Lead Software Engineer

Working independently, the Lead Software Engineer owns development of software products and works on improving the overall quality of the product throughout the software development life cycle and mentors other Software Engineers. Reports directly to a Director or Senior Director.

Essential Job Functions:

Seasoned contributor that works on complex projects requiring extensive knowledge of specialty area and industry practices

Manages processes, projects or products to improve efficiency within org or product area Influences outcomes in cross-functional settings

Demonstrates solid understanding of systems and processes within job area and recommends improvements

Designs and develops industry-leading solutions that meet defined quality standards, reliability specifications, and help achieve key strategic objectives

Ensures comparison of tasks and quality of work, supporting peers to ensure the team delivers consistently

Excellent understanding in computer science fundamentals - Algorithm design, Problem solving, Complexity analysis and data structures.

Engineering/Operations Excellence:

Helps identify gaps between system components and designs and delivers solutions

Implements methods for managing and maintaining the organization’s software development environments to ensure software engineers are equipped with the tools and resources necessary to create and validate builds

Takes broad perspective to problems and exercises independent judgement in techniques and evaluation criteria to obtain results

Develops actionable insights from analyzing software development trends, software engineering best practices, and innovative test environment management tools and communicates integration recommendations to management

Identifies ways to overcome challenging situations that jeopardize the achievement of business goals

Collaboration:

Coaches and trains less experienced colleagues in techniques, processes, and responsibilities

Integrates the culture of intelligence, integrity, and initiative into team goals and decisions

Partners within and across teams to remove barriers and identify shared goals and priorities

Openly shares progress and priorities with key stakeholders, communicating complex or technical information at the right level.

Demonstration of FINRA’s values.

Collaboration, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.

Education/Experience Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline with at least 7 years of related experience, or equivalent training and/or work experience.

Strong system design experience

Strong experience in object-oriented development

Strong experience with cloud technologies

Strong experience in data storage technologies

Strong experience in performance tuning and optimization

Strong experience in Dev Ops and CICD technologies

Strong experience test automation and unit testing

Strong experience software security

Working Conditions:

Hybrid work environment, with defined in-person presence requirements.

Occasional travel and extended hours may be required.

For work that is performed in CO, FL, TX, IL, PA, MA, MD, VA, Washington, DC, NY and NJ, please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location. FINRA complies with all state and local pay transparency laws and regulations requiring the disclosure of salary ranges for the position. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and market  Minimum Salary $114,200, Maximum Salary $207,200IL/PA:
Minimum Salary $125,900, Maximum Salary $228,000MA/MD/VA/Washington, DC:
Minimum Salary $131,200, Maximum Salary $238,300NY/NJ:
Minimum Salary $131,200, Maximum Salary $248,700#LI-Hybrid To be considered for this position, please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required.

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