Senior Front End/React Software Engineer at T. Rowe Price in Owings Mills, Maryland

Job Description:

There is a place for you at T. Rowe Price to grow, contribute, learn, and make a difference. ​ We are a premier asset manager focused on delivering global investment management excellence and retirement services that investors can rely on today and in the future. The work we do matters. We invite you to explore the opportunity to join us and grow your career with us.

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status) 

Work Flexibility

This role is eligible for remote work up to three days a week.

Engineers at T. Rowe Price are playing a key role in building the future of financial services, working hand-in-hand with business partners to create client experiences that are changing the way people invest.  We are looking for a Senior Front End/React Software Engineer who has a passion, vision and technical acumen to help lead strategic initiatives and meet the needs of the Individual Investors Guided Investing and Advice business.

Are you a technologist with a fresh perspective who are passionate about solving complex business, user experience, and technical challenges?  If so we encourage you to apply!

You’ll work with smart, talented people across our business to create groundbreaking, next-generation applications for n-tier cloud architectures. You’ll be involved, hands-on, through the entire development cycle, building tools and services to help our clients meet their financial objectives.

We provide a collaborative culture that encourages every member of our team to bring their point of view to the table—because that’s how we help our clients succeed.  The Distribution & Marketing Services Technology Group is working to develop the firm's next generation research and execution platforms, with the aim to seamlessly deliver real-time and on-demand investments data to a global network of distributed trading and research platforms.  We are employing modern paradigms such as cloud computing, lightweight microservices, and distributed and non-relational databases to deliver elastically scalable, globally distributed and highly resilient software services.

Overview:

• Designs and develops frontend solutions to business problems in alignment with the enterprise architecture direction and standards


• Performs technical planning, architecture development, and modification of specifications


• Develops specifications for new products/services, applications, and service offerings


• Assesses the compatibility and integration of products/services proposed as standards in order to ensure an integrated architecture across interdependent technologies

Role Summary and Responsibilities

• Demonstrates master hands-on capability to drive components to delivery


• Recommends and contributes to software engineering best practices, including those that have enterprise-wide impact


• Accountable for the quality, maintainability and security of the system


• Capable of leading regular, ongoing development projects 
   

Business Knowledge

• Makes decisions that are cognizant of the firm’s broader business strategy and future priorities


• Recommends solutions aligned with Global Technology and business unit strategies
   

Requirements:

• Bachelor's/Master’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant frontend development experience 


• Proficiency developing user interfaces using JavaScript, React, Redux, etc


• Provides a clear and concise explanation of business strategy, technical concepts, designs or implementation to a non-technical audience


• Stays abreast of industry trends and technologies and knows when/how/if to apply them appropriately


• Lead by example, sets standards, follows principles related to paradigm like OO, SOLID, or FP


• Mentor junior engineers, and help drive their carrier development


• Owns technical debt and helps the team effectively manage it 


• Server side development experience


• Hands on experience with AWS or another cloud platform strongly desired


• Previous financial services experience helpful

FINRA Requirements

FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

We strive for equity, equality, and opportunity for all associates. When we embrace the power of diversity and create an environment where people can bring their authentic and best selves to work, our firm is stronger, and we create greater value for our clients. Our commitment and inclusive programming aim to lift the experience for each associate and builds allies for our global associate community. We know that a sense of belonging is key not only to your success at the firm, but also to your ability to bring your best each day.

Benefits: We invest in our people through a wide range of programs and benefits, including:

• Competitive pay and bonuses as well as a generous retirement plan and employee stock purchase plan with matching contributions


• Flexible and remote work opportunities


• Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)


• Tuition assistance


• Wellness programs (fitness reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program)

Our policies may change as our working lives evolve. Yet, our commitment to supporting our associates’ well-being and addressing the needs of our clients, business, and communities is unwavering.

T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.