Head of Application Engineering

Who We Are

Omega Point is a rapidly growing FinTech firm seeking to empower the institutional investment community with a modern, factor-based portfolio analytics decision-making system. The Omega Point platform guides over $2T in assets under management and provides the opportunity to work with CIOs, COOs, portfolio managers, analysts, risk managers, and quantitative researchers across the world's top fundamental asset managers, hedge funds, and institutional Allocators.

Omega Point's cloud based software platform, paired alongside partnerships with some of the largest financial data companies globally, ensures fast, painless integration and seamless fit across the widest range of investment processes. We enable a variety of portfolio analytics and portfolio construction workflows, including research prioritization, position sizing, risk management, hedging, and thematic investing.

The firm is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York.

Who You Are

You're an experienced engineering leader passionate about driving innovation in a fast-paced startup environment. With a proven track record in both developing high-performing teams and leading technological strategy, you excel in a dynamic setting where you can make a significant impact. You possess a unique blend of people management skills, product insight, and technical expertise, allowing you to guide your team through complex challenges while keeping the big picture in focus.

You Will...

• People Management 

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 10 software engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-achieving environment.

  • Conduct regular one-on-ones, performance reviews, and provide career development guidance to team members.

  • Promote a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and accountability within the team.
    
    

• Product Management 

  • Work closely with the product team to define and prioritize the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.

  • Oversee the engineering team's contributions to product development, ensuring high quality and timely delivery of projects.

  • Facilitate communication between product, design, and engineering teams to ensure clear understanding of product vision and implementation strategies.
    
    

• Technological Management

  • Define and implement technical standards and best practices for software development, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing & observability.

  • Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to guide the technological direction of the company and maintain competitive advantage.

  • Lead data-driven decisions on technical architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, and security in all aspects of the product.

You Have...

• A strong foundation in software engineering with a proven track record of leading engineering teams in a dynamic startup environment, including expertise in modern web application development (Node, React and/or other JS frameworks) .

• Experience in full lifecycle product development, from conceptualization to operation in production, and a keen understanding of how to align engineering work with business objectives.

• Proficiency in modern software development practices and technologies, with the ability to drive the adoption of these within the team.

• Excellent communication skills, with a talent for articulating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and building consensus across diverse teams.

• Exposure to managing remote or distributed teams , demonstrating your ability to lead effectively across geographical boundaries.

You Might Also Have…

• Experience in the financial technology sector or with financial data products , giving you a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities in this field.

• Familiarity with Python and/or Go, React and NodeJS enhancing your ability to guide the team in a diverse technological landscape.

Omega Point offers you...

* A competitive salary and benefits package

* ...or come and work at the New York, San Francisco offices.

* A supportive, collaborative environment with a talented team

* Two summits per year where you can meet the whole team in person and do team building activities. Some of the latest destinations: Scottsdale, New Orleans, Miami, etc.

Omega Point embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.