Sr. Developer - Full Stack

Stifel - Memphis, TN

Full-time - Mid Level

Memphis, TN

5,001-10,000 employees

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About the position

The Senior Developer will participate in all phases of the development process including complex design, integration, and maintenance while observing proper behaviors, patterns, and standards. This role requires a strong leadership presence, as the Senior Developer will mentor and assist all team members, actively participating in all disciplines required in a full-stack environment. The Senior Developer will also play a crucial role in defining Stifel's best practices and ensuring their application in all development projects and procedures. In this position, the Senior Developer will work closely with the Development team through various phases of development, including design, implementation, integration, revision control, release, and maintenance of multiple products and systems. They will perform advanced discovery and research into technical problems, mapping out improvements for web applications. The role involves leading the development of procedures using test-driven development, which can be utilized within continuous integration practices. The Senior Developer will follow Stifel's coding and development standards and lead community-driven efforts to update them. Additionally, the Senior Developer will facilitate the growth of other developers through code reviews and one-on-one interactions, ensuring clear and effective documentation both within and outside of the code. They will coordinate with other team members when tackling developmental efforts and demonstrate a proactive architecture-driven approach to problem resolution, showcasing strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. The role also includes making decisions about how development environments will be used to their fullest collaborative potential and creating processes to improve the implementation of the software development life cycle (SDLC). The Senior Developer will transform mockups and wireframes into usable front-end functionality through developing, testing, and revising web application code, creating components based on user interface/user experience norms, including optimal accessibility, navigation, and cross-browser performance.

Responsibilities

• Work with Development team in various phases of development, including design, implementation, integration, revision control, release, and maintenance of multiple products and systems.
• Perform advanced discovery and research into technical problems and map out improvements for web applications.
• Lead the development of procedures using test-driven development for continuous integration practices.
• Follow Stifel's coding and development standards and lead community-driven efforts to update them.
• Facilitate the growth of other developers through code review and one-on-one interaction.
• Document clearly and effectively within code as well as outside of code.
• Coordinate with other team members when tackling developmental efforts.
• Demonstrate a proactive architecture-driven approach to problem resolution and strong troubleshooting skills.
• Make decisions about how development environments will be used to their fullest collaboration potential.
• Create and maintain processes and procedures to improve the implementation of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Use negotiation skills to obtain agreement between different interests and constructively challenge management.

Requirements

• Familiarity with AWS/Cloud Technologies is a strong plus.
• Understanding of event-driven microservices architecture within the AWS cloud, including experience deploying applications in this environment.
• Expertise with AWS services and implementation practices.
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform for provisioning of public and private clouds.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling for broad scope orchestration, including platforms such as GitLab, GitHub, and Azure DevOps.
• Experience in serverless and container-based technologies within AWS such as Lambda, Fargate, and ECS.
• Experience working in a financial services or broker/dealer environment preferred but not required.
• High-level proficiency with fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• High-level proficiency with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular.
• Previous experience with server-side languages such as C#.
• Previous experience with database technology such as SQL Server, MySQL, or Oracle.
• Previous experience with Git or other version control systems.
• Experience implementing testing platforms and unit tests.

Nice-to-haves

• Past education or interest in mathematics or financial modeling preferred but not required.

Benefits

• Discretionary bonuses
• Health, dental, vision, and prescription insurance offerings
• Stifel Total Health Connect
• Flexible spending accounts
• Tuition & certification assistance programs
• Paid time off
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.