Systems Engineer

As a Systems Engineer at Ares, you will own end-to-end delivery of core services that power the Systematic Credit investment process. You’ll work within a tech-focused firm, collaborating with Portfolio Management, Operations and Compliance to scale across business lines. You’ll build and integrate systems for data, trade, position, and compliance management, while contributing to the software toolkit and production support. This role offers hands-on coding in Python and Rust/C++, with meaningful impact on how assets are managed and reported across the firm.

• Own end-to-end system deliveries to scale the firm across multiple business lines
• Build core services for the Systematic Credit investment process (reference data, trade management, position management, compliance)
• Integrate core services with external parties (middle office, fund administrators)
• Collaborate with Portfolio Management, Operations and Compliance and the Systems/Quantitative/Platform Infrastructure Engineers
• Contribute to the Ares Systematic Credit software development toolkit (source control, CI/CD, test infrastructure, packaging, deployment)
• Build common libraries and software infrastructure to support activities
• Review and test code and systems according to the development process
• Support production systems

• strong teamwork and communication
• desire to learn and develop in new technologies and fixed income
• high-quality Python coding
• C++ and/or Rust coding experience (Rust highly desirable)
• understanding of testing importance
• strong stakeholder management and business analysis
• ability to parse problems and present solutions
• ownership for the code you write

• team orientation
• clear communication
• stakeholder management
• Python programming
• C++ or Rust coding
• testing discipline