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New York, New York, United States
Onsite
COMPANY OVERVIEW
KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.
TEAM OVERVIEW
KKR's Technology organization is a group of passionate technologists and product managers, unified by a shared mission to deliver exceptional products and solutions that drive value for our stakeholders, clients, and investors. Our passion for technology and innovation fuels our commitment to creating high-quality, impactful solutions that address complex challenges and meet the evolving needs of our sophisticated businesses.
POSITION SUMMARY
We are seeking an Assistant Vice President (AVP), Software Engineering to join our Reference Data Technology team. This role blends senior individual contribution with emerging technical leadership: you will design and deliver robust backend services and data pipelines while helping guide the technical direction of your team. The ideal candidate is a strong Python developer with hands-on experience in distributed data processing (Spark), infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), and deep data engineering fundamentals spanning data modeling, ETL, and data distribution. You will own significant workstreams end-to-end, raise the engineering bar through code reviews and design input, and mentor junior engineers as you continue to grow toward a lead or vice president level.
KKR offers a collaborative, high-performance culture where engineers work on meaningful problems at scale. We provide competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and significant opportunities for professional growth, technical leadership, and impact.
KKR is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by applicable law.
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