Davidson Kempner
CRD & Trading Systems Senior Developer
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About Davidson Kempner
Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP is a global investment management firm. Founded in 1983, Davidson Kempner is headquartered in New York and has offices in Philadelphia, London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Mumbai, and Abu Dhabi. Our Firm invests globally and opportunistically across the capital structure, in a variety of credit and equity strategies as well as real assets. We apply our multi-dimensional, research-driven investment process to evaluate and execute a diverse range of transactions across asset classes, geographies, and market cycles. We target complex, global situations where our experience and expertise can unlock value.
We bring together exceptional people from different disciplines and backgrounds who are energized by the challenges of navigating complexity. We look for people who demonstrate exceptional critical thinking skills, innate curiosity, creativity, and embrace diverse viewpoints to calibrate their decisions. These differentiators make our people successful beyond a specific job at Davidson Kempner – but throughout their journey with us over many years.
Investment Management Technology – Senior Software Engineer – Trading Platform (.NET / Azure)
We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help modernise our global trading platform.
You'll design and build cloud-native services using modern.NET and Azure technologies while helping shape the long-term architecture of our trading platform.
As we migrate from an on-premise Charles River OMS deployment to CRD SaaS, you'll help build the integration services and internal platforms that will replace bespoke vendor customisations and support our global trading business.
This is an opportunity to solve challenging engineering problems, work directly with investment professionals, and influence the evolution of a mission-critical platform.
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The Role
- Design and build enterprise applications using C# and .NET
- Lead technical design, mentor engineers through design and code reviews, and help define engineering standards across the platform
- Develop cloud-native services on Microsoft Azure
- Build scalable APIs, messaging solutions, and distributed systems
- Modernise legacy applications as cloud-native services
- Integrate internally developed services with trading platforms
- Support and enhance business-critical trading services
- Improve reliability, observability, and operational resilience
- Build CI/CD pipelines and automate deployments
- Work closely with traders and technology teams to deliver high-quality solutions
The Person
Essential
- Strong commercial experience with C# and modern.NET
- Experience designing enterprise-scale software
- Experience building cloud-native applications (Azure preferred)
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and messaging
- Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, and DevOps practices
- Strong SQL and data modelling skills
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
We value engineers who embrace modern software development practices and use AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor to improve engineering productivity while maintaining high standards of software quality.
Desirable
- Experience in financial markets or electronic trading
- Understanding of OMS/EMS platforms, FIX, and order workflows
- Experience integrating vendor platforms with internal services
- Experience supporting business-critical production systems
Why Join Us
You'll help shape the next generation of a global trading platform, building cloud-native services, influencing long-term architecture, and solving complex engineering challenges alongside investment professionals. This is an opportunity to make a lasting impact on a mission-critical platform used by investment teams around the world.
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The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following expected skills and behaviours:
Delivers
- Delivers Results: Is reliable and delivers consistent, accurate, organized, and client-ready work in a timely manner with a sense of urgency; is able to expertly multi-task without sacrificing a high standard of work product and output; identifies ways to improve products / processes / procedures to drive efficiencies and output
- Innovates: Consistently looks for better solutions versus acceptance of existing processes; Identifies and introduces new perspectives to drive change; is open to diverse viewpoints; promotes cutting-edge thinking and solutions; encourages adoption of best-practices
Connects
- Builds Relationships: Is considered a valued, respectful, and inclusive partner to stakeholders; proactively manages strong internal / external partnerships and identifies opportunities to build and strengthen relationships; contributes and celebrates the Firm's and others' success
- Influences for Outcome: Understands what's important, including preference, value, and motivation, to the person or people being influenced; listens to find common ground, and tailors the message to articulate "what's in it for them"
Leads
- Leads by Example with Team Mentality: Exhibits strong work ethic and sets example for others; is enthusiastic and optimistic; is accommodating of others and prioritizes team goals while seeking opportunities to improve cohesion and to celebrate team success; seeks opportunities to continuously learn and build skills
- Engages with Feedback: Seeks ways to continually develop self and others; contributes to the development of others through honest, real-time, and constructive feedback
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