Prudential Financial · 1 week ago
Lead, Software Engineer (Retirement Strategies)
Newark, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$138K/yr - $206K/yrPrudential Financial is a leading financial services institution focused on innovation and digital transformation. As a Lead Software Engineer on the Retirement Strategies Technology team, you will modernize legacy applications and collaborate with a cross-functional Agile team to deliver impactful solutions that enhance customer experience and operational efficiency.
Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial ExchangesFinancial ServicesHealth CareInsuranceRetirement
Responsibilities
Build applications ensuring that the code follows latest coding practices and industry standards, using modern design patterns and architectural principles; remove technical impediments
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 coach 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
Use programming languages including but not limited to Python, Java, or JavaScript and React, Springboot, Node.js frameworks
Qualification
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 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
Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, and React
Experience in designing and delivering scalable, highly available, fault tolerant microservice architectures
Experience with document-oriented databases (e.g., MongoDB, AWS DocumentDB)
Strong knowledge of AWS services, particularly: Lambda functions, EventBridge, S3, DocumentDB, Elastic Container Service (ECS), CloudFormation
Familiarity with AWS architecture and cloud-first environments (minimal on-prem)
Some experience with Java (not required to be an expert)
Understanding of agentic AI tools as coding assistants (e.g., Claude, GitHub Copilot) and ability to leverage them effectively
Preferred
AWS Development
Architecture Patterns
Design Thinking
Financial/Insurance industry experience is a plus, not a must
Benefits
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.
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
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.25BKey Investors
AM Best
2025-03-13Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2024-02-14Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2001-12-13IPO
Leadership Team
Andrew Sullivan
Chief Executive Officer
Yanela Frias
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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