Engineer I, Credit Technology

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Ares is seeking an Associate, Full Stack Engineer to contribute to the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of technology  solutions  powering the firm’s global credit investment platform.     Reporting to the VP, Credit Engineering Lead, this role will serve as a hands-on software engineer within the Credit Technology Engineering team, responsible for developing applications, APIs, data services, and platform capabilities across the credit investment lifecycle, including deal origination, underwriting, portfolio monitoring, risk management, and investment analytics.     The successful candidate will contribute directly to software development while partnering with senior engineers on technical design, implementation, code quality, testing, and production support.   This role requires strong software engineering fundamentals and experience building modern enterprise applications.      The ideal candidate will bring experience with full-stack development, Java-based backend services, React front-end development, relational and non-relational databases, APIs, and modern software delivery practices. Financial services, investment management, credit, lending, or alternative asset management technology experience is preferred but not  required .     This individual will collaborate closely with engineers, Product Management, Investment Technology stakeholders, and business partners to deliver scalable, maintainable, and high-quality technology solutions that support the firm’s growing credit business.     Reporting   relationships   Reports to:      VP, Credit Engineering Lead , New York   Supervises :   No direct reports   Primary functions   &   responsibilities   Hands-On Software Engineering     Design, develop, test, deploy, and support software solutions supporting credit investment workflows.     Contribute across front-end, backend, integration, and data-layer development activities.     Build and  maintain  APIs, services, and user-facing applications supporting investment workflows.     Write clean, maintainable, tested code aligned with established engineering standards.     Participate in code reviews, design reviews, troubleshooting, and production support activities.     Application Development & Delivery     Develop application features and services supporting credit deal management, portfolio management, credit analytics, workflow automation, investment data services, APIs, and reporting platforms.     Support technology solutions for deal sourcing and pipeline management, underwriting workflows, investment committee processes, portfolio monitoring, risk analytics, investment reporting, and investment data management.     Work with the Credit Engineering Lead and senior engineers to understand requirements, break down technical deliverables, estimate work, and execute delivery plans.     Own assigned features and development tasks from implementation through testing and deployment support.     Technical Design & Engineering Practices     Participate in technical design discussions and  contribute  practical implementation perspectives.     Implement application components aligned with established architecture, design patterns, and engineering standards.     Develop solutions that meet