Senior Software Engineer - AWS/JAVA (HYBRID - Flexible Options)

Broadridge Financial Solutions - Newark, NJ

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Newark, NJ

10,001+ employees

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

The Senior Software Engineer position at Broadridge focuses on developing and supporting cloud-based marketing solutions for wealth and asset managers. This hybrid role allows for flexibility in working arrangements while emphasizing collaboration and mentorship within a high-performing team. The engineer will work closely with senior leadership and product teams to create technology solutions, ensuring high-quality software development and adherence to best practices in software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the Director/VP of Software Engineering and other senior engineers to establish consistent software design guidelines and standard methodologies.
• Work with business/product teams to develop technology solutions for business problems.
• Develop high-quality software while mentoring team members.
• Stay updated on relevant technology developments.
• Emphasize unit testing and documentation in all development work, including automated unit and integration tests.
• Follow Broadridge policies to ensure data security and privacy.
• Participate in agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and code reviews.
• Perform coding following best software engineering principles, detailing software design and code.
• Deliver accurate estimates for assigned development tasks and review estimates for others.
• Collaborate with the QA team to diagnose bugs and guide testing requirements.

Requirements

• 7+ years of application programming experience using Java principles, services, and methodologies.
• 5+ years of experience with REST API development in an AWS environment.
• 3+ years of leadership experience leading development teams.
• 3+ years of active role in design, coding, and coordinating with other engineers and testing teams.
• Ability to mentor, assign tasks, troubleshoot, debug issues, and monitor team members.
• Proven proficiency in JUnit and other unit testing techniques.
• Deep knowledge and at least 3+ years of hands-on development in AWS Glue.
• Proficiency in Python and Java 8+.
• Experience with AWS SDK with Java (or Python).
• Experience in designing Swagger using JSON & YAML languages.
• Proficient in logging frameworks and application logging practices.
• Experience in performance considerations for batch applications supporting high volume.
• Hands-on experience with Java web application frameworks such as Spring MVC, Spring Boot, or Micronaut.
• 5+ years of proven ability in developing AWS components including AWS SQS, EC2, S3, API Gateway, RDS, Lambda, Cognito, and CloudWatch.
• DynamoDB and Aurora DB experience preferred.
• API integration experience using HTTP request/response and tools like Postman or Fiddler.
• JavaScript experience strongly preferred; Java concurrency/multithreading experience a plus.
• Exposure to DevOps/CI/CD via Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Exposure to Git and JIRA preferred.
• Experience working in Agile teams.
• BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or equivalent discipline.

Nice-to-haves

• JavaScript experience
• Java Concurrency/Multithreading experience
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Exposure to Git and JIRA

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance
• 401k plan
• Bonus eligibility
• Flexible working options
• Professional development opportunities
• Access to online courses through LinkedIn Learning