Back End Engineer

FactSet Research Systems is an American financial data and software company, providing wide universe of financial data and services with the help of innovative Financial and Statistical data collection.

Role/Department Description:

Data Solutions aims to deliver high value, connected data to fuel growth, improve client experiences, and provide a comprehensive suite of offerings that incorporate proprietary and third-party data sets, normalized through a common data model that ultimately enables clients to access market, company, and alternative data through various delivery methods.

FactSet engineers demonstrate ability to criticize code and production for improvement, as well as to receive and apply feedback effectively to develop expertise on our products.

We’re looking for passionate back-end engineers with proficiency, experience and fluency in web development, web apps cloud deployments, web package developments, code best practices and code libraries.

Focus is on creating new back-end software that help increase volume of collected data with consistent quality, stability and adherence to best practices. This will allow the engineer to gain a mastery of the products to which one is contributing and begin to participate in forward design discussions for how to improve based on one’s observations of the code, systems and production involved.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of data structures and algorithms, object-oriented programming, and software engineering principles
• Use Python to build our back-end collection tools
• Write clean, efficient and well-documented code using industry best practices
• Ensuring that deployed products are properly maintained throughout their lifecycle
• Participate in design and code reviews of multiple projects across teams
• Should be quick learner and open to learn new things.
• Troubleshoot and Debug frontend and backend applications to resolve issues and optimize performance

Required Skills:

• Bachelor or Engineering degree required
• Fluent English
• Strong technical, analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills
• 2+ Years of experience in back-end development
• Strong proficiency in Python
• Knowledge in JavaScript in a Web Development framework such as Vue
• Database and SQL general knowledge (PostGres/Sql)
• Experience or knowledge of CI/CD concepts and Github would be appreciated
• Fluent English

What You Can Expect When Joining FactSet’s Engineering Community:

• Support from your manager and teammates
• Open lines of communication that foster collaboration
• Mentorship from tenured Engineers
• An emphasis on continuous learning and professional development
• A good work-life balance

Why Life is Better as a FactSetter:

• FactSet looks to foster a globally inclusive culture. From leadership commitment, to employee led resource groups, FactSet has diversity, equity, and inclusion as a priority. Read more about our priorities here: [https://www.factset.com/company/diversity-equity-and-inclusion>
• FactSet believe giving back to our communities is part of our culture. From volunteer opportunities to working with non-profit partners, you can read more about our commitments here: [https://www.factset.com/company/corporate-responsibility>
• Company profits participation
• No or low-cost medical, dental and vision care
• Full and free access to LinkedIn Learning catalog
• Reimbursement for eligible expenses related to AWS certification, financials certifications (CFA, CIPM, CAIA, FRM)
• Employee referral bonuses
• Flexible office work / teleworking
• And more!

At FactSet, we celebrate diversity of thought, experience, and perspective. We are committed to disrupting bias and a transparent hiring process. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. FactSet participates in E-Verify.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information