Lead, Software Engineer at Prudential Ins Co of America 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/Chief Data Office 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

As a Lead Software Engineer on/in Data Management & Governance you will partner with product owners, tech leads, designers, engineers and delivery professionals to improve Data Management and Governance services.  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 Day

• Full-stack development responsibilities include creating scalable and robust web applications, as well as applications based on scalable microservices architecture.


• Design and develop highly scalable, robust, and secure cloud-based applications and service integrations.


• Lead the design and implementation of applications using AWS services.


• Maintain proficiency and implement best practices in AWS development tools and standards.


• Define and deploy monitoring, metrics, and logging systems on AWS.


• Implement continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.


• Understand, implement, and automate security controls.


• Ability to coach/interact other technical resources, enterprise architects and cloud architects with minimal guidance and effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts, and perspectives to the benefit of the organization.


• Ability to excel in both independent and collaborative team environments.


• Lead the troubleshooting and resolution of issues in development, test, and production environments.

The Skills & Expertise You Bring

• Design, develop, and implement microservices and API services to support business requirements.


• Expertise in architecture, designing and building scalable cloud-based application leveraging AWS services.


• Strong understanding of AWS services capabilities, limitations, and integration SDKS.


• Proven experience with services like EC2, ECS, ALB, SQS/SNS, Kinesis, RDS, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, EMR, VPC, Route 53, CloudFormation\Terraform, CloudWatch, Dynatrace, IAM.


• Strong understanding of infrastructure as code, with experience in tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.


• Understanding of data security, IAM roles and privileges as they relate to AWS.

Proficient in:

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  Front-end:  Javascript, React.js, Angular.js, Vue.js, Ember.js, HTML5, CSS


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  Back-end: Node.js, Express.js, Nest.js, Koa.js, Vue.js, MEAN / MERN stack.


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  Database: PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, GraphDBs, GraphQL


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  Architecture & Design Patterns:  Specialized in Microservices and Service-oriented Architecture (SoA) with a focus on building web service APIs using REST and SOAP protocols, and adept in handling JSON and XML data formats.


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  Software security skills: Proficient in secure coding, web application security, and DevSecOps with a strong understanding of concepts like authentication, authorization, encryption, digital signature, JWT, SSL, web service proxies, firewall, SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, and OAuth 2.0.


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  DevOps Tools & Practices: Skilled in branching techniques and the use of platforms such as GitHub and Bitbucket; proficient in DevOps practices and tools, including Jenkins.


• Proficient in monitoring and logging techniques used throughout the SDLC.


• Implementation experience in Docker containers ECS\EKS and Load balancers (ALB)


• Experience in Web UI Front End development with responsive and adaptive design


• Formal Agile development methodology including strict adherence to the methodology timeframes, ceremonies, team constructs, & roles.


• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Service Integration Development


• UI Intuitive Design principals


• Architecture Patterns


• Design Thinking


• Knowledge of data governance, metadata management and data integration 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, visit Work Life Balance | Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week

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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 $135,100.00 to $201,000.00. 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.

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