Prudential's Retirement Strategies Technology team is modernizing how retirement security is delivered by investing in digital platforms, automation, and advanced data capabilities to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency. The Lead Software Engineer will be instrumental in converting legacy applications into strategic, cutting-edge solutions.
Requirements
- Experience with agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- Programming Languages: Python, Java or Java Script; working in distributed systems, object oriented programming, design patterns and design methodology
- Frameworks: React (preferred), Springboot, Node.js, such as Full / MEAN / MERN stack
- Data Store: NoSQL or Relational Data structures; MongoDB BPM tools
- Application Programming Interfaces (API): Consumption & Development; implementing service oriented architecture (SOA) patterns; Web service technologies such as APIs, REST, JSON, SOAP, XML, JDBC, MySQL
- Unit, interface and end user testing concepts and tooling (functional & non-functional)
- Automated testing
Responsibilities
- Build applications ensuring that the code follows latest coding practices and industry standards, using modern design patterns and architectural principles; remove technical impediments
- Develop high quality, well documented and efficient code adhering to all applicable Prudential standards
- Collaborate with product owners in understanding needs and defining feature stories, tech leads in defining technical design and other team members to understand the system end-to-end and deliver robust solutions that bring about business impact
- Write unit, integration tests and functional automation, researching problems discovered by quality assurance or product support, developing solutions to address the problems
- Bring a strong understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, provide input and coach team members and embed learning and innovation in the day-to-day
- Work on complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables.
- Use programming languages including but not limited to Python, Java, or JavaScript and React, Springboot, Node.js frameworks
Other
- Ability to coach others with minimal guidance and effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts and perspectives to the benefit of the organization
- Knowledge of business concepts tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business
- Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges
- Excellent problem solving, communication and collaboration skills
- Location: Newark, NJ hybrid - minimum 3 days/week in office
