Research Product Engineer

Who We Are:

ARK is a global investment manager focused solely on investing in disruptive innovation that is changing the way the world works. Majority Owner, Catherine D. Wood, founded ARK in 2014 on the belief that innovation is key to growth. Rooted in over 40 years of experience, ARK aims to identify large-scale investment opportunities in the public and private markets resulting from technological innovations centered around Artificial Intelligence, Multi-omics Sequencing, Robotics, Energy Storage, and Blockchain technology. We invest in the leaders, enablers, and beneficiaries of disruptive innovation.

ARK manages and sub advises long-only global equity portfolios across a variety of investment vehicles, including a suite of exchange traded funds (ETFs), a venture fund, mutual funds, and separately managed accounts. Our investments are backed by an open research ecosystem designed to identify innovations with the potential for long-term growth. ARK has greater than $20 billion assets under management.

ARK is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and strives to maintain an environment free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, or any other protected category or characteristics as defined by federal, state, or local laws. If you want to learn more, please visit our “Philosophy” page to understand how ARK differs from traditional investment firms. We also encourage you to meet the ARK team and follow us on Twitter.

*This is a Full-Time position in our St. Petersburg, FL Corporate Office.

Job Description

As a Business Facing Product Engineer, you will be at the forefront of ensuring our people enjoy a seamless experience with our production technology systems. Your role is focused on the Research Team and the departments it works with by creating well documented production grade tools that increase productivity, reduce friction and enable new capabilities, whilst minimizing risk. Reporting to the Technology team at ARK, headed by the CTO, you will act as the Technology Business Partner for Research.

Primary Responsibilities

Enable New Capabilities

• Develop dashboards/applications for portfolio and position-level performance analysis and decision support
• Implement generative-AI powered tools & automations to accelerate the research & portfolio management process
• Build & aggregate reusable data assets for the research team

Increase Productivity / Reduce Friction

• Automate regular reports & create dashboards to support ad-hoc analytics
• Manage forms and interfaces for data entry and process support across research apps
• Drive documentation of existing tools & processes

Manage Risk

• Implement data quality analytics & controls
• Create automations to assist in record keeping (i.e. meetings, research sources)

Continuous Improvement

• Stay informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and updates related to our technology environment.
• Propose enhancements to improve user experience and productivity.

Requirements and Skills

• Coding languages: Python, SQL, Javascript
• Experience working with databases and data pipelines / ETL workflows
• Experience working with APIs and web scraping
• Experience in working within cloud environments Azure, GCP, AWS
• Experience with data visualization tools (PowerBI, Tableau, custom dashboards)
• Experience with agile project management and / or product management
• Experience developing LLM integrations and prompt engineering
• Experience with: Airtable, Palantir Foundry, Microsoft Power Automate, GitHub, serverless functions
• Microsoft 365 Proficiency: Familiarity with Microsoft 365 applications, administration, and troubleshooting.
• User-Centric Mindset: Ability to empathize with users, communicate effectively, and provide exceptional client support.
• Technical Aptitude: Understanding of hardware, software, and networking concepts, Mac and PC.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Resourcefulness in diagnosing and resolving technical issues.
• Certifications: Relevant certifications (e.g., Database, AI, Automation and Visualization) are advantageous.
• Education: A degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in the required fields