FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.
At FactSet, our values are the foundation of everything we do. They express how we act and operate, serve as a compass in our decision-making, and play a big role in how we treat each other, our clients, and our communities. We believe that the best ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time, and that curiosity is the key to anticipating our clients’ needs and exceeding their expectations.
Your Team's Impact
The Data Engineering team within Enterprise Solutions & Intelligence owns the Data Lake for all of FactSet’s internal data and empowers employees across the company to leverage that data for insights, analysis, planning, and strategic initiatives. We support company functions in Sales, Finance, Human Resources, Business Operations, and beyond.
What You'll Do
As a Principal Software Engineer on this team, you will play a significant role in architecting solutions to ingest, maintain, enhance, and expose a variety of internal data from across the company.
You will collaborate with other engineers within the team, as well as those in Data Intelligence, Platform Infrastructure, and source system data teams to engineer efficient solutions to challenging big data problems.
You will partner with stakeholders across FactSet on strategic projects that leverage our Data Lake to achieve concrete strategic outcomes.
The team is modernizing our infrastructure, shifting from SQL to Databricks and AI-based solutions, and you will be an active contributor to that endeavor. Security and SOX compliance will be integral to the design and implementation of your work.
The position is not intended as a managerial position, but is a technical leadership position, and the role is expected to lead project work and influence engineers and engineering decisions across the department
Some examples of the types of data the team works with include sales and revenue metrics, client accounts, product usage & metrics, LLM and AI usage, facilities data, financial metrics, human resources, internal software metrics, budgets, and systems & security data.
What We're Looking For
Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
10+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in data engineering.
Proven track record as a Lead Software Engineer or Principal Software Engineer.
Proficiency in Python and relevant data engineering libraries.
Experience with SQL & relational database use and design.
Experience with Cloud technology in particular with AWS, and EC2s in AWS.
ETL pipelines and workflow expertise.
Databricks experience is a huge plus.
Experience using AI technologies (e.g., Claude, Gemini).
Experience on collaborating and communicating with non-technical stakeholders, in particular ones in corporate functions (e.g. Finance, Sales, Executives).
Familiarity with Power BI a plus
Finance knowledge a plus
What's In It For You
At FactSet, our people are our greatest asset, and our culture is our biggest competitive advantage. Being a FactSetter means:
The opportunity to join an S&P 500 company with over 45 years of sustainable growth powered by the entrepreneurial spirit of a start-up.
Support for your total well-being. This includes health, life, and disability insurance, as well as retirement savings plans and a discounted employee stock purchase program, plus paid time off for holidays, family leave, and company-wide wellness days.
Flexible work accommodations. We value work/life harmony and offer our employees a range of accommodations to help them achieve success both at work and in their personal lives.
A global community dedicated to volunteerism and sustainability, where collaboration is always encouraged, and individuality drives solutions.
Career progression planning with dedicated time each month for learning and development.
Business Resource Groups open to all employees that serve as a catalyst for connection, growth, and belonging.
Learn more about our benefits here.
Company Overview:
FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award winner. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.
At FactSet, we celebrate difference of thought, experience, and perspective. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to characteristics protected by law.
