Principal Full Stack Engineer

Job Description:

Position

Description:

Builds Java and Spring Boot-based middle tier applications, Kafka-based messaging, Yugabyte/Aerospike-centered database backends, and Angular-based front-end User Interfaces in an Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing environment. Builds and deploys applications in a Dev Ops environment using Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools. Improves system performance utilizing performance tuning and executes production support tracing using Datadog. Prepares reports and correspondence for project specifications, activities, and status.

Develops software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation.

Primary Responsibilities:

* Participates in architecture design teams.

* Defines and implements application-level architecture.

* Develops applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems for the division.

* Recommends development testing tools and methodologies and reviews and validates test plans.

* Responsible for QA readiness of software deliverables.

* Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.

* Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.

* Responsible for meeting project goals on-time and on-budget.

* Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.

* Plans and coordinates project schedules and assignments for multiple projects.

* Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues.

* Provides technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives.

* Advises senior management on technical strategy.

* Mentors junior team members.

* Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives.

* Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Full Stack Engineer (or closely related occupation) performing application development and design using Java, Angular, and Yugabyte or Aerospike in a financial services domain for portfolio and fund management, securities trading, and financial decision making.

Or, alternatively, Master's degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Full Stack Engineer (or closely related occupation) performing application development and design using Java, Angular, and Yugabyte or Aerospike in a financial services domain for portfolio and fund management, securities trading, and financial decision making.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

* Demonstrated Expertise ("DE") designing and developing Java REST-based services using Spring-based frameworks; building middle-tier applications using Java, Yugabyte, or Aerospike database; performing performance tuning of SQL queries and database deployment in a Cloud platform - AWS using Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) processes (Jenkins, Concourse, u-Deploy, and Github); and performing application performance tuning in a Cloud-based platform environment (AWS) using Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) -- Intelli

J or Eclipse.

* DE executing project scope planning, systems analysis, and implementation using Java; creating functional specification and technical documents throughout the production life cycle in accordance with business standards using Confluence, implementing unit test cases using Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD) practices; automating functional tests using Cucumber and Jenkins; and developing data quality frameworks for loaders with reporting function using Data Dog and Splunk.

* DE developing and managing containerized applications using Java and Springboot; automating deployment using Jenkins; and…