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Senior Software Engineer

FINRA
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 26 Mar 2026
💰 $211,400/yr($97,700/yr$211,400/yr)

About the role

Under minimal supervision, the Senior Software Engineer assists in developing software products and works on improving the overall quality of the product throughout the software development life cycle.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Works on broad problems of scope that require decision making and creativity
  • Receives general guidance but work is done independently and impacts team level goals
  • Defines technical solutions or operational processes to improve efficiency
  • Possesses a solid understanding and familiarity of systems and processes within job area
  • Delivers many of the team’s goals on time and with a high standard of quality.
  • Preemptively identifies and resolves technical risks before they jeopardize the project. Resolves cross-team dependencies earlier to ensure the successful execution of the project.
  • Demonstrated understanding in computer science fundamentals - Algorithm design, Problem solving, Complexity analysis and data structures.

 

Engineering/Operations Excellence:

  • Solves complex business problems, situations, processes based on existing theories of frameworks
  • Implements ways to simplify code and infrastructure. Prioritizes tasks that lead to lower system and infrastructure maintenance and migration costs with meaningful and measurable impact.
  • Examines problems from different perspectives and uses evaluation, judgement, and interpretation to select right course of action
  • Helps team identify, prioritize, and deliver on clear short, mid and long-term goals aligned to the business.
  • Accepts risk and uncertainty of business change as normal
  • Builds productive and collaborative working relationships with senior internal/external partners to remove barriers and identify shared goals and priorities
  • Actively seeks perspectives and works to engage others when communicating
  • Demonstrates the culture of intelligence, integrity, and initiative in day-to-day actions with the team
  • Avoids blame and solves the right problems, disagreeing and committing when necessary to move decisions forward 
  • Demonstration of FINRA’s values.
  • Collaboration, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.

Education/Experience Requirements: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline with at least 5 years of related experience, or equivalent training and/or work experience.

  • System design experience

  • Strong experience in object-oriented development

  • Strong experience with cloud technologies

  • Strong experience in data storage technologies

  • Experience in performance tuning and optimization

  • Experience in DevOps and CI\CD technologies

  • Experience test automation and unit testing

  • Experience software security

Working Conditions:

  • Hybrid work environment, with defined in-person presence requirements.

  • Occasional travel and extended hours may be required.

For work that is performed in CO, FL, TX, IL, PA, MA, MD, VA, Washington, DC, NY and NJ, please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location. FINRA complies with all state and local pay transparency laws and regulations requiring the disclosure of salary ranges for the position. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and market considerations. 

 

CO/FL/TX: Minimum Salary $97,700, Maximum Salary $176,100

IL/PA: Minimum Salary $107,500, Maximum Salary $194,100

MA/MD/VA/Washington, DC: Minimum Salary $112,300 Maximum Salary $202,500

NY/NJ: Minimum Salary $112,300, Maximum Salary $211,400

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To be considered for this position, please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required.

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