Senior Software Engineer (Python-AI/ML)

Your Team Impact

FactSet's Funds Engineering team under DSE is focused on delivering Funds data (e.g., fund expense ratio, daily price & info data) coming from different sources by providing database solutions and automated processes which follow an Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) procedure. We develop & maintain an internal data collection application, Fast APIs to collect the required data. We also manage funds data distribution services, routinely increasing efficiency year over year through automation. We are looking for a candidate who is independent, driven, and has strong communication skills and technical knowledge, who will help the team contribute to the company’s goals and help to provide our clients with the data they need to make informed decisions. A passionate software engineer with proficiency in development, deployment of software & follows coding best practices.

What you’ll do

• Design, fine-tune, and deploy small and open-source large language models (LLMs) such as Llama, Mistral, OpenAI GPT, etc.
• Hands-on leadership in prompt engineering, few-shot prompting, and building advanced NLP/NLU workflows.
• Guide adoption of modern AI/ML frameworks (Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain, LangGraph, etc.) and architect reusable pipelines in Python.
• Drive critical systems architecture in Python, using best practices in API and microservices design (FastAPI, Flask, Django, etc.).
• Provide technical guidance to the development team on architecture, design, and implementation decisions.
• Provide technical support by incident resolution, and production troubleshooting
• Code quality through code reviews, advocating coding standards, and identifying risks before code reviews.
• Should collaborate with stakeholders and the healthy technical discussions engineering team.
• Supplements technical decision-making skills with broader business knowledge

What We’re Looking For

• 5-8 years of overall industry experience in Python designing, developing, and deploying applications, ensuring they are scalable, efficient, and maintainable.
• Candidate should have experience in API development (Fast/Rest)
• Experience with ETL pipelines.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science
• Experience with relational database (MySQL, MSSQL, or similar RDBMS)
• Hands-on experience with AI/ML technologies and integrating AI capabilities into applications
• Must have strong real-world experience in LLM prompt engineering, few-shot prompting, and fine-tuning (using anyone frameworks like Hugging Face, LangChain, LangGraph, etc.).
• Hands-on deployment and scaling of AI/ML services on AWS, Azure, or GCP; proficient in containers, serverless, and infrastructure as code
• Actively uses AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor) in daily development workflows
• Strong Communication and problem-solving skills.
• Flexible with time zones/shifts and a willingness to handle on-call responsibilities
• Experience with GitHub-based development processes
• Organized, self-directed, and resourceful with the ability to appropriately prioritize work in a fast-paced environment

Desired Skills

• Familiar with Agile software development (Scrum is 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. 

Salary is just one component of our compensation package and is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, and certifications.