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Software Engineer Specialist

ExecutivePlacements.com
Kansas, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 12/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/20/2026
About Us

American Century Investments is a leading global asset manager with over 65 years of experience helping a broad base of clients achieve their financial goals. Our expertise spans global equities and fixed income, multi-asset strategies, ETFs, and private investments.

Privately controlled and independent, we focus solely on investment management. But theres an unexpected side to us, too. We direct over 40% of our profits every yearmore than $2 billion since 2000to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Our ongoing financial support drives the Institutes breakthrough work and mission of defeating life-threatening diseases like cancer and Alzheimers. So, the better we do for our clients, the more we can do for everyone.

All 1,400 of us across the globe are inspired every day by the unique difference our hard work can make in so many lives. It shows in the curiosity we bring to every initiative, the deep relationships we build with our clients, and the way we treat each other in the hallway. If youre excited to learn more about us, we cant wait to learn more about you.

Role Summary

Our IT teams support that mission by building applications and products that serve our customers.Werelooking for an Investment ManagementSoftware Engineer Specialist that is interested in software evolution and innovation within an Investment Technology team. The ideal candidate would be passionate about applying modern engineering principles for building and delivering software tomarket.

Primary responsibilities as a very "Hands-on" Developer for this position are todemonstratetechnicalproficiencyand use of standard methodologies in our software development team. You will work closely with our Technical Leads, Product Owners,and Architects toidentifyand implement solutions. These solutions will be delivered to our clients through Agile development.

AtACI, ourSoftwareEngineerscombine the best cloud native (AWS) tools to build ETL pipelines, data analysis applications, scalable microservices, and message driven applications. The goal is to deliver applications for risk management, investment analytics,investmentoperations,and alpha generating portfoliooperationsfor equities, credit, and multi-asset (FOFs), and alternative investment strategies.Weoperatea cloud first technology stack consisting of the following technologies

  • Python (Pandas, NumPy)
  • AWS S3,Step Functions,Lambdas, Glue, Athena, Aurora/RDS (PostgreSQL), Redshift
  • Java Spring Batch and Spring Boot
  • SQL Server, IBM LUW DB2
  • OpenShift (Kubernetes, Docker)

This hybrid position will be based out of our Kansas City, Missouri office.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship, now or in the future.

How You Will Make An Impact

  • Engage with Product Owners/Managers to understandrequirements
  • Create solutions for Investment Management Research and reporting
  • Automate manual processesfor productivity improvement
  • Empower portfolio management and research teams so they can build data driven solutions
  • Building relationships with internal business partners and vendors
  • You, as part of a team, will provide on call support and occasional overtime may berequired

What You Bring To The Team (Required)

  • Bachelors degree in computer science, finance or business or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
  • A minimum of three years application development and support experience in the following: Python, Pandas and NumPy. AWS S3, Step Functions, Lambdas, SNS, SQS, Glue (or Apache Spark)
  • Strong, demonstrable experience in data modeling for relational (SQL) and NoSQL applications. The following is preferred: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, DB2
  • Strong understanding of architectural and software design patterns
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and a passion for architectural and technical documentation
  • Broad knowledge of software engineering and testing methodologies
  • Experience working in an Agile Framework
  • Demonstrates the American Century Investments Winning Behaviors: Client Focused, Courageous and Accountable, Collaborative, Curious and Adaptable, Competitively Driven

Additional Assets (Preferred)

  • Cloud native and AWS development is a strong plus
  • Experience with Investment Management data and with data vendors (Bloomberg, FactSet, etc.) is a strong plus

The above statements are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

What We Offer

  • Competitive compensation package with bonus plan
  • Generous PTO and competitive benefits
  • 401k with 5% company match plus annual performance-based discretionary contribution
  • Tuition reimbursement, formal mentorship program, live and online learning

Learn More About Our Benefits And Perks.

Employees are required to be in the office on a scheduled frequency. Adherence to this schedule is essential to fulfilling the expectations of the role.

American Century Investments is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. As such, American Century strives to provide a reasonable accommodation to any qualified individual under the ADA to perform essential job functions.

We encourage people of all backgrounds to join us on our mission. If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to HR- All requests for accommodation will be addressed as confidentially as practicable.

American Century Investments believes all individuals are entitled to equal employment opportunity and advancement opportunities without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals forty years of age and older, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. ACI does not discriminate or adopt any policy that discriminates against an individual or any group of individuals on any of these bases.

American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.

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