Associate, Application Developer, QRG GCS

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

Summary

The Ares Quantitative Research Group (QRG) is a pioneer in the application of quantitative analytics to private markets. QRG works across asset classes – credit, private equity, private real estate, and infrastructure – to provide investible insights to Ares’ investment teams, to deepen relationships with Ares’ investors, and to help develop new products for the firm. The group is a leader in private market performance measurement, having played a key role in the development of the Direct Alpha and Excess Value measures. It regularly deals with questions that are novel, benefiting from the opportunities created by the under-researched nature of private assets. QRG consists of two teams, Research and Data Science, and Quantitative Portfolio Strategies.

We are seeking a talented and motivated C# Application Developer to join our dynamic Research and Data Science team. This role collaborates closely with quant researchers and data scientists on our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in full stack C#.NET web and desktop application development, with a passion for building complex, innovative apps for our growing user base. As a C# Application Developer, you will play a crucial role in building and maintaining solutions for data management, data analysis and data visualization, including APIs to facilitate collaboration across the firm.

Reporting relationships

Reports to: Vice President, Quantitative Research Group

Primary functions & responsibilities

• Collaborate with users to gather and document requirements
• Use Agile methodology to build a roadmap, manage the backlog and plan releases
• Develop robust, scalable and user-friendly software products using C#
• Perform unit testing, integration testing and oversee acceptance testing to ensure the final product meets users’ needs and requirements
• Work with users to put your products through their paces on real life use cases and iterate to fix issues and make improvements
• Serve as the product owner in agile development forums (weekly stand-ups, iteration planning, and reviews)
• Act as a product evangelist, promoting your products through demos and at cross-team meetings to drive product awareness and user engagement
   

Qualifications

Experience Required:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience coding in C#.NET
• Proficiency with a web UI framework and a desire to work with Blazor
• Adept at working with SQL Server
• Competency with data visualization tools
• Solid understanding of microservice architecture and REST APIs
• Familiarity with, or a desire to learn Python
• Familiarity with, or a desire to learn Databricks
• Experience using GitHub for version control, managing code repositories, and implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Advanced Excel skills

Education Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Quantitative Finance or a related field
• Professional certification in a financial discipline is a plus (e.g., CFA, CAIA, CIPM, FDP, FRM)

General Requirements:

• Strong foundation in quantitative methods
• Knowledge of private market asset classes or an eagerness to learn about them
• Successful track record taking C# projects from start to finish
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills

Reporting Relationships

Managing Director, QRD

Compensation

The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. Note, the range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant qualifications specific to the role.

$125,000 - $145,000 / annum

The firm also offers robust Benefits offering