About Halo:
Halo Investing is an award-winning technology platform that disrupts how protective investment solutions are used worldwide. Headquartered in Chicago, with employees worldwide, we’re on a mission to change the world by democratizing access to investment solutions that were previously unavailable to most investors.Named by Fast Company among the Top 10 Most Innovative FinTech Companies, Halo is the first independent, multi-issuer platform for defined outcome investing. Halo Investing gives financial intermediaries, wealth managers and RIA’s access to structured notes, annuities and other protective investment solutions. At Halo, we’ve balanced growth with a strong company culture to create a uniquely motivated, dynamic, and proactive team where we value collaboration, communication, and passion!
About the Role:
In this Chicago-based hybrid role, this Backend Software Engineer will work with an incredibly talented team to design and engineer our FinTech Platform. This individual will build and scale the back-end services that power Halo’s platform and systems, and will have the ability to immediately impact Halo’s success.
Primary Responsibilities
- Responsible for back-end web development
- Develop, test and maintain complex Python-based financial applications, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services.
- Collaborate with your team to design new and enhanced features.
- Successfully integrate data between various systems.
- Write and maintain documentation and ensure that product quality and performance SLAs are consistently met.
- Ensure the scalability and quality of all code.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related software engineering field
- 2+ years engineering experience, with at least 1 year working in Python
- Technical skills to include;
- Flask, SQLAlchemy, Jinja2
- Docker
- Git
- AWS
- SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis)
- Bash
- Excited by new opportunities learn, take ownership, and collaborate on projects that involve various functions and levels of co-workers
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
Benefits & Compensation:
This is a great opportunity with a company that values and rewards its employees. Halo offers a competitive package of benefits and compensation that will make your work life both fulfilling and enjoyable.
- This is a Chicago-based hybrid role, working 3 days/week in our downtown Chicago office.
- Work with a great team in an exciting work environment
- Competitive compensation package: base salary of $95,000-$135,000, plus bonus compensation based on personal and business objectives
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision insurance, life & disability, etc.
- Multiple voluntary benefits: identity protection, pet insurance, accident insurance and more!
- Flexible PTO policy
- 401k program to help build wealth for the future
- Paid parental leave to bond with your new addition
- Chicago-based employees have access to a company-paid, on-site gym, happy hours, and ad-hoc outings and activities like sports teams, volunteer events and more!
Halo Values Diversity and Inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to disability or special need when applying for a role or during our recruitment process, please contact us at: hr@haloinvesting.com
95000.00 To 135000.00 (USD) Annually
