Software Engineer

Job Title: Investment Technology Engineer

Location: New York, New York

Firm Overview:

Cantor Fitzgerald, with over 16,000 employees, has been a leading global financial services firm at the forefront of financial and technological innovation since 1945.

Cantor is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 5,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, SPAC underwriting, PIPE placements, commercial real estate, and for its global distribution platform. Capitalizing on the firm’s financial acumen and technology prowess, Cantor’s portfolio of businesses also includes Prime Brokerage, Asset Management, and other businesses and ventures. Cantor has consistently fueled the growth of original ideas, pioneered new markets, and provided superior service to clients. Cantor operates trading desks in every major financial center globally, with offices in over 30 locations around the world.

As one of the few remaining private partnerships on Wall Street, Cantor has the distinct ability to focus on long-term value creation and solid relationship building. Our structure allows us to respond quickly to client needs, develop solutions that address complex challenges, avoid the limitations of bureaucracy, and attract talented individuals who are driven to succeed.

Responsibilities:

We are seeking an Investment Technology Engineer to join our Asset Management Technology organization. This role exists to build, enhance, and support the technology that powers O’Connor’s hedge fund, private credit, and commodities businesses. You’ll work directly with investment professionals and operations teams to deliver tools, data solutions, and applications that enable high performance decision making across multiple strategies.

This is an opportunity to join a small, highly skilled engineering team that tackles a wide variety of technical challenges—from integrating SaaS platforms to building custom applications, optimizing data storage, and supporting mission critical systems.

• Partner with end users to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions
• Implement, customize, and integrate industry standard tools and SaaS platforms
• Build custom applications, utilities, and reports using solid engineering principles
• Design, optimize, and maintain data storage and retrieval solutions
• Troubleshoot complex application issues and provide Level 3 support for critical systems
• Contribute to the evolution of the technology stack and help shape engineering best practices

Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of experience in a software engineering or similar technical role
• Strong programming skills in Python or Java
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS)
• Ability to work independently and drive solutions in an unstructured environment
• Curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies and domains
• Proficiency with Git and modern development workflows

Nice to Have

• Experience in financial technology, especially within commodities or private credit
• Scripting experience (shell, Python, PowerShell)
• Experience implementing APIs, including OAuth‑based integrations
• DevOps exposure, particularly GitLab and Azure CI/CD

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required

Salary: $125,000 - $150,000

The actual base salary will be determined on an individualized basis considering a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, education, and, where applicable, licenses or certifications held. In addition to base salary and a competitive benefits package (including health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off and a 401(k) retirement), this position may be eligible for additional types of compensation including discretionary bonuses and other short- and long-term incentives (e.g., deferred cash, equity, etc.).

• We do not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate referrals, or outreach from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. Any such submissions will be considered property of Cantor Fitzgerald and will not be eligible for any placement fee. Recruiters must have a signed agreement with our Talent Acquisition team and be invited to submit candidates for a specific role. Direct contact with hiring managers or employees is strictly prohibited.