Lead Software Engineer

Role: Lead Software Engineer

Location: Newark, NJ (hybrid schedule)

Target Start Date: ASAPRight to hire: Yes

As a Lead Software Engineer in the US Business Technology Organization, you will partner with product owners, tech leads, designers, engineers and delivery professionals to improve the Global Commissions and Comp-Operations Platform. You will code, test and debug new and existing applications as you implement capabilities to solve sophisticated business problems, deploy innovative products, services and

experiences to delight our customers! In addition to advanced technical expertise and

experience, you will bring excellent problem solving, communication and teamwork

skills, along with agile ways of working, strong business insight, an inclusive leadership attitude and a continuous learning focus to all that you do.

Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical DayBuild applications ensuring that the code follows latest coding practices and industry standards, using modern design patterns and architectural principles; remove technical impedimentsDevelop high quality, well documented and efficient code adhering to all applicable standardsCollaborate 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 impactWrite unit, integration tests and functional automation, researching problems discovered by quality assurance or product support, developing solutions to address the problemsBring a strong understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, provide input and coach team members and embed learning and innovation in the day-to-dayWork 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

The

Skills & Expertise You Bringbachelor Of Computer Science Or Engineering Or

experience in related fieldsAbility to coach others with minimal guidance and effectively leverage diverse ideas,

experiences, thoughts and perspectives to the benefit of the organization

Experience with agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD)Knowledge of business concepts tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's businessAbility to learn new

skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and tackling challengesExcellent problem solving, communication and collaboration

skillsAdvanced

experience and/or expertise with several of the following:Programming Languages: Python, Java or Java Script; working in distributed systems, object oriented programming, design patterns and design methodology; JAVA services using Spring CLI, Maven, Microservice, multi-threading, Concurrency and parallel processing

Frameworks: React, Angular, Springboot, Node.js, such as Full / MEAN / MERN stack

Data Store: NoSQL or Relational Data structures; Mongo

DB BPM toolsData Streaming: SQS, Kinesis, KafkaApplication Programming Interfaces (API): Consumption & Development; implementing service oriented architecture (SOA) patterns; Web service technologies such as APIs, REST, JSON, SOAP, XML, JDBC, MySQLUnit, interface and end user testing concepts and tooling (functional & non-functional)

Automated testing: JUnit, JasmineAccessibility awarenessSoftware security

skills including secure coding, web application security and DevSecOps; Solid grasp of security concepts (authentication, authorization, encryption, digital signature, JWT), SSL, web service proxies, firewall, SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0)

Dev Ops Tools & Practices: Branching techniques and usage of GitHub, Bitbucket or Subversion; DevOps, JenkinsSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Monitoring and logging techniques

AWS Core Services: AWS Services such as CloudWatch, Code-Deploy

Preferred

Qualifications:AWS DevelopmentArchitecture PatternsDesign ThinkingFinancial/Insurance industry

experience is a plus, not a must