Senior Software Engineer Developer Services

Job Description

A career at T. Rowe Price says you want to contribute and make a difference at a leading global investment management firm where success results from the dedication our associates have in building success for our clients. We are a growing organizationof associates from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We take a long-term view on associates and their careers. Our associates do phenomenal work with purpose, and as a result, we provide growth opportunities through in-person and online training,management development programs, and career development on the job. If you are seeking a meaningful work experience along with a workplace culture that thrives on teamwork, we invite you to explore the opportunity to join us. Engineers at T. Rowe Price areplaying a key role in helping build the future of financial services, working hand-in-hand with business partners to create client experiences that are changing the way people invest. Youll work with smart, talented people across our business to create groundbreaking,next-generation applications for n-tier cloud architectures. Developer Services is a team embedded in Enterprise Architecture and its mandate is to build tools and services to improve the productivity of application development teams across T Rowe Price. Ourflagship platform provides a one-stop shop experience for application teams to configure their source code and build artifact repository, allowing them to apply Policy As Code and Infrastructure As Code practice and to improve their experience and workflowin build, test, and deploy their applications. A successful candidate should have experience improving developer productivity and a solid understanding of how best practices in SDLC can help teams to deliver better quality software with higher cadence. Wewill expect you to be agile / to lead / to think outside the box. In return, well 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 ofview to the table-because thats how we help our clients succeed. The TDC is working to develop the firms next generation data distribution platform, with the aim to seamlessly deliver real-time and on-demand investments data to a global network of distributedtrading and research platforms. We are employing new paradigms such as cloud computing, lightweight microservices, and distributed and non-relational databases to deliver elastically scalable, globally distributed and highly resilient software services. Designs,develops, modifies, adapts and implements short- and long-term solutions to information technology needs through new and existing applications, systems, databases and applications infrastructure. Reviews and interprets system requirements and business processes.Codes, tests, debugs and implements software solutions. Requires in-depth knowledge and expertise in their own job discipline and working knowledge of related disciplines Leads projects or work streams within broader projects Accountable for work of self andsometimes others, provides process and standards advice in area of specialty Works independently, receives minimal guidance Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience ROLE SUMMARY AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Craftsman-like approach to building software;takes pride in engineering excellence and instills these values in others Demonstrable passion for technology (e.g. personal projects, open-source involvement) while using their problem solving capabilities to deliver solutions utilizing a top end engineeringapproach Focused on delivering value to the business with relentless efforts to improve process Exceptional technology skills; recognized by your peers as an expert in your domain A proponent of strong collaborative software engineering techniques and methods:agile development, continuous integration, code review or pairing, unit testing, refactoring and related approaches Strong analytical ability, true problem solvers High achiever who combines ambition with humility and is happy to let their performance do thetalking Accountable for all parts of the software development lifecycle for their projects Contributes to the development of best practices within their group Leads code reviews and actively participates in providing feedback on others designs/code Accountablefor technical debt in their own software At some levels, capable of leading a small team of developers for a specific project Takes control of complex or vague problems and steps through them in a rational way Makes tactical vs. strategic tradeoffs Flexiblein his or her thinking; able to evolve a solution when additional information or ideas are presented Mentors junior members of the team Identifies when junior engineers need help and provides it in a positive way that promotes confidence. Proactively helpsteam members/make suggestions to improve practices. REQUIREMENTS BS/MS degree in Computer Science (preferred) or another related technical discipline and 8+ years of progressive professional Object Oriented development experience (Java preferred) Experiencewith automated delivery pipelines, agile delivery and test-driven development In-depth experience with server-side frameworks such as Spring Boot and Tomcat In-depth knowledge of software design patterns Solid understanding of cloud native architectures (AWS,etc.) for containerized microservices Experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced, Agile team environment Strong interpersonal skills; able to establish and maintain a close working relationship with quantitative researchers, traders and senior business leadersConfident communicator; able to argue a point concisely and deal positively with conflicting views Enthusiasm for learning & results oriented A solid understanding of financial markets and instruments is a plus Stays current with many best-of-breed technologiesShows a commitment to quality by implementing suitable software using unit/integration and acceptance testing at the time of feature development Debugs large components with limited assistance and assists other engineers with debugging At some levels, leadscode reviews and actively participates in providing feedback on others designs/code Performs as an expert in one or more parts of the software lifecycle (e.g., coding, testing, deployment). Oversees significant pieces of development within the developmentlifecycle Designs and develops practical APIs and abstractions. Owns technical debt in their own software T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equaltreatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, colour, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identi