Senior Software Engineer

About AlphaSense AlphaSense is the AI platform redefining market intelligence and workflow orchestration, trusted by thousands of leading organizations to drive faster, more confident decisions in business and finance. The platform combines domain-specific AI with a vast content universe of over 500 million premium business documents — including equity research, earnings calls, expert interviews, filings, news, and internal proprietary content. Purpose-built for speed, accuracy, and enterprise-grade security, AlphaSense helps teams extract critical insights, uncover market-moving trends, and automate complex workflows with high-quality outputs. With AI solutions like Generative Search, Generative Grid, and Deep Research, AlphaSense delivers the clarity and depth professionals need to navigate complexity and obtain accurate, real-time information quickly. For more information, visit www.alpha-sense.com. Come join us.

About AlphaSense AlphaSense is the AI platform redefining market intelligence and workflow orchestration, trusted by thousands of leading organizations to drive faster, more confident decisions in business and finance. The platform combines domain-specific AI with a vast content universe of over 500 million premium business documents — including equity research, earnings calls, expert interviews, filings, news, and internal proprietary content. Purpose-built for speed, accuracy, and enterprise-grade security, AlphaSense helps teams extract critical insights, uncover market-moving trends, and automate complex workflows with high-quality outputs. With AI solutions like Generative Search, Generative Grid, and Deep Research, AlphaSense delivers the clarity and depth professionals need to navigate complexity and obtain accurate, real-time information quickly. For more information, visit www.alpha-sense.com. Come join us.

About The Role AlphaSense is seeking an exceptional engineer to own our Excel plugin strategy, bringing the power of AI-driven market intelligence directly into the workflow of financial professionals worldwide. You'll build the bridge between our cutting‑edge AI platform and the tool that millions of analysts, investors, and researchers use every day – Microsoft Excel.

This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of enterprise desktop development, financial technology, and AI. You'll create experiences that feel magical to users – imagine Excel formulas that can query 1.6 billion documents, or financial models that update with real‑time market intelligence. Your work will directly impact how the world's leading financial institutions make critical decisions.

Who You Are

5+ years building production software, with significant experience in desktop applications or Office add‑ins

Deep expertise in C#, .NET and modern development practices

Strong understanding of asynchronous programming, state management, and event‑driven architectures

Experience with enterprise software deployment, updates, and version management

Track record of building performant applications with excellent error handling and recovery

Excellence in debugging complex integration issues and memory/performance optimization

Strong testing philosophy adapted to desktop environments

Ability to mentor teams and establish development best practices

Preferred

Production experience with C#, VSTO, or COM add‑ins

Knowledge of Excel's calculation engine, object model, and common power‑user patterns

Knowledge of AWS

Understanding of financial modeling, data analysis workflows, or trading systems

Experience with web development technologies

Familiarity with financial data formats (XLSX, CSV, JSON) and transformations

Background in building offline‑capable applications with sync mechanisms

Experience with WebSocket, real‑time data feeds, or streaming architectures

Technical Environment

Visual Studio & Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO)

REST APIs and WebSocket connections to AlphaSense platform

Complex state management between local and cloud data

Enterprise authentication (SSO, OAuth, SAML)

Cross‑platform support (Windows and Mac)

AWS

What You'll Do

Architect the Excel Experience: Design and build a production‑grade Excel plugin that seamlessly integrates AlphaSense's AI capabilities while respecting Excel's performance and stability requirements

Master Complex Integration: Navigate Excel's object model, calculation engine, and event system to create features that feel native while accessing cloud‑based intelligence

Ensure Enterprise Excellence: Build plugins that work flawlessly across Excel 2016, 2019, and Office 365, handling corporate proxies, SSO, offline scenarios, and IT restrictions

Optimize Ruthlessly: Make complex o