Full-Time

Financial Software Engineer

Galatea Associates

Galatea Associates

51-200 employees

Custom software for Wall Street banks

Compensation Overview

$95k - $100k/yr

+ Bonus

Cambridge, MA, USA

In Person

On-site work required at client location or Galatea office.

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Requirements
  • A Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering or a related field.
Responsibilities
  • Participate in the definition, architecture, and building of strategic systems that facilitate access to trillions of dollars worth of liquidity and capital around the world.
  • In this role you will have the opportunity to do hands-on programming in addition to interfacing client relations.
  • Take ownership of design, implementation, and testing of specific technical tasks.
  • Be immersed in Galatea’s client-focused delivery approach and the ongoing value-add provided to clients every day.
  • Within the first few months of your first client engagement, learn about Galatea’s collaborative culture and values and become an active participant in discussions.
  • Within the first few months of your first client engagement, take ownership of design, implementation, and testing of specific technical tasks.
  • Within 6 months, onboard to your first client and start familiarizing yourself with the systems, design and architecture of the project; begin to establish relationships with client contacts; start designing technical solutions to larger tasks/problems; participate in one or two Galatea responsibilities outside of client work.
  • Within 12 months, be comfortable with the entire architecture of the project; become a Subject Matter Expert in one or more areas of the project; be able to work independently on larger tasks from requirements gathering through design and implementation; form relationships with client contacts and observe interactions of their leads with other client contacts to understand how to approach various situations.
Desired Qualifications
  • Accountable and Curious - You take responsibility and bring intellectual curiosity to all endeavors.
  • Relationship Builder - You form relationships based on mutual respect, diversity of thought, and direct and open communication.
  • Results Driven - You participate in and push for inclusive, team-based, client-focused delivery.
  • Embrace uncertainty - You bring clarity and definition to uncertainty.
  • Leader - You enjoy providing leadership and communicating project goals and timelines with stakeholders and your team.
  • Problem Solver - You are a problem solver first and a software engineer second. You thrive in finding solutions when challenged with the organizational silos of our large clients.
  • Client Manager - You delight your clients and form productive long-standing relationships.
  • Business Focused - You don’t just think of yourself as an engineer who is told what to build. You are focused on solving the client’s underlying business problem.
  • Technology Agnostic - You are a technical polyglot who embraces the diverse set of technologies used by our clients.

Galatea Associates provides bespoke software development for Wall Street investment banks, delivering mission-critical systems for financial services. They design and build custom applications tailored to client needs, offering end-to-end services from requirements through delivery and ongoing support. Projects are billed based on scope and complexity, enabling long-term contracts and ongoing maintenance arrangements. Their differentiators are an organizational approach and highly skilled, disciplined teams that have a track record of delivering on time for top financial firms. The goal is to help large financial institutions run complex operations smoothly by providing tailored software that fits their workflows, supported by long-term partnerships and reliable post-delivery support.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Somerville, Massachusetts

Founded

1997

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What believers are saying

  • Blitzy partnership announced June 16, 2025, enables AI-native development for financial services.
  • Generated $24.9 million revenue in 2024 with 134 employees across Boston, London, Durham, Tampa.
  • 25 years experience in securities financing and collateral optimization unlocks client revenue.

What critics are saying

  • Blitzy AI platform replaces manual coding teams, eroding project billing in 6-12 months.
  • Thoughtworks undercuts rates by 20-30%, capturing Wall Street contracts in 12-24 months.
  • 15-20% engineer attrition to Big Tech halts deliveries due to single Associate role.

What makes Galatea Associates unique

  • Galatea delivers mission-critical systems for Wall Street broker-dealers using unique organizational approach.
  • Specializes in real-time front office position keeping and global settlement systems.
  • Combines deep financial engineering expertise with end-to-end custom software collaboration.

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Company News

PR Newswire
Jun 16th, 2025
Blitzy Partners With Galatea Associates To Deliver Ai-Native Development For Financial Services

Strategic Alliance Combines AI-Native Autonomous Software Development Platform with Deep Investment Banking ExpertiseCAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Blitzy, the enterprise-scale AI platform that autonomously builds, refactors, and extends complex codebases, today announced a strategic partnership with Galatea Associates, a specialized financial services technology consulting firm that combines deep functional expertise with hands-on engineering capability to deliver high-impact solutions for the largest financial institutions in the world.About the Partnership