Senior Software Engineer (Front End)

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.

Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself.

***Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.***

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will be involved in all stages of the project lifecycle from requirements to development, to implementation in production environments. This position is very hands-on and requires a strong ability to adapt to challenging problems and an intense desire to work as part of a cohesive team. All team members are expected to keep abreast of the latest industry trends, technologies, and frameworks and to display industry competitive skills and techniques.  

What will you do:  

• Develop rich client web applications with JavaScript and libraries like AngularJS, React, jQuery and Bootstrap that utilize RESTful Java, Spring, Spring boot web services 

• Construct, comment, unit test, and end-to-end test user interface programs, modules and components of medium complexity 

• Work with and develop client programs, classes and sub-systems of medium complexity 

• Maintain and support existing user interface applications of medium complexity 

• Work with Business Analysts to ensure that technical design and programs satisfy business needs  

• Contribute to peer UI code evaluations 

• Implement quality assurance standards for development activities within assigned projects 

What will you bring:  

• 4+Strong front-end / UI engineering experience specifically in React and AngularJS with modern front end tools such as Webpack, Enzyme, and Jest

• 4+ Strong back-end engineering experience in Java specifically in Spring, Spring boot framework.

• Demonstrable experience building world-class, consumer web application interfaces

• Strong knowledge of security mechanisms such as OAuth2, JWT, SSO and Spring Security

• Strong knowledge of JavaScript fundamentals and ES6.  

• Strong knowledge of Oracle, MySQL database, SQL, CRUD, hibernate, JPA and ORM

• Experiencing writing unit tests for UI components using technologies like Jest, Chai, Mocha, react testing library and end-to-end testing using Selenium

• Working experience with browser APIs, and passion for optimizing front end performance

• Bachelor's degree in related field or an equivalent combination of professional experience and/or training required

What will set you apart:  

• Any experience with web service development and AWS architecture 

• Experience with Git, Java, Maven, and or Hudson/Jenkins are a plus 

• Knowledge of client-side visualization libraries such as D3 is a bonus 

• Experience with A/B testing and optimization is a plus  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills