across investing portfolio construction, risk management, compliance, trading, operations, information systems, mathematics, physics, law, finance and economics. We come from all over the world, and we are proud of our diversity in race, gender, culture, and life experience. We share a deep conviction that experienced  energetic, and principled professionals can achieve outstanding results.

 

Our Values:

We strongly value openness, transparency, partnership, and knowledge sharing. Many of our colleagues have been CIOs, investment team professionals, and board and investment committee members of foundations, pension plans, and sovereign funds. We are all keenly sensitive to the complexities and needs of institutional investors and to the importance of accountability, responsibility, and governance.

Job Description

Rock Creek is looking for a Senior Full-stack Developer interested in Finance, Data Visualization and Machine Learning. Qualified candidates will have a passion for problem solving, enjoy rapid-prototyping, and be comfortable with agile methodologies. This leadership role includes providing technical, strategic, and process leadership in the firm’s technology initiatives.

Qualifications

Qualifications

*Experience w/ Ruby on Rails, React, Angular, Node.js, R, Python, CSS, HTML5

*Experience w/ Data Visualization tools and products a plus

*Ability to work with senior team members in developing technology organization, strategy and process

*Ability to lead end-to-end development and release successful software

*Appreciation of UI/UX o Understanding of Responsive & Adaptive Design principles

*Disciplined approach to testing & quality

*Degree(s) in CS or ENG a plus


Qualities:

*You tinker, hack and love to be challenged

*You're known for being innovative & resourceful

*You enjoy regularly tackling new projects and systems

*You transform back-of-the-napkin sketches into clickable-prototypes

*You're humble and approachable

Additional Information

Benefits:

Consistent with our belief that our team members are our most valuable asset, The Rock Creek Group offers a competitive benefits package to its regular full-time employees.

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance, dependents eligible
  •  401(k) retirement plan with company match
  •  Paid time off, sick leave and company holidays
  •  Wellness programs including an onsite gym and meditation program
  •  Healthy snacks and beverages