What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Software Engineer position at T. Rowe Price?
Job Details
Requisition Number: 79215
Position Title:
External Description:
Role Summary
This Lead Software Engineer will focus on a key growth initiative enhancing our Individual Investor (II) services. The primary focus will be the development of a modern, scalable platform that streamlines product distribution, improves user experience, digitizes manual processes, and elevates brokerage services. This strategic effort is foundational for advancing retail brokerage and advice offerings, as well as supporting new partnership opportunities.
We will expect you to be agile / to lead / to think outside the box. In return, we'll give you challenging work that has an impact / opportunities to learn and grow / and a collaborative culture that encourages every member of our team to bring their point of view to the table-because that's how we help our clients succeed. You'll be hands-on coding through the entire development lifecycle as well as leading an Agile team of Software Engineers. In this role, you will foster innovation as you build applications to provide business value solutions for our clients. You will be part of a collaborative team of curious and enthusiastic engineers who bring different perspectives to our projects working with AWS, Java, and Microservice technology.
Responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer with 8 years of Java and AWS experience including microservice development and familiarity working with cloud-based applications. You will also:
Business Knowledge
Qualifications
Required:
Preferred:
FINRA Requirements
FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role
Work Flexibility
This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to three days per week from home
City:
State:
Community / Marketing Title: Lead Software Engineer
Company Profile:
Location_formattedLocationLong: Maryland, US
CountryEEOText_Description: Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:We strive for equity, equality, and opportunity for all associates. When we embrace the power of diversity and create an environment where people can bring their authentic and best selves to work, our firm is stronger, and we create greater value for our clients. Our commitment and inclusive programming aim to lift the experience for each associate and builds allies for our global associate community. We know that a sense of belonging is key not only to your success at the firm, but also to your ability to bring your best each day.Benefits: We invest in our people through a wide range of programs and benefits, including: Competitive pay and bonuses as well as a generous retirement plan and employee stock purchase plan with matching contributions Flexible and remote work opportunities Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision) Tuition assistance Wellness programs (fitness reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program)Our policies may change as our working lives evolve. Yet, our commitment to supporting our associates' well-being and addressing the needs of our clients, business, and communities is unwavering.T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.
Position Title:
External Description:
Role Summary
This Lead Software Engineer will focus on a key growth initiative enhancing our Individual Investor (II) services. The primary focus will be the development of a modern, scalable platform that streamlines product distribution, improves user experience, digitizes manual processes, and elevates brokerage services. This strategic effort is foundational for advancing retail brokerage and advice offerings, as well as supporting new partnership opportunities.
We will expect you to be agile / to lead / to think outside the box. In return, we'll give you challenging work that has an impact / opportunities to learn and grow / and a collaborative culture that encourages every member of our team to bring their point of view to the table-because that's how we help our clients succeed. You'll be hands-on coding through the entire development lifecycle as well as leading an Agile team of Software Engineers. In this role, you will foster innovation as you build applications to provide business value solutions for our clients. You will be part of a collaborative team of curious and enthusiastic engineers who bring different perspectives to our projects working with AWS, Java, and Microservice technology.
Responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer with 8 years of Java and AWS experience including microservice development and familiarity working with cloud-based applications. You will also:
- Mentor and lead other developers enabling them to work independently
- Lead development efforts, provide input into architectural and design decisions, provide realistic estimates
- Design and develop solutions working with other internal groups such as architecture, devops and enterprise security to ensure alignment with enterprise technology direction and standards
- Contribute to code reviews and provide feedback
- Lead discussions to drive tactical vs. strategic decisions, outlining trade-offs
Business Knowledge
- Experience working directly with business partners
- Can articulate business needs and translate them into technology solutions
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience AND 8 years of total relevant work experience
- 8 years of progressive Java development expertise including microservice development
- Significant expertise designing, developing, deploying, and supporting Java backend solutions
- Significant experience in AWS cloud technologies including databases, caching, and messaging
- Significant experience using Spring Boot
- Able to work with existing data models and schemas and suggest changes and improvements
- Experience using UNIX, scripting, and GitLab
- Have written Unit tests and has familiarity with a variety of testing frameworks
- Provides a clear and concise explanation of business strategy, technical concepts, designs or implementation to a non-technical audience
- Able to quickly learn new technologies and stay abreast of industry trends
- Able to support deployments and occasional support activities outside normal business hours as needed
Preferred:
- Previous experience in the asset management industry
- Prior hands-on UI development expertise with React, Angular, Vue, etc
FINRA Requirements
FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role
Work Flexibility
This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to three days per week from home
City:
State:
Community / Marketing Title: Lead Software Engineer
Company Profile:
Location_formattedLocationLong: Maryland, US
CountryEEOText_Description: Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:We strive for equity, equality, and opportunity for all associates. When we embrace the power of diversity and create an environment where people can bring their authentic and best selves to work, our firm is stronger, and we create greater value for our clients. Our commitment and inclusive programming aim to lift the experience for each associate and builds allies for our global associate community. We know that a sense of belonging is key not only to your success at the firm, but also to your ability to bring your best each day.Benefits: We invest in our people through a wide range of programs and benefits, including: Competitive pay and bonuses as well as a generous retirement plan and employee stock purchase plan with matching contributions Flexible and remote work opportunities Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision) Tuition assistance Wellness programs (fitness reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program)Our policies may change as our working lives evolve. Yet, our commitment to supporting our associates' well-being and addressing the needs of our clients, business, and communities is unwavering.T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.
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