Job Summary:

As a Director of Software Engineering of 55ip is looking for an experienced leader of software development on its client-facing and data applications across its investment management platform that serves investment advisory (RIA) & wealth management firms. The ideal candidate for this role has successfully designed, delivered and maintained large-scale systems for the financial services and / or capital markets’ domain. The candidate has successfully demonstrated the ability to lead and manage multiple teams that develop, maintain and support cloud-hosted software. The candidate will be a self-motivated and responsible individual; a problem solver; a team player; an empathetic leader; and a proficient software engineer, looking to make a significant impact in a fast-growing company with humility and hustle. 

Job Responsibilities:

End-to-end software design, development and delivery of 55ip’s client and data apps.Build, organize and mentor teams for success.Partner with stakeholders to ideate, define & deliver a product roadmap of scalable solutions.Prioritize and allocate resources to efficiently deliver on the firm’s technology goals.Govern and iteratively enhance the SDLC, coding standards, and testing quality.Ensure that teams and products’ comply with the firm’s Security and Controls policies.Develop strategic organizational forecasts and plans.Prepare and execute on hiring, training and retention programs in collaboration with HR.

 

Required Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities: 

Over 18 years of experience in software development or technology.Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer, Electronic or IT Engineering.Recent experience in successfully leading & mentoring technology teams.Passion for designing architecture and delivering to production large scale, user-focused, n-tier applications.Thoughtful and proficient at communicating with all stakeholders.Demonstrable ability and empathy in managing people and their development. Real-world command of Object Oriented Programming and Software design patterns.Hands-on experience in governing Agile Scrum, and promoting high coding standards.Exposure to implementing industry standard cybersecurity & technology controls.

An understanding of organization cost forecasting and strategic planning.

 

Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities: 

Domain expertise in wealth management, capital markets or trading applications will be strongly preferred.Master’s degree or MBA (or equivalent) would be preferred.