Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer (Finance) Job Classification: Technology - Engineering & Cloud Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability and efficiency? The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA When you join our organization at Prudential, you'll unlock an exciting and impactful career - all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world's leading financial services institutions. Your Team & Role As a Senior Software Engineer in Financial and Actuarial Technology, you will partner with product owners, tech leads, designers, software engineers and delivery professionals to improve Trading, Risk and Actuarial modeling platform You will design, plan, administer, develop, or maintain applications in cloud-based environments as we solve sophisticated business problems, build and deploy innovative products, services, and experiences to delight our customers In addition to applied experience, you will bring excellent problem solving, communication and teamwork skills, along with agile ways of working, strong business insight, an inclusive leadership attitude and a continuous learning focus to all that you do. Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day Build applications ensuring that the code follows the latest coding practices and industry standards, using modern design patterns and architectural principles; remove complex technical impediments Deliver services in cloud-based environments like AWS, Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure. Develop and support solutions to automate the creation, management, or destruction of infrastructure, actively code against the roadmap Develop high quality, well documented and efficient code adhering to all applicable Prudential standards Accelerate application development by building patterns of infrastructure services that are consumed self-service, resilient, reliant and in accordance with Prudential standards Collaborate with product owners in understanding needs and defining feature stories, tech leads in defining technical design and other team members to understand the system end-to-end and deliver robust solutions that bring about business impact and support the goals Write unit, integration tests and functional automation, researching problems discovered by quality assurance or product support, developing solutions to address the problems Bring a deep understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, give technical direction to team members and embed learning and innovation in the day-to-day Work on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables and may impact future concepts, products or technologies Use programming languages including but not limited to Python, Java, or JavaScript, Shell/Power scripting, and Ansible, CloudFormation and Terraform frameworks The Skills & Expertise You Bring Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or experience in related fields Ability to work independently with minimal guidance and effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts and perspectives to the benefit of the organization Experience with agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD) Knowledge of business concepts, tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges Excellent problem solving, communication and collaboration skills Significant experience and/or deep expertise with several of the following: Programming Languages: Python, Java or Java Script; working in distributed systems, object-oriented programming, modern design patterns and design methodology; microservices, multi-threading, concurrency and parallel processing Frameworks: React, Springboot, Node.js. Examples include Full / MEAN / MERN stack Data Store: NoSQL or Relational Data structures Data Streaming: SQS, Kinesis Application Programming Interfaces (API): Consumption & Development; design & implementation of microservices/API architecture patterns using REST/SOAP, JSON/XML, HTTP/HTTPS/TLS Unit, interface, performance and end user testing concepts and tooling (functional & non-functional) Automated testing using tools such as Cucumber and Selenium Accessibility awareness at UX design time and throughout the development and test cycles Software security skills including secure coding, web application security and DevSecOps; Solid grasp of security concepts including authentication, authorization, encryption, digital signature, JWT, SSL, web service proxies, firewall, SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, certificates Dev Ops Tools & Practices: Branching techniques and usage of GitHub, Bitbucket or Subversion; DevOps, Jenkins, CI/CD Experience supporting Production applications at scale. This includes proactive monitoring, performance/response time, alerts, built in resiliency and disaster recovery. AWS Development: Implement Infrastructure as Code (IoC) practices to automate cloud infrastructure deployment and management. Strong understanding and hands on experience with AWS Core Services such as Lambda, S3, CloudWatch. Experience deploying applications to AWS, ECS, EC2, EKS Architecture Patterns: Microservices, Events, Sidecar, Orchestration/Choreography Design Thinking: Use design thinking techniques to deliver innovative user experiences and solutions Preferred qualifications: AWS Certified Developer - Associate AWS Solutions Architect - Associate Financial/Insurance industry experience is a plus, not a must You'll Love Working Here Because You Can Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day, your work transforms our experiences to make lives better. As you put your skills to use, we'll help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities. You'll be surprised by what this rock-solid organization has in store for you. What we offer you: Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $107,700.00 to $160,500.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills. Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level . Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave . 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%). Company-funded pension plan. Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs. Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development. Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs. Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service. Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. To find out more about our Total Rewards package, visit Work Life Balance | Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week. Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email accommodations.hw@prudential.com . If you are experiencing a technical issue with your application or an assessment, please email careers.technicalsupport@prudential.com to request assistance . #J-18808-Ljbffr