Job Description

FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.
At FactSet, our values are the foundation of everything we do. They express how we act and operate, serve as a compass in our decision-making, and play a big role in how we treat each other, our clients, and our communities. We believe that the best ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time, and that curiosity is the key to anticipating our clients' needs and exceeding their expectations.
Your Team's Impact
FactSet is looking for talented Software Engineers who will be responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining various financial applications, tools and utilities. A software engineer is typically involved in all phases of development - from design through implementation. Software engineers work with various other departments to ensure that FactSet's products and technologies are responsive to changing needs of the investment community.
Ideal candidate must have thorough knowledge of Software Engineering principles and best practices. Individual must possess a high degree of creativity, a strong talent for problem-solving to conquer complex technical obstacles and work independently. While working on different projects, Software Engineers at FactSet use a combination of the following:

• Object oriented languages such as C++, C#, Java, Go.

• Scripting languages like Python, Perl, etc. on Windows or Linux platform.

• Platform as a Service (Paas) and cloud Technologies like Heroku, AWS, Azure. o Relational Database technologies such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle.

• NoSQL Database technologies like Redis, ES (Elasticsearch).

• UI technologies as VueJS , react.

• JavaScript libraries and superscripts such as jQuery, Bootstrap, ES6, Typescript, etc.

• Continuous Integration Tools like Github actions , Jenkins.

• Source Code repositories like Perforce and GIT.

Specific responsibilities (but not limited to) include:

• Develop new applications/features and make enhancements to existing applications

• Maintain, fix bugs in existing applications and deploy them to different environments

• Work with Product Development team to prioritize and resolve issues

• Follow coding guidelines and engineering processes outlined by the team

• Take ownership of assigned project/module and conclude tasks within deadlines

• Ensure that deployed products are properly maintained throughout their lifecycle

Join our dynamic team and contribute to building robust, reliable, and scalable applications. You will work on both internal and external client-facing applications that shape the user's experience and drive FactSet's growth through technological innovations.
What You'II Do

• Maintain and resolve bugs in existing components

• Contribute new features, fixes, and refactors to the existing code

• Perform code reviews and coach engineers with respect to best practices

• Work with other engineers in following the test-driven methodology in an agile environment

• Collaborate with other engineers and Product Developers in a Scrum Agile environment using Jira and Confluence

• Ability to work as part of a geographically diverse team

• Ability to create and review documentation and test plans

• Estimate task sizes and regularly communicate progress in daily standups and biweekly Scrum meetings

• Coordinate with other teams across offices and departments What We're Looking For

• Strong Analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong understanding and hands-on experience of GIT.

• Strong understanding of RDBMS concepts.

• Good knowledge of Object-Oriented Design and Analysis principles

• Ability to articulate and quickly adopt development best practices

• Excellent organizational and communication skills

• Willingness to work as a member of a team, including participating in peer code reviews and maintaining project and operational documentation

• Ability to work as part of a geographically diverse team

• Ability to create and review documentation and test plans

• Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical people

• Nice to have skills
• Work experience of Jupyter Notebooks is plus.
• Familiar with Agile software development (Scrum is a plus).
• Experience building and deploying production level services

Company Overview:
FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award winner. Learn more at and follow us on and .
At FactSet, we celebrate difference of thought, experience, and perspective. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to characteristics protected by law.

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