Senior Software Engineer /Team Lead (C#)

We are establishing a substantial presence in Sofia, intended to develop a centre of excellence, fostering seamless collaboration and integrated workflows among teams, we aim to drive innovation and establish a leading edge in the industry.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join one of the largest alternative asset managers in the world. Technology is central to Man’s business strategy and we are constantly looking at better ways of doing things. Our culture embraces change; indeed change is the norm rather than the exception in a constantly evolving organisation and industry.

We are looking for skilled engineers with a genuine passion for technology to work within our C# Software Engineering teams. You will work on solutions in critical areas for an asset manager such as order management, trade settlement, risk management, fund accounting and client reporting.

Job Profile Summary:

You will work as part of a software engineering team aligned with one of our business or technical domains building new solutions, or adding new functionality to existing solutions, for one of the key C# systems that run Man Group's operating platform. We strongly believe in the 'you build it, you run it' principle and our software engineers will spend some time fixing, optimising and improving the resilience of their systems.

This opening has the potential to be high profile role with extensive interaction with business stakeholders and senior management across Man Group, so would suit individuals who thrive in those environments.

Responsibilities:

• Owning the end-to-end delivery process - from requirements gathering through to development, testing, and coordinating deployment to production

• Participating in/owning the planning, design, and delivery of longer-term projects

• Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing amongst peers

• View stakeholder interaction as integral to successful delivery

• Continuous improvement of production components such as reducing tech debt, increasing release quality, and improving resource utilization

• Encourage and drive adoption of best practices and help improve business knowledge and understanding within the team

• Support for production systems and BAU requests

• Mentoring team members

Key Skills & Experience:

• Strong delivery focused approach, ensuring business value is being met

• C# and .NET

• Query writing, schema design and performance tuning in MS SQL Server

• Ability to balance business delivery and incremental adoption of new architectural platform features

• Proponent of collaborative software engineering techniques and methods

• Demonstrable experience in managing local and remote team members

• Confident communicator - able to argue a point concisely and deal positively with conflicting views

Useful Experience:

• Any working knowledge of Python, Kafka, React

Benefits:

• Central location in the business district (overlooking the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral) with easy access to transport and amenities.

• Hybrid working model

• Competitive compensation package

• 25 days holiday allowance

• Premium Health insurance

• Employee Assistance program

• Referral Bonus

• Additional days off for long service and volunteering

• Multisport card

• Opportunities for professional development including internal tech talks

• Conference attendance, and engagement with the open-source community.

Our Culture, Values and Benefits at Man

Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equal opportunities. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business and this is embedded in our culture and values. There are a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and that encourage inclusion and diversity across our firm and the industry. Man Group is a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter and the Race at Work Charter.

Man Group supports many charities, and global initiatives. We support professional training and development, and requests for flexible or part-time working. Employees are also offered two 'Mankind' days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trust's community volunteering programme.

We offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.

Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact Peopleoperations@man.com.