Lead Software Engineer (Wealth Management)

At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident. 

We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity.  

Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you. 

Candidates local to Kansas City, MO; Colorado Springs, CO; or Owings Mills, MD who are able to commit to our onsite hybrid work model are strongly preferred.

Role Summary

As a Lead Software Engineer on the Retiree Income platform team at T. Rowe Price, you will play a pivotal role as a senior technical leader overseeing the design, development, and operation of SaaS applications, services, and infrastructure supporting our retirement income planning and holistic advice solutions. You will blend expert, hands-on engineering with daily leadership in a cross-functional Agile environment (including both frontend and backend disciplines) to deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable products that serve both intermediary and direct channels. In this role, you will help define engineering standards, guide architectural decisions, and ensure solutions align with T. Rowe Price’s quality benchmarks, business needs, and Global Technology strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle of platform components and services, including design, development, testing, and deployment. Demonstrate advanced hands-on expertise in technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and modern frontend frameworks like Vue.js to deliver features into production.
• Define and implement comprehensive testing strategies (unit, integration, end-to-end, performance), emphasizing automation and clear quality metrics.
• Debug and resolve complex system issues, including codebases you did not author; manage root cause analysis and drive solutions to completion.
• Take ownership of the quality, maintainability, security, and total cost of ownership (TCO) for your services and components. Proactively address technical debt and manage lifecycle considerations.
• Establish and promote coding standards, code review processes, and SDLC best practices that can be leveraged across multiple teams and services.
• Influence platform and enterprise technical strategy by making pragmatic build-vs-buy and design decisions in alignment with business priorities and risk.
• Stay informed about industry trends and emerging technologies, and assess their applicability to drive business value.
• Communicate complex technical ideas effectively to non-technical stakeholders and senior leaders, translating business objectives into actionable engineering plans.
• Utilize deep domain expertise in areas such as client profiling, goal planning, retirement income planning, cash-flow analysis, tax and investment planning, and integrations with third-party systems to deliver differentiated experiences for clients and advisors.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, or equivalent education and relevant experience.
• 8+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including demonstrated technical leadership.
• Proven expertise in architecting, building, and deploying software solutions within the wealth management sector (e.g., portfolio construction, investment management, financial planning, CRM).
• Experience designing and implementing flexib