Fixed Income Portfolio Management / Developer

Company: W.R. Rosato & Associates LLC
Location: Princeton
Posted on: March 17, 2025

Job Description:

On-site 3 days a week Princeton NJ /Hybrid

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Fixed Income Portfolio Management / Developer

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Developer with a strong background in fixed income analytics to join our team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with municipal bonds, structured securities, bank loans, and high-yield instruments. Proficiency in Python is a must, and familiarity with portfolio and trading systems is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities:

System Development & Maintenance:

Develop, enhance, and maintain tools to support fixed income portfolio management and trading activities.
Build and optimize analytics platforms to improve decision-making capabilities for portfolio managers and traders.
Collaborate with senior developers and IT teams to integrate solutions with existing systems.

Analytics & Data Management:

Analyze and manage data related to municipal bonds, structured securities, bank loans, and high-yield instruments.
Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and availability across platforms.
Key domains include, risk analytics, portfolio characteristics, portfolio to benchmark

Qualifications:

Education & Experience:

At least a bachelor's degree in computer science, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
8 + years of experience in fixed income analytics, portfolio management, risk management and attribution

Technical Skills:

Strong programming skills in Python, with experience in developing financial tools and analytics.
Familiarity with fixed income analytics libraries (e.g., QuantLib) and data sources (e.g., Bloomberg, ICE).
Experience with relational databases (e.g., SQL) and working with large datasets.
Knowledge of cloud-based platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and containerization tools (e.g., Docker) is a plus.
Strong experience with Data Warehousing - OLTP, OLAP, Dimension, Facts, Data Modeling.
Strong experience as a Database Developer utilizing SQL Server SQL/PLSQL.
Experience with scripting languages in Snowflake, including SQL Stored Procedures, JavaScript Stored Procedures, and Python UDFs.
Experience with Snowflake, including SQL, Pipes, Stream, Tasks, Time Travel, Data Sharing, and Query Optimization.
Experience in Python building data applications, including reading, transforming, and writing datasets.

Fixed Income Knowledge:

Solid understanding of municipal bonds, structured securities, bank loans, and high-yield instruments.
Solid understanding of both security and portfolio level analytics
Familiarity with risk modeling, cash flow analysis, and pricing techniques.
Knowledge of portfolio performance measurement and attribution is a plus.

Systems Knowledge:

Experience with front office and analytic applications (i.e. Bloomberg AIM, Investor Tools Perform, Bloomberg POINT, Intex and FactSet )

Soft Skills:

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a keen attention to detail.
Effective communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams.
Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines.
Ability to work as an individual contributor and collaborate with a global team.

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with AWS tools such as S3, Athena, Glue, Lambda, SNS, SQS, etc.
Experience in Python building data APIs (Web/REST APIs).
Familiarity with Python libraries such as boto3, pandas, numpy, pyarrow, requests, FastAPI, multithreading, multiprocessing, Snowflake Python connector, and Snowpark.
Familiarity with building reports using reporting tools such as Tableau.
Familiarity with batch schedulers such as Active Batch.
DevOps experience, especially utilizing Azure DevOps.
Experience with scripting such as PowerShell and Unix Shell.
Familiarity with machine learning techniques and their application in fixed income analytics.
Exposure to Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

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