Senior Software Engineer at Prudential Financial in Newark, New Jersey

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Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability and efficiency? The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential, you’ll unlock an exciting and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.

Your Team & Role

As a Senior Software Engineer in the Chief Investment Office, you will partner with product owners, tech leads, designers, engineers, and delivery professionals to improve our investment and risk management platforms. 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 applied 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 Day

• Write front-end code that follows the latest coding practices and industry standards, using modern design patterns and architectural principles; actively code against the roadmap


• Lead architectural design decisions and implementation of front-end application code


• 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 


• Research problems discovered by quality assurance or product support, developing solutions to address the problems  


• Bring an applied understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, begin to identify opportunities to provide input to the team and coach others, and embed learning and innovation in the day-to-day  


• Work on complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors

The Skills & Expertise You Bring

• Bachelor of Computer Science/Software Engineering and/or experience in related fields


• Experienced in leading development projects in Angular: from architectural design to code implementation


• Skilled in large-scale front-end application design, being able to build from scratch and organize UI components in a reusable/logically-structured way


• Hands-on experience with a project-wide Angular version upgrade is highly desired


• Experienced with state management in Angular (e.g. – observables, state management services)


• Advanced proficiency in front-to-back-end app integration; big-picture understanding of APIs


• Having an eye for design: ability to design user interfaces that prioritize UI/UX best practices


• A self-starter personality – able to implement independently, seeking out resources/documentation when necessary


• Leverage diverse ideas, experiences, and perspectives to the benefit of the organization  


• Experience with agile development methodologies


• 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


• General knowledge of common financial instruments and asset classes


• Excellent problem solving, communication and collaboration skills


• Strong ability to troubleshoot production issues and research/analyze potential fixes


• Applied experience with several of the following:
  
  
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    Programming Languages:  JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS
  
  
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    Front-end Development Frameworks: Angular/AngularJS, Node.js
  
  
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    Front-end Component Libraries: Angular libraries like Material, Bootstrap, PrimeNG
  
  
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    Databases:  Basic understanding of SQL for Relational Databases is a plus
  
  
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    Application Programming Interfaces (API): Working with REST APIs and other web service technologies such as JSON, XML
  
  
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    DevOps and CI/CD Tools: Git, Bitbucket; Docker, AWS, Jenkins preferred
  
  
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    Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Agile/Scrum framework; proficient with Jira/Confluence platforms
  
  
  
  


• Preferred qualifications:
  
  
  • AWS Development
  
  
  • Architecture/Design Patterns
  
  
  • Financial/Insurance industry knowledge is a plus
  
  
  
  

You’ll Love Working Here Because You Can

Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day, your work transforms our experiences to make lives better. As you put your skills to use, we’ll help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities. You’ll be surprised by what this rock-solid organization has in store for you!

What we offer you:

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level


• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave


• Retirement plans:


• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%)


• Company-funded pension plan


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  Wellness Programs to help you achieve your wellbeing goals, including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs


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  Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.


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  Tuition Assistance to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree, many accredited certificate programs, and industry designations.


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  Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.

To find out more about our Total Reward package, see our Total Rewards Brochure. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.

Note: Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $105,100.00 to $156,500.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills. Roles may also be eligible for additional compensation and/or benefits. Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. In addition, employees are eligible for standard benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and retirement.

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services.

We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status , medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ and its affiliates.

Note that this posting is intended for individual applicants. Search firms or agencies should email Staffing at staffingagencies@prudential.com for more information about doing business with Prudential.

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:
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