Lead Software Engineer

There is a place for you at T. Rowe Price to grow, contribute, learn, and make a difference. ​ We are a premier asset manager focused on delivering global investment management excellence and retirement services that investors can rely on today and in the future. The work we do matters. We invite you to explore the opportunity to join us and grow your career with us.

About This Position

Engineers in T. Rowe Price’s Distribution & Marketing Services – Institutional and Intermediary Technology organization are playing a key role in helping build the future of financial services, working hand-in-hand with business partners to build client experiences that are changing the way people invest. We want technologists with a new perspective who are passionate about solving business, data and technical challenges. You will build groundbreaking, next-generation applications for n-tier cloud architectures.  You’ll be hands-on through the entire development cycle helping to redefine the way our traders, portfolio managers and analysts serve our clients. We are working to develop the firm's next generation data distribution platform, with the aim to seamlessly deliver real-time and on-demand investments data to a global network of distributed trading and research platforms. We are employing new paradigms such as cloud computing, lightweight microservices, and distributed and non-relational databases to deliver elastically scalable, globally distributed and highly resilient software services. 

Role Summary
This is a full development lifecycle role which provides an opportunity to tackle sophisticated business, logic, data and technical challenges. As the leader of your engineering team, you will be required to think creatively and bring ground breaking technology in-house. We will expect you to be agile / to lead / to think outside the box. In return, we’ll give you challenging work that has an impact / opportunities to learn and grow / and a collaborative culture that encourages every member of our team to bring their point of view to the table—because that’s how we help our clients succeed. In this role you will design, develop, modify, adapt and implement short- and long-term solutions to information technology needs through new and existing applications, systems, databases and applications infrastructure. You will review and interpret system requirements and business processes as well as code, test, debug and implement software solutions. You will also: 

• Lead projects or workstreams 
• Be accountable for your work and sometimes others, provide process and standards advice in your area of specialization 
• Work independently 
• Serve as a resource for colleagues with less experience 
   

Responsibilities

• Perform as a domain expert in one or more parts of the software lifecycle (e.g., coding, testing, deployment)
• Contributing to the development of standard methodologies within your group 
• Leading code reviews and actively participates in providing feedback on others’ designs/code 
• Being accountable for technical debt in your own software 
• Leading a small project team, as required 
• Taking control of complex problems and step through them in a rational way 
• Making tactical vs. strategic trade-offs 
• Being flexible in your thinking; able to evolve a solution when additional information or ideas are presented 
• Mentoring junior members of the team 
• Identifying when junior engineers need help and providing it in a positive way that promotes confidence
• Actively helping team members/make suggestions to improve practices
   

Business Knowledge 

• Able to work directly with business partners 
• Decisions show a focus on current and future business priorities
• Can articulate business needs and translate them into technology solutions 
   

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience AND 8+ years of relevant software engineering expertise

Preferred:

• Proficient in at least one programming language (Python or Java preferred)
• Proficient in handling files CSV, XML, SOAP, JSON/REST services, Parquet, Avro
• Orchestration frameworks (e.g., Apache Airflow, FiveTran, SnapLogic, Autosys)
• Good working knowledge and hands-on experience with AWS & Snowflake services
    - Snowflake: SnowPark(PySpark), Private data exchange, Data modelling, Marketplace
    - AWS: S3, Step functions, Lambda, RDS, EMR, Athena/Glue
• Good working knowledge of SQL and database concepts. Hands-on experience with at least one DB writing SQLs, preferably experience with Snowflake
• Good working knowledge of data transformation/data curation capabilities with python or using 3rd party tools (DBT, FiveTran, Informatica etc..)
• Hands-on experience with DevOps/CICD/Jenkins
• Experience in using/managing source code repositories like GitHub, Gitlab

Work Flexibility 

This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to three days per week from home

FINRA Requirements 

FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role 

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status)

Base Salary Ranges

Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.

Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role.  Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package.  Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We strive for equity, equality, and opportunity for all associates. When we embrace the power of diversity and create an environment where people can bring their authentic and best selves to work, our firm is stronger, and we create greater value for our clients. Our commitment and inclusive programming aim to lift the experience for each associate and builds allies for our global associate community. We know that a sense of belonging is key not only to your success at the firm, but also to your ability to bring your best each day.

Benefits

Our policies may change as our working lives evolve. Yet, our commitment to supporting our associates’ well-being and addressing the needs of our clients, business, and communities is unwavering.

T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.