Job Description

“I can succeed as a Software Development Engineer at Capital Group”

In this software engineering role, you will design and implement distributed systems to make Capital Group’s investment process measurably more efficient and effective. You will design and own services and launch critical features to impact over $2 trillion in assets under management.  

Capital Group’s mission since 1931 has been to improve our customers’ lives through successful long-term investing. As a privately held company with over eight decades of proprietary research and trading data, we are in a unique position to leverage large-scale cloud computing to deliver even more value to our funds’ investors. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated engineer, passionate about our mission, and committed to driving superior long-term investment results through the application of modern engineering and data management methods.

“I am the person Capital Group is looking for.”

You successfully design and build projects from inception to completion, as well as operate them.
You bring a high level of craftsmanship to your work, ensuring integrity in both form and function.
You collaborate effectively to support team strategy, contributing to architecture and technology choices.
You bring a cloud-first approach to designing robust, distributed, and scalable services for both data processing and calculation.
You set the standard for quality, simplicity, test coverage, and documentation.
You work to identify and resolve the root causes of endemic problems, and collaborate effectively with other teams to implement correct, long-term fixes.
You work with a sense of urgency, and design and build simple and pragmatic solutions which solve complex problems. 
You can decompose, explain, and delegate larger-scale technical objectives to your team.

Required Skills & Experience:

Design and optimize SQL databases, including schema design, indexing, and query optimization.
Proficiency in PostgreSQL and other relational databases.
Develop and maintain GraphQL APIs using TypeScript.
Collaborate with front-end developers to ensure seamless integration.
Design and build microservices and RESTful APIs.
Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability of services.
Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
Conduct unit testing and integration testing.
Identify and address performance bottlenecks.
Optimize database queries and API responses.
Ensure data security and compliance.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
Minimum of 3+ years of professional experience as a Backend Engineer.
Strong proficiency in: 

SQL and relational databases (especially PostgreSQL).
TypeScript for backend development.
Building and consuming RESTful APIs.
Microservices architecture.

Experience with: 

GraphQL schema design and resolvers.
Cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Docker and containerization.
CI/CD pipelines.

Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
Knowledge of serverless architecture (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions).
Familiarity with DevOps practices.