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FINRA · 1 day ago

Lead Full-Stack GenAI Platform Software Engineer

Rockville, MD

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$128K/yr - $243K/yr

7+ years exp

FINRA is a regulatory organization that oversees brokerage firms and exchange markets. They are seeking a Lead Full-Stack GenAI Platform Software Engineer who will architect and implement cutting-edge generative AI solutions, improve product quality, and mentor team members in best practices.

FinanceFinancial ServicesNon Profit

Culture & Values

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and develop industry-leading solutions that meet defined quality standards, reliability specifications, and strategic objectives

Lead the architecture of robust, scalable software solutions across the full stack, with strong focus on both backend services (FastAPI, Python) and frontend UI/UX (VueJS)

Assist with architecting and developing cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services, including Bedrock, S3, Fargate, Aurora, Lambda, Step Functions, and emerging technologies

Collaborate on system architecture decisions and API design, ensuring secure, performant, and maintainable patterns

Demonstrate solid understanding of systems and processes within the job area and recommend improvements

Design and implement high-performance, secure APIs using FastAPI and Python, establishing patterns that the team replicates

Guide the team in industry-leading practices for software development, code quality, system design, and test automation

Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, including algorithm design, problem solving, complexity analysis and data structures

Lead implementation of comprehensive test strategies, including unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing methodologies; champion test-driven development (TDD) practices and automated testing frameworks

Assist with implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, fostering a strong DevOps culture within the team

Help identify gaps between system components and designs and delivers solutions that enable team autonomy

Take broad perspective to infrastructure problems and exercises independent judgment in selecting techniques and evaluation criteria to obtain results

Develop actionable insights from analyzing software development trends and software engineering best practices, communicating integration recommendations to management

Mentor and guide less experienced team members in techniques, processes, and best practices for full-stack development, API design, and system architecture

Coach and train colleagues in how to write clean, maintainable, secure code and how to think systemically about software design

Champion collaborative resolution of defects and lead or co-lead internal process improvement initiatives

Provide feedback on processes by offering suggestions in line with FINRA's values of collaboration, expertise, innovation, and responsibility

Work on complex features requiring strong knowledge of generative AI industry practices

Partner within and across teams meet shared goals and priorities

Openly share progress and priorities with key stakeholders, communicating complex or technical information at the right level

Contribute proactively to the full product development lifecycle, from ideation through deployment

Develop and refine the system's integration with large language models (LLMs) and generative AI technologies as they evolve

Design secure patterns for handling sensitive data within AI-powered workflows, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements

Identify innovative applications of AI/LLM capabilities to improve system functionality and user experience

Stays informed of advances in LLM technologies, frameworks (e.g., Google ADK), and optimization approaches

Ensure all work products meet or exceed FINRA and team standards for secure development practices

Assist with adherence to technology policies and comply with all security controls

Lead secure coding practices and threat modeling for API and infrastructure components

Ensure secure handling of personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive regulatory data throughout the development lifecycle

Qualification

FastAPIPythonAWSGenerative AISystem DesignDevOpsTest AutomationObject-Oriented DevelopmentPerformance TuningSoftware SecurityMentorshipCollaborationProblem SolvingCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline with at least 7 years of related experience, or equivalent training and/or work experience

Strong system design experience

Strong experience in object-oriented development

Strong experience with cloud technologies

Strong experience in data storage technologies

Strong experience in performance tuning and optimization

Strong experience in DevOps and CI/CD technologies

Strong experience in test automation and unit testing

Strong experience in software security

Benefits

Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance

Basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal

401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution

Tuition reimbursement

Commuter benefits

Adoption assistance

Backup family care

Surrogacy benefits

Employee assistance

Wellness programs

Generous time-off program of 15 days of paid time off, 5 personal days and 9 sick days

Two volunteer service days

Military leave

Jury duty leave

Bereavement leave

Voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections

Care of a family member leave

Childbirth and parental leave

Nine paid holidays

Company

FINRA

Glassdoor4.0

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is an independent regulator for securities firms doing business in the U.S. It is a sub-organization of Thrivent.

Founded in 2007

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.finra.org

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