Software Engineer for .Net

MSCI is an independent provider of research-driven insights and tools for institutional investors. We have deep expertise in the areas of risk and performance measurement that is based on more than 40 years of academic research, real-world experience and collaboration with our clients.

We are seeking a Software Developer who loves to roll up his or her sleeves and be actively involved in developing high-quality software for our MSCI InvestorForce product. We are seeking a contributor and leader with the desire to work closely with the entire corporate team and who brings an energetic and team-focused approach. Process, productivity, and execution are all important, and so is a firm understanding of the intangible aspects of developing quality software and working with a highly creative and analytical engineering team. Our ideal candidate loves to code and is looking for a job where he or she will get to practice those skills every day.

* Provide hands on contributions to the production of high quality, efficient applications using a Microsoft .NET and SQL Server technology base. * Work alongside other developers, quality assurance, database administrators and developers, and analysts within a hybrid agile planning framework. * Coordinate with the executive team, product management, operations and client service to identify, prioritize, analyze, and implement a wide variety of development projects. * Work with leaders in the technology group to make decisions on system architecture, including software, database, and hardware.

* Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, engineering, science, or math or equivalent experience. * Experience developing solutions with SQL Server 2008 or 2012, including logical and physical schema design, T-SQL coding, stored procedure development and optimization. Experience with SQL Server Analysis, Reporting, or Integration Services very beneficial. * Expertise of Microsoft .NET technologies: VB.NET, C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server 2008 and/or 2012Windows Forms, ADO.NET, web services, reflection, XML, AJAX, and Javascript. * Experience in a range of traditional and iterative development methodologies, including agile, as well as knowledge of corresponding management and engineering practices. * Knowledge of and experience implementing a range of design patterns and architectural models as well as software performance diagnostics and tuning. * Experience with multi-threaded and asynchronous processing. * Experience developing both custom solutions and software products for sale to client organizations or end users a plus. Experience with the development of retail software and enterprise application products a huge plus, as it experience developing mobile solutions. * Experience with systems that manage investment or accounting information, or an active outside interest in investing and the financial markets, is a definite plus. * Experience with internationalization a plus. * Experience with TFS deployment a plus. * Experience with test-driven development a plus.