Capital Group Hiring For Software Development Engineer II at Irvine, CA Full Time

“I can succeed as a Software Development Engineer at Capital Group”

As a Software Development Engineer, you will design, research, implement, deliver, and operate next-generation Generative AI capabilities to demonstrably improve investment processes and outcomes. Our investment analysts and portfolio managers will use these Generative AI capabilities to more efficiently and effectively make investment recommendations and decisions. You will collaborate directly with senior investment professionals and other technology associates to create, research, implement, and operate state-of-the-art Generative AI models, systems, and user experiences.

In this role, you will work with a high-performing team of applied scientists, machine learning engineers, and software development engineers that has delivered several Generative AI and LLM/FM-based systems to production, including semantic search, text summarization, text-to-speech, and text extraction and classification. You are passionate about our mission and will help drive superior long-term investment results through the application of modern machine learning and software engineering methods.

“I am the person Capital Group is looking for.”

• You will design, research, build, deliver, and operate generative AI models, systems and services, and user experiences that demonstrably improve the efficiency and effectiveness of CG’s investment professionals in making investment decisions.
• 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.

Qualifications:

• You have 2+ years’ experience with at least one modern programming language such as Java, Python, C++, or C#. Strong OO or Functional design skills with an understanding of common design patterns.
• You possess outstanding communication skills and, the ability to establish and maintain a close working relationship with distributed team members and business partners.
• You have experience solving “full stack” machine learning problems, from data collection to model training to deployment. Must have experience using machine learning or NLP to solve real business problems.
• You have experience in one or more machine learning subfields, such as NLU (e.g., question answering, information extraction, summarization, text classification), recommender systems, ranking and relevance, optimization, etc.
• You are grounded in strong computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and complexity analysis.
• You possess a strong understanding of software engineering best practices (e.g. Agile software development, test-driven development, unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, etc.)
• You can own all stages of the development process: design, testing, implementation, and operational support.
• You have a track record of successfully delivering enterprise-grade software into production.

Southern California Base Salary Range: $140,995-$225,592

Seattle Base Salary Range: $140,995-$225,592

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 .

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.