Principal Software Engineer

Posted 2 Days Ago
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2 Locations
7+ Years Experience
Financial Services
The Role
Designing, developing, and maintaining a scalable Investment platform (MosaiQ) using Python and related technologies. Leading API architecture and implementation, collaborating with cross-functional teams, optimizing database performance, overseeing RESTful API design, working with DevOps engineers, conducting code reviews, mentoring junior engineers, and staying updated with emerging technologies.
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At Franklin Templeton, we’re driving our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic and diversified firm spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our talented teams working around the globe bring expertise that’s both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible culture to our global and diverse business, we offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential but also to contribute to our clients’ achievements.

Come join us in delivering better outcomes for our clients around the world!

What is the MosaiQ Team responsible for?

  • Franklin Templeton’s MosaiQ platform delivers a suite of tailored services for finance professionals, boasting a unified Data Access Layer supported by flexible APIs. This infrastructure grants seamless access to diverse financial datasets, customizable to individual client needs, contracts, and SLAs. MosaiQ's versatile factor modeling framework facilitates advanced portfolio management workflows, drawing on both proprietary and client datasets. Additionally, MosaiQ offers a managed hosting environment for bespoke applications, ensuring peak performance, scalability, and production support. In essence, MosaiQ provides a dynamic data and computational ecosystem, empowering users to develop insightful reports and analytics with confidence in data availability and infrastructure reliability#MID_SENIOR_LEVEL

What is the Principal Software Engineer responsible for?

  • The Principal Software Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining a scalable Investment platform (MosaiQ) using Python and related technologies. They will lead API architecture and implementation, collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical solutions, optimize database performance across SQL and NoSQL databases, and oversee RESTful API design and implementation. Additionally, they will work with DevOps engineers to deploy and monitor backend services, conduct code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and stay updated with emerging technologies to enhance the platform continually.

What are the ongoing responsibilities of an Principal Software Engineer?

The ongoing responsibilities of a Principal Engineer typically include the following but not limited to:

  • Designing, developing, and maintaining the scalable Data and compute platform (MosaiQ). Leading API architecture and implementation for seamless integration. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical solutions. Optimizing database performance and ensuring data integrity. RESTful API design and implementation. Deploying and monitoring backend services in production environments. Conducting code reviews, mentoring junior engineers, and staying updated with emerging technologies.

What ideal qualifications, skills and experience would help someone to be successful? 

Ideal qualifications, skills, and experience for success as an Principal engineer include:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Overall ~10+ year of software development experience of progressive higher and bigger scopes teams and projects. 6+ years of backend development experience using Python 4+ years in engineers lead and above position. Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL database management. Strong understanding of API design principles and RESTful API implementation. Experience with gRPC and JSON/RPC protocols. Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

What technology skill sets are critical to the success of this role?

Critical technology skill sets for success in this role include proficiency levels ranging from proficient to expert:

  • Proficiency in Python development. Proficiency with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes. Expertise in MongoDB and PostgreSQL database management. Proficiency in Snowflake. Strong understanding of API design and implementation, including gRPC and JSON/RPC protocols. Experience with backend development frameworks and libraries relevant to the investment platform's architecture on Linux environment.

Work Shift Timing - 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM IST
 

Experience our welcoming culture and reach your professional and personal potential!

Our culture is shaped by our diverse global workforce and strongly held core values. Regardless of your interests, lifestyle, or background, there’s a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We provide employees with the tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help them excel in their career and personal life.

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By joining us, you will become part of a culture that focuses on employee well-being and provides multidimensional support for a positive and healthy lifestyle. We understand that benefits are at the core of employee well-being and may vary depending on individual needs. Whether you need support for maintaining your physical and mental health, saving for life’s adventures, taking care of your family members, or making a positive impact in your community, we aim to have them covered.

Highlights of our benefits include:

  • Professional development growth opportunities through in-house classes and over 150 Web-based training courses

  • An educational assistance program to financially help employees seeking continuing education

  • Medical, Life and Personal Accident Insurance benefit for employees. Medical insurance also cover employee’s dependents (spouses, children and dependent parents)

  • Life insurance for protection of employees’ families

  • Personal accident insurance for protection of employees and their families

  • Personal loan assistance

  • Employee Stock Investment Plan (ESIP)

  • 12 weeks Paternity leave

  • Onsite fitness center, recreation center, and cafeteria

  • Transport facility

  • Child day care facility for women employees

  • Cricket grounds and gymnasium

  • Library

  • Health Center with doctor availability

  • HDFC ATM on the campus

Learn more about the wide range of benefits we offer at Franklin Templeton

Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation. 
 
Franklin Templeton is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. If you believe that you need an accommodation to search for or apply for one of our positions, please send an email to [email protected]. In your email, please include the accommodation you are requesting, the job title, and the job number you are applying for. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only accommodation requests will receive a response.

Top Skills

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The Company
HQ: San Mateo, CA
11,198 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1947

What We Do

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