Principal Software Engineer
Job Description:
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Job Description:
Our Margin Engineering group within Brokerage Recordkeeping Technology delivers services at high scale, high availability with resilience. We build reliability into our ecosystem by applying best practices in Resiliency Engineering, Automation, Observability and Chaos Testing.
Ideal candidates will have a background in Software Engineering with a strong desire to focus on building performant, high scale, highly available and resilient systems. We are looking for a Systems Thinking Engineer who, through extensive production insights, operational automation, developer guidance, real-time metrics, and automation will guide the team.
The Expertise You Have and The Skills You Bring
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of experience in designing and implementing full stack end-to-end customer-facing applications, financial industry experience a plus.
- 7+ years of experience working in complex architectural designs and technology initiatives.
- 5+ years of experience working in agile development environment (Scrum/Kanban).
- Extensive Knowledge of Java and Spring Framework and Spring Boot
- Hands-on application development experience with Public Cloud environments: AWS - Lambda, EKS, Step Functions, S3, Dynamo DB.
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- Designing and developing RESTful services using Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Swagger, Docker, YAML, JSON.
- Solid Understanding of DevOps CI/CD tools like Jenkins/ Jenkins Core, uDeploy, Concourse, TerraForm.
- Proven experience in maintaining scalability and resiliency in a complex environment.
- In-depth understanding and experience with performance metrics, logging, monitoring, alerting, testing, and tuning for highly scalable cloud applications.
- Proven experience in maintaining scalability and resiliency in a complex environment.
- Proficient in working with Cloud Databases, creating and leading database objects like tables, views, indexes, Stored Procs and optimizing database performance through query tuning, indexing, analyzing performance reports.
- Demonstrated expertise in Production support, including incident management, root cause analysis, real-time monitoring, and high availability and reliability of critical systems in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to triage, execute root cause analysis, and be decisive under pressure.
Certifications:
Category:
Information Technology
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Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- FSA
- HSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
- Fitness Subsidies
- On-Site Gym
- Pet Insurance
- Mental Health Benefits
- Virtual Fitness Classes
Parental Benefits
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
- Adoption Leave
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Casual Dress
- Snacks
- Company Outings
- On-Site Cafeteria
- Holiday Events
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K)
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Company Equity
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- Financial Counseling
- Profit Sharing
Professional Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Lunch and Learns
- Internship Program
- Work Visa Sponsorship
- Leadership Training Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
Diversity and Inclusion
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