53 applicants

Company

Prudential Financial · 18 hours ago

Lead, Software Engineer

Newark, NJ

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$135K/yr - $201K/yr

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Responsibilities

Work hands-on to build cloud native applications ensuring that the code follows latest coding practices and industry standards, using modern design patterns and architectural principles; remove technical impediments

Build high performance, well-orchestrated data pipelines

Commit code every day

Develop high quality, well documented and efficient code adhering to all applicable 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

Write unit, integration tests and functional automation, researching problems discovered by quality assurance or product support, developing solutions to address the problems

Bring a strong understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, provide input and coaching to team members and embed learning and innovation in the day-to-day

Work on complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables.

Qualification

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Required

Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or experience in related fields

Ability to coach others with minimal guidance and effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts and perspectives to the benefit of the organization

Experience with agile development methodologies

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

Advanced experience and/or expertise with several of the following: Programming Languages: Python, Java, Java Script, SQL, Shell Scripting; working in distributed systems, object oriented programming, design patterns and design methodology

AWS Development: Development of Lambda Functions, Glue Jobs in Python or another language; Development of Step Functions to orchestrate processes; Advanced knowledge of boto3 and/or AWS SDK/libraries; Experience with CloudFormation and/or TerraForm

Data Store: NoSQL or Relational Data structures; Redshift, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Postgres

Data Transformation: Pandas, Numpy, Spark/PySpark

Application Programming Interfaces (API): Consumption & Development; implementing service oriented architecture (SOA) patterns; Web service technologies such as APIs, REST, JSON, SOAP, XML

Unit, interface and end user testing concepts and tooling (functional & non-functional)

Automated testing

Accessibility awareness

Software security skills including secure coding, web application security and DevSecOps; Solid grasp of security concepts (authentication, authorization, encryption, digital signature, JWT), SSL, web service proxies, firewall, SAML

Dev Ops Tools & Practices: Branching techniques and usage of GitHub, Bitbucket or Subversion; DevOps, Jenkins. Advanced git skills.

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Experience with all parts of the SDLC from requirements gathering, design, implementation, and testing.

AWS Core Services: CloudWatch, S3, Lambda, Glue, SQS, SNS, Step Functions

Preferred

AWS Development

Architecture Patterns

Design Thinking

Financial/Insurance industry experience is a plus, not a must

AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Associate Developer certification is a plus, not a must

Benefits

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 to help you achieve your wellbeing goals, 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.

Tuition Assistance to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree, many accredited certificate programs, and industry designations.

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.

Company

Prudential Financial

Prudential Financial specializes in the fields of investment management, life insurance, and retirement benefits. It is a sub-organization of Prudential Financial.

Founded in 1875