Senior Software Engineer

Serve as a resource on software development projects and lead the development team through the design, development, documentation, testing, and modification of existing and new software applications, championing standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. Participate in architecture design, performance monitoring, product evaluation, and buy versus build decisions. Track and communicate development project status, dependencies, and risks and mitigation strategies to the project team and leadership. Provide technical expertise to the business.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Design & Development

• Translate complex business and system requirements into detailed technical designs and specifications.

• Develop clean, efficient, and standards-compliant code; maintain and enhance existing systems.

• Deliver solutions using established Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies.

Project Planning & Collaboration

• Partner with business and project teams to gather requirements and define project goals.

• Lead development planning and participate in design reviews.

• Ensure systems are well-integrated, scalable, and resilient.

Code & Data Quality & Documentation

• Lead code reviews and Data Analysis to ensure adherence to requirements & development standards and best practices.

• Maintain system documentation

• Archive all project-related documentation appropriately.

Testing & Release Management

• Lead thorough unit testing and support data validation with test planning and data preparation.

• Resolve issues promptly and approve code for production deployment.

Team Leadership & Governance

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to internal and external development teams.

• Ensure consistent application of development principles, tools, and standards.

System Health & Support

• Perform annual assessments of system performance, reliability, and security.

• Recommend and implement improvements to enhance system health.

• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for production issues.

Technology Strategy & Business Alignment

• Stay current with emerging technologies and understand their impact on business operations.

• Advise on development tools, best practices, and investment priorities.

• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders and project teams.

Data Quality & Curation

• Ensure data curation processes meet business requirements.

• Implement rigorous data quality checks that exceed Six Sigma standards.

Additional Responsibilities

• Perform other duties as assigned to support business and technology goals.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent work experience).

• 7–10 years of relevant software development experience.

• Proven expertise in multiple programming languages and software stacks.

• Strong data and SQL skills.

• Strong experience designing and building complex applications across environments.

• Experience working with vendor partners (onshore and offshore). #LI_DNI

Preferred Qualifications

• 7–10 years of progressive experience in software development and technology leadership.

• Demonstrated success in designing enterprise-level applications.

• Strong analytical and business acumen with the ability to balance competing priorities.

• Expert-level knowledge across multiple programming languages and frameworks.

• Excellent technical communication and documentation skills.

• Full-stack development experience using AWS services.

• Cloud certification (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

• Proficiency in UNIX/Linux shell scripting and SQL.

• Exposure to AI/ML and MLOps practices.

About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024. With our team of more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering