Summary
Work on critical financial software supporting complex operational workflows, data pipelines, reconciliation, reporting, and AI-enabled internal tools within a fast-paced engineering environment.
Highlights
High ownership, direct business impact, competitive salary and bonus, exposure to AI initiatives, and close collaboration with business teams.
Description
Software Engineer — C# / SQL (Credit & Fixed Income)
New York, NY (onsite) · Full-time · $125,000 – $150,000 base + 25% bonus
A $20B+ hedge fund with a 30-year track record in credit, mortgage, and fixed income markets — loans, bonds, and derivatives.
Research and technology drive the business here — much of senior leadership started in engineering, and the firm continues to invest heavily in both people and infrastructure.
This isn't a cog-in-the-machine role.
You'll work directly with trading, finance, and operations teams, see your work matter every single day, and help shape the systems that keep high-volume credit products running cleanly.
What you'll own:
Reconciliation systems for loans, bonds, and derivativesSQL pipelines, stored procedures, and daily operational workflowsBreak identification and resolution across internal and counterparty recordsPosition management, cash management, and P&L reporting modulesInternal tools, APIs, and workflow development across data engineering domainsProduction support for time-sensitive systems — portfolio management, risk, trade feeds, operational and accounting systemsAI buildouts — integrating LLMs and AI-assisted workflows into internal tools and research pipelinesWhat we're looking for:
2–4 years of C# development, ideally in financial services or fintechStrong SQL — complex queries, stored procedures, query optimization, performance tuningBack office experience: reconciliation, position keeping, cash or accounting systemsWorking knowledge of JavaScript or TypeScript and comfort building front-ends a plusFamiliarity with AI-assisted coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) and a thoughtful approach to using them in production codebasesCredit, fixed income, MBS, whole loan, or structured product familiarity a strong plusSelf-directed — able to juggle priorities without hand-holdingBachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or a related engineering disciplineWhy this role:
Real ownership.
Real visibility.
Direct access to the business.
Small team, lean environment, no bureaucracy, no black boxes — just solid engineering work that moves markets.
🚫 No C2C · No 3rd Parties · No Consultants · US-based candidates only · No visa sponsorship
📩 ryan@lastellar.ai
