About Us
Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.
About the Role
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Title: SOFTWARE EngineerING MANAGER, Python
Team: Platform Engineering
Location: boston
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The company
Tracing our roots to 1928, Wellington Management is one of the world's largest independent investment management firms. With US$1 trillion in assets under management as of June 30, 2017, we serve as a trusted adviser to institutional clients and mutual fund sponsors in over 55 countries. Our innovative investment solutions are built on the strength of proprietary, independent research and span all segments of the global capital markets, including equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternative strategies. As a private partnership, whose sole business is investment management, our long-term views and interests are aligned with those of our clients. We are committed to attracting a talented and diverse workforce, and to fostering an open, collaborative culture of inclusivity because we believe multiple perspectives lead to more informed investment and business decisions. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome people with diverse life experiences, fresh ideas, and specialized subject-matter expertise.
The position
We are seeking a Software Engineering Manager to join our Platform Engineering team focusing on Python developer tooling. You will lead a team of 5-7 engineers building and evolving shared Python frameworks, libraries, and workflows that help internal teams develop, deploy, and operate applications reliably. You will also own the enterprise JupyterHub platform used for citizen development across IT and the business, along with related components that support the deployment of batch jobs, web services, and other workloads. In addition, you will shape firmwide Python engineering standards and drive cross-team initiatives through effective project planning and coordination.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who enjoys solving platform challenges and delivering solutions that have broad applicability.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead the design and development of enterprise Python frameworks, shared libraries, and developer tooling.
Define and evolve Python engineering standards (packaging, testing, deployment, and runtime conventions).
Build and maintain core platform services and APIs that enable scalable, cloud-native application development.
Partner with application, platform, and infrastructure teams to translate real-world needs into high-impact deliverables.
Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, planning, and code reviews.
Promote engineering excellence across CI/CD, automated testing, code quality, and documentation.
Improve reliability, performance, and observability using metrics, logs, and traces.
qualifications
10+ years of software engineering experience, including substantial hands-on development.
3+ years managing software teams (developers, quality engineers, and systems analysts).
Advanced Python proficiency using open-source libraries (e.g., FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Pandas, Requests) and related tools (pip, uv, uvicorn).
Experience packaging, testing, and shipping Python applications (pytest, setuptools, Docker, and CI/CD).
Experience designing and operating cloud-native applications on AWS with strong scalability, security, and reliability fundamentals.
Familiarity with DevOps/platform engineering practices (infrastructure as code, automation, containers, ECS/EKS).
Strong communication skills and ability to influence technical direction across teams.
High ownership, strong attention to detail, and passion for building durable engineering platforms.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That's ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.
As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to r_ ace, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law . If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at GMWTalentOperations@wellington.com ._
At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry.?We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is:
USD 120,000 - 225,000
This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education. This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process.
Base salary is only one component of Wellington's total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/ or Incentives, if eligible. In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally. Examples of our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts and commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back-up childcare, tuition/CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)
We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.
Tracing our history to 1928, Wellington Management is one of the world's largest independent investment management firms. We serve as a trusted adviser to clients in over 60 countries, visit our website to see our assets under management. Our innovative investment solutions are built on the strength of proprietary, independent research and span nearly all segments of the global capital markets, including equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternative strategies. As a private partnership whose sole business is investment management, our long-term views and interests are aligned with those of our clients. We are committed to attracting a talented and diverse workforce, and to fostering an open, collaborative culture of inclusivity because we believe multiple perspectives lead to more informed investment and business decisions. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome people with diverse life experiences, fresh ideas, and specialized subject-matter expertise. We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.
For more information, please visit https://www.wellington.com/en/ (https://www.wellington.com/en/about-us)
