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.
KKR's Gurugram office provides best in class services and solutions to our internal stakeholders and clients, drive organization wide process efficiency and transformation, and reflect KKR's global culture and values of teamwork and innovation. The office contains multifunctional business capabilities and will be integral in furthering the growth and transformation of KKR.
Team Overview
The Investment Technology group at KKR builds and operates the systems that power the entire investment lifecyclefrom deal sourcing and portfolio construction to risk management and monetization. We design platforms that connect data, people, and insights across Private Equity, Credit, Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Capital Markets, enabling investment teams to make faster, smarter decisions at scale. Our mandate is to transform how KKR invests by engineering shared, data-driven platforms that replace fragmented legacy tools with integrated solutions that drive efficiency, transparency, and alpha generation.
Position Summary
As a Senior Engineer, you are an experienced and independent contributor trusted to design and deliver complex features and components that directly support KKR's investment platforms. You are accountable for the quality, reliability, and correctness of your work, and you proactively identify risks, tradeoffs, and improvement opportunities.You operate with minimal supervision, contribute meaningfully to design decisions, and raise the technical bar through consistent execution and mentorship.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Own the design and delivery of complex features and components from implementation through production.
- Design solutions with clear interfaces, appropriate tradeoffs, and long-term maintainability.
- Anticipate technical and operational risks and address them proactively.
- Ensure appropriate testing, reliability, and deployment readiness for your work.
- Review code and designs, raising overall quality and consistency across the team.
- Mentor junior engineers and support their development through guidance and feedback.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, with 612 years of experience.
- Significant experience building and operating production software systems.
- Strong technical design skills and disciplined problem-solving approach.
- Ability to articulate design decisions and tradeoffs clearly.
- Proven ownership mindset and accountability for outcomes.
- Interest in understanding how technology enables investment decision-making.
- Tech Stack: AWS (EKS, RDS, Aurora), Python (FastAPI), React, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kestra, PySpark, AI-assisted development tools.
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