Risk Engineer Lead, Investment Engineering (Full Stack)

Location: New York, New York; work from the New York office

Base salary: $220,000–$275,000 per year, plus eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus

Company

Global alternative investment manager operating across private equity, credit, real assets, and retirement services.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and implement risk management applications supporting credit risk, trading, and investment decision-making.
• Build scalable full-stack technology solutions and integrate internal and external tools into hirify.global’s risk infrastructure.
• Support the full software lifecycle, including analysis, coding, deployment, enhancements, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Partner with risk managers, traders, portfolio managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Deliver reliable, well-tested code through Agile development, design discussions, peer reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Mentor junior developers and improve system reliability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of technology experience, including at least 3 years in a trading environment.
• Production experience building risk management software for end-of-day and live risk.
• Hands-on development experience with Python and Java, plus full-stack application delivery.
• Experience with risk factor modeling, P&L attribution, scenario analysis, databases, query optimization, and data management.
• Familiarity with Kafka, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Agile development, and exposure to risk solutions across asset classes; credit products are preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment involving risk, portfolio management, trading, and investment teams.
• Fast-paced setting with opportunities to work on complex alternative investment strategies.
• Benefits programs provide coverage for employees and their families.
• Compensation includes a discretionary annual bonus based on individual, team, and firm performance.