Software Engineer I

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 

We are API platform engineering team responsible for building and operating reliable, scalable APIs that deliver high-quality, AI-ready market and reference data to the investment community. Our APIs enable seamless, governed access to data optimized for both human and machine consumption, supporting analytics and intelligent applications.

By ensuring consistency, performance, and trust in data delivery, we empower investors, analysts, and downstream platforms to transform data into actionable insights and make faster, more confident investment decisions.

What You'll Do 

• Design and author Open API specification documents based on business and technical requirements, adhering to industry standards and best practices

• Implement API endpoints in accordance with approved specifications, ensuring correctness, scalability, and performance

• Apply test-driven development (TDD) practices, including writing comprehensive automated unit and integration tests

• Leverage CI/CD pipelines to build, test, and deploy API services efficiently and reliably.

• Collaborate within an agile team, working closely with architects, engineering leads, managers, and product managers to deliver high-quality solutions

• Demonstrate strong expertise in data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and core software engineering principles

• Ensure deployed services are monitored, supported, and maintained throughout their full product lifecycle

• Continuously learn and adapt to new technologies, tools, and frameworks, contributing to the team’s technical growth

What We're Looking For 

Required Skills 

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field

• 0-1 years of related work experience

• Having good understanding of Java and related frameworks like Spring Boot

• Experience with relational databases (Postgres SQL, MySQL)

• Familiarity with various levels of testing - unit, regression, integration, and load is a plus

• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills to interact with stakeholders

• Ability to work effectively as an individual contributor and as part of a geographically distributed team

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.