Lead, Software Engineer - PGIM Technology; Hybrid - Newark, NJ

Overview

Lead Software Engineer within PGIM Product Technology, responsible for designing, building and maintaining modern, high‑performance UI solutions using ReactJS, Type Script and contemporary front‑end patterns. Join a hybrid team based in Newark, NJ, with a requirement to be on site three days per week.

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable UI architectures using React, Type Script, and modern front‑end patterns, ensuring responsive, accessible, and high‑performance experiences.
• Design, build, and maintain full‑stack application solutions in collaboration with React front‑ends, .NET backend services, and SQL/No
  
  SQL data stores.
• Translate complex business and user requirements into well‑designed technical solutions.
• Establish and evolve application architecture standards, including UI component design, state management strategies, API integration patterns, and data access approaches.
• Work with Infrastructure and Dev Ops teams to define and extend CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, deployments, and environment consistency.
• Ensure data integrity, performance, and reliability across application data layers by designing effective schemas, queries, and data access patterns.
• Architect and integrate front‑end solutions with backend and platform services, ensuring secure, efficient API consumption.
• Lead a small engineering team, providing technical direction, guidance, code reviews, and mentorship.
• Drive adoption of best practices and standards across UI development, backend services, and data access with a focus on security, compliance, performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Serve as subject‑matter expert for front‑end development, coaching engineers on React best practices, modern JavaScript/Type Script patterns, testing strategies, and overall application design.
• Create and maintain clear technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design guidelines, coding standards, and operational playbooks.
• Continuously evaluate and adopt modern tools, frameworks, and patterns that improve developer productivity and application performance.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on designing and delivering enterprise‑scale web applications.
• Deep expertise in React, Type Script, HTML5, CSS, and contemporary front‑end frameworks and tooling for reusable, scalable, and accessible UIs.
• Experience with React server‑side rendering (SSR) concepts (e.g., Next.js, Node.js) and SSR‑based React applications integrated with backend services.
• Proficiency in building UI using Microsoft Power Pages.
• Strong experience designing and building backend services using .NET, including API design, integration patterns, security, and performance optimization.
• Solid experience with relational and No
  
  SQL databases, designing efficient data models and queries.
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Azure for cloud‑native application development, deployments, integrations, and production operations.
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and modern Dev Ops practices, including automated builds, testing, and deployments with Git Hub Actions and Azure Dev Ops.
• Strong architectural skills, defining and evolving front‑end and full‑stack application standards.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams, conduct design and code reviews, and drive engineering practices.
• Experience delivering multiple concurrent projects in a fast‑paced environment, balancing development and leadership responsibilities.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills.
• Financial Services industry experience (preferred).
• Microsoft or cloud‑related certifications (preferred).

Annual base salary range: $145,000 – $200,000, with potential yearly bonus. Benefits include 401(k) with company match, pension plan, medical/dental/vision/insurance coverage, PTO, leave options, and additional perks.

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and leave of absences (parental, military).
• 401(k) plan with company…