Software Development Engineer III
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 9, 2026. Capital Group scores B on the Alion truth index.
“I can be myself at work.”
You are more than a job title. We want you to feel comfortable doing great work and bringing your best, authentic self to everything you do. We value your talents, traditions, and uniqueness-and we’re committed to fostering a strong sense of belonging in a respectful workplace.
We intentionally seek diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, investing in a culture designed to celebrate differences. We believe that belonging leads to better outcomes and a stronger community of associates united by our mission. At Capital, we live our core values every day: Integrity, Client Focus, Diverse Perspectives, Long-Term Thinking, and Community.
“I can influence my income.”
You want to feel recognized at work. Your performance will be reviewed annually, and your compensation will be designed to motivate and reward the value that you provide. You’ll receive a competitive salary, bonuses and benefits. Your company-funded retirement contribution will factor in salary and variable pay, including bonuses.
“I can lead a full life.”
You bring unique goals and interests to your job and your life. Whether you’re raising a family, you’re passionate about where you volunteer, or you want to explore different career paths, we’ll give you the resources that can set you up for success.
Enjoy generous time-away and health benefits from day one, with the opportunity for flexible work options
Receive 2-for-1 matching gifts for your charitable contributions and the opportunity to secure annual grants for the organizations you love
Access on-demand professional development resources that allow you to hone existing skills and learn new ones
“I can succeed as a Software Development Engineer at Capital Group”
As a Software Development Engineer, you will design and implement distributed systems to make Capital Group’s investment process measurably more efficient and effective. You will design and own services and launch critical features to impact over $3 trillion in assets under management.
Capital Group’s mission since 1931 has been to improve our customers’ lives through successful long-term investing. As a privately held company with over eight decades of proprietary research and trading data, we are in a unique position to leverage large-scale cloud computing to deliver even more value to our funds’ investors. The ideal candidate for this engineering role will be passionate about our team’s mission of applying modern engineering and quantitative methods to drive superior long-term investment results.
Responsibilities:
- You successfully design and build projects from inception to completion, as well as operate them.
- You bring a high level of craftsmanship to your work, ensuring integrity in both form and function.
- You collaborate effectively to support team strategy, contributing to architecture and technology choices.
- You bring a cloud-first approach to designing robust, distributed, and scalable services for both data processing and calculation.
- You set the standard for quality, simplicity, test coverage, and documentation.
- You work to identify and resolve the root causes of endemic problems, and collaborate effectively with other teams to implement correct, long-term fixes.
- You work with a sense of urgency, and design and build simple and pragmatic solutions which solve complex problems.
Required Skills & Experience
- BS in Computer Science or related field, or an equivalent in relevant work experience.
- Professional software development experience in at least one modern language such as Java, Go, Typescript, JavaScript, or Python.
- Strong OO and functional design skills with an understanding of common design patterns.
- Strong understanding of web development principles, including HTML, CSS, DOM manipulation, and responsive design.
- Experience with low-latency Software Oriented Architecture (SOA) designs.
- Experience with cloud native development.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and high emotional intelligence.
- Experience working collaboratively within an agile team, including test-driven development.
- Track record of successfully delivering enterprise-grade software into production.
- Proficiency using AI-powered software engineering tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar coding assistants as part of the software development lifecycle.
- Experience designing, building, and operating data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows using Databricks, dbt, and Apache Airflow.
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Experience with frameworks like ReactJS, Angular, or Vue.js to build interactive and responsive user interface.
- Experience building or designing scalable software frameworks and APIs to enable other engineers.
- Experience building in AWS.
- Experience proposing new customer facing products and features to senior business leaders.
- Experience creating financial analytics systems.
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“I can learn more about Capital Group.”
At Capital Group, the success of the people who invest with us depends on the people in whom we invest. That’s why we offer a culture, compensation and opportunities that empower our associates to build successful and prosperous careers. Through nine decades, our goal has been to improve people’s lives through successful investing. We know that our history is a testament to the strength of the people we hire. More than 9,000 associates in 30+ offices around the world help our clients and each other grow and thrive every day. Find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Glassdoor.
In addition to a highly competitive base salary, per plan guidelines, restrictions and vesting requirements, you also will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital’s annual profitability bonus plus a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.
You can learn more about our compensation and benefits here.
* Temporary positions in the United States are excluded from the above mentioned compensation and benefit plans.
We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we comply with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit discrimination when making all decisions about employment. As equal opportunity employers, our policies prohibit unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including gender and gender identity), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, AIDS/HIV status, political activities or affiliations, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault or stalking or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.