Senior Software Development Engineer PC Team | Clearwater Analytics Job Summary As a Senior Software Development Engineer on the team, you will design and build distributed, microservices-based applications that power Clearwater's platform [and core investment records]. You will provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and drive complex systems from design through production. Success in this role requires strong problem-solving, clear communication, excellent coding ability, and a collaborative approach. Responsibilities · Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for the team. · Lead the design, implementation, documentation, deployment, and adoption of scalable, resilient distributed systems and microservices. · Design well-factored APIs and event-driven integrations between services, with attention to performance, fault tolerance, and backward compatibility. · Ensure data integrity, security, and observability across services, and secure handling of sensitive financial data. · Break down quarterly deliverables into well-organized stories, weaving in reliability, scalability, security, and performance. · Mentor less-experienced engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and guidance. · Work with product and clients to uncover internal and external user needs. · Track and communicate team metrics (delivery, quality, operational health). · Get proactively involved in urgent issues and propose effective solutions; own on-call and operational excellence. · Take on unowned work that improves team velocity and quality. · Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, and evaluate their fit. · Perform other reasonable duties as required by management. Required Qualifications · Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field. · 7+ years of enterprise software development in Java or another backend language (e.g., Python, Go). · Experience designing and implementing distributed systems using microservices and event-driven architectures. · Professional experience running production systems on a public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including containers, CI/CD, and observability. · Strong data modeling skills and experience with relational and NoSQL data stores. · Experience with APIs (REST/gRPC), messaging/streaming (Kafka, SQS, etc.), and designing for scalability and resilience. · Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail. · Excellent written and verbal communication, and strong documentation habits. · Commitment to continuous learning, client satisfaction, and teamwork in a SaaS environment. Preferred Qualifications · Exposure to AI/ML or LLM-based features (RAG, embeddings, prompt engineering) or interest in applying AI to engineering workflows. · Familiarity with financial services, investment accounting, or fixed-income data. · Experience with data governance, privacy, and regulatory/compliance requirements. · Infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and Kubernetes experience. · Track record of technical mentorship and leading cross-team initiatives. Thank you for your interest in a career with Clearwater! Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN) is transforming investment management with the industry’s most comprehensive cloud-native platform for institutional investors across global public and private markets. While legacy systems create risk, inefficiency, and data fragmentation, Clearwater’s single-instance, multi-tenant architecture delivers real-time data and AI-driven insights throughout the investment lifecycle. The platform eliminates information silos by integrating portfolio management, trading, investment accounting, reconciliation, regulatory reporting, performance, compliance, and risk analytics in one unified system. Serving leading insurers, asset managers, hedge funds, banks, corporations, and governments, Clearwater supports over $8.8 trillion in assets globally. Learn more at www.clearwateranalytics.com. Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to still apply! You may be just what we're looking for.

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