Software Developer

HPS Investment Partners is a leading global investment firm that seeks to provide creative capital solutions and generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our clients. We manage various strategies across the capital structure, including privately negotiated senior debt; privately negotiated junior capital solutions in debt, preferred and equity formats; liquid credit including syndicated leveraged loans, collateralized loan obligations and high yield bonds; asset-based finance and real estate. The scale and breadth of our platform offers the flexibility to invest in companies large and small, through standard or customized solutions. At our core, we share a common thread of intellectual rigor and discipline that enables us to create value for our clients, who have entrusted us with approximately $145 billion of assets under management as of August 2024. HPS has approximately 200 investment professionals and over 700 total employees, and has fourteen offices globally.

HPS believes in the importance of giving back to its communities, and in promoting diversity and inclusivity at the firm. We are dedicated to fostering enduring community relationships, and we support our team’s community involvement through volunteer work, board service, and other contributions. In addition, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations are central to HPS’s culture and investment processes.

Position Description HPS Investment Partners is seeking an Analyst level Software Developer to join our team. This person will be responsible for building solutions associated with our Public & Private Loan, CLO, Long/Short Credit, and Structured Credit investment strategies. They will be involved in multiple projects, many of which will involve working directly with key stakeholders in both our investment and infrastructure business groups.

Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:

General

• Participate in the entire lifecycle of mission-critical applications, including business analysis, design and architecture, development and deployment, and ongoing support
• Develop relationships with and deliver solutions to various business units including but not limited to Portfolio Management, Operations, Compliance, Risk, and Accounting
• Collaborate with our internal software development team as well as application vendors to develop solutions and integrate vendor products to deliver rich, enterprise-wide software solutions
• Collaborate with off site development teams

Specific

• Architect and implement enhancements to our data capture and processing infrastructure that will improve scalability, monitoring and performance
• Enrich the software development environment and repository; seek out tools, products and/or toolkits, and methodologies that can further improve the efficiency of our software development process
• Design and implement release management strategies; continuously add further automation and control
• Projects will include building and integrating software applications supporting the following:
  • Data Warehouse and Governance
  • Trade Capture & Bank Loan Settlement
  • Trade and Loan financing
  • Security Master
  • Pricing
  • Reconciliation
  • Collateral Management
  • Risk and Quantitative Analysis

Candidate Profile

• Demonstrated track record of academic and professional achievement
• Undergraduate Computer Science degree from a top University
• 2 – 5 years of relevant experience in the financial industry; private debt fund, alternative investment manager
• Ability to perform business analysis, as well as maintain various user relationships
• Product knowledge with one or more asset classes (Bank Loans, bonds, credit derivatives, FX forwards)
• C# and .NET proficiency preferred
• Excellent MS-SQL query composition skills
• Familiarity with cloud-based technologies, specifically the various Microsoft Azure services
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities and inter-personal skills
• Highest degree of business ethics and professionalism
• Strong appreciation for architecture, analysis, problem solving, testing, and agile development

Location London, UK

Employment Type Full-time, Exempt

Work Schedule 4/1 split (Monday-Thursday work from office, Friday work from home.)

HPS Investment Partners is an equal opportunity employer. HPS does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, national origin, color, religion, sex, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, ancestry, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital and civil partnership/union status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.