Software Engineer, Asset Management

This position involves developing and maintaining backend systems for our equities portfolio management platform, which handles billions of dollars in client assets. The platform connects strategy generation, portfolio rebalancing, trade execution, and advisor-facing interfaces. You will build and maintain backend services that integrate with multiple data sources, external APIs, and internal microservices, contributing to the design and implementation of distributed system components. The role requires ensuring system reliability, performance, and data integrity across the platform while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver features that support business operations.
 
The Software Engineer requires strong proficiency in Python, experience designing and implementing distributed systems, and understanding of API integration patterns and microservices architecture. You must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment where technical decisions have direct business impact. This role reports to the Brooklyn Investment Group Core Platform Team Lead.
 
Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Design, build, and maintain FastAPI-based backend services powering portfolio rebalancing, trade management, and advisor workflows

• Integrate with multiple data stores including PostgreSQL databases and MongoDB/DocumentDB for different use cases • Build and optimize data pipelines connecting custodial data, security master databases, and real-time market data feeds

• Develop and maintain AWS infrastructure using CDK, including ECS Fargate deployments and serverless components

• Work alongside frontend engineers to design and implement RESTful APIs consumed by our Vue/Nuxt advisor portal, with opportunities to contribute frontend code

• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability using Datadog APM

• Write comprehensive unit and integration tests to ensure system reliability

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 3+ Years Required; 5+ Years Preferred

Career Level
7IC

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional Python software engineering experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 4-6 years of professional software engineering experience
• Experience building production REST APIs with FastAPI, Flask, or Django
• Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL) and document stores (MongoDB)
• Experience with AWS services (ECS, Fargate, Lambda, S3, SQS/SNS)
• Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (AWS CDK, Terraform, or CloudFormation)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments (Docker)
• Familiarity with data validation libraries (Pydantic) and ORM tools (SQLAlchemy)
• Experience with Python data libraries (Pandas, NumPy) for data transformation and analysis
• Familiarity with real-time market data APIs (Polygon, Bloomberg, Reuters)
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks (Vue.js, React) for full-stack collaboration
• Understanding of financial concepts: portfolio management, trade execution, custodial operations
• Experience with observability tools (Datadog, New Relic, or similar APM solutions)
• Background in fintech, asset management, or trading systems
• Experience with event-driven architectures and message queues

Anticipated Posting End Date:

2026-02-14

Base Pay Range: $143,500/yr - $195,000/yr

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.  In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans). 

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Company Overview

Nuveen is a global investment leader, managing public and private assets for clients around the world and on behalf of TIAA, our parent company and one of the world’s largest institutional investors. We invest in the growth of businesses, real estate, infrastructure and natural capital, providing clients with the reliability, access and foresight unique to our heritage. Our prevailing perspective on the future drives our ambition to innovate and adapt our business to the changing needs of investors - all to pursue lasting performance for our clients, our communities an