Staff Software Engineer - Java

Under general supervision, the Staff Software Engineer assists in developing software products and works on improving the overall quality of the product throughout the software development life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Write code that captures the essential nature of the solution and is appropriately flexible, reusable, efficient, and adaptable to changing requirements
• Ensure completion of tasks and quality of work; support peers to ensure the team delivers consistently
• Receive general instruction on work and exercise judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
• Influence others within one's specific area of responsibility
• Analyze the system to determine the properties and functions of each piece of work
• Build tools and produce technical documentation to improve developer efficiency and drive alignment within the team
• Ensure actions and problem solving align with team-level goals
• Adapt to business change and seek out new learning opportunities
• Recommend viable alternatives when faced with shifting priorities
• Build productive internal and/or external working relationships to resolve mutual problems
• Share with teammates within own area of knowledge/expertise, presenting relevant information in a logical and timely manner
• Proactively acknowledge the importance of perspectives and support appropriately
• Identify and connect with others who can help them succeed
• Demonstrate FINRA's values
• Collaborate, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA's mission of investor protection and market integrity

Backend Development

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot, building well-structured RESTful APIs that power business-critical applications
• Implement microservices following established architectural patterns, collaborating with senior engineers on service boundaries, data contracts, and integration approaches

Event-Driven Architecture

• Build and maintain event-driven workflows using AWS services, ensuring reliable, decoupled communication between services

Cloud & AWS Services

• Develop and deploy cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services including ECS, Lambda, Step Functions, and RDS, following team standards for reliability and performance
• Participate in building and improving CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing and smooth, repeatable deployments

Data & Persistence

• Design and implement data persistence across relational and NoSQL databases applying sound data modeling and query optimization practices

Requirements

• Solid understanding in computer science fundamentals — algorithm design, problem solving, complexity analysis, and data structures
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline with at least 5 years of related experience, or equivalent training and/or work experience
• System design experience
• Strong experience in object-oriented development
• Strong experience with cloud technologies
• Strong experience in data storage technologies
• Experience in performance tuning and optimization
• Experience in DevOps and CI/CD technologies
• Experience in test automation and unit testing
• Experience in software security

Working Conditions

• Hybrid work environment, with defined in-person presence requirements
• Occasional travel and extended hours may be required

Pay

For work performed in CO, CT, IL, PA, MA, MD, VA, WA, DC, NY, NJ, WA, the salary range for the corresponding location is listed below. 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 considerations.

• Boston, MA: $96,600.00 – $172,800.00
• Chicago, IL: $92,400.00 – $165,300.00
• Denver, CO: $83,900.00 – $150,300.00
• Jericho, NY: $96,600.00 – $180,400.00
• Jersey City, NJ: $96,600.00 – $180,400.00
• Philadelphia, PA: $92,400.00 – $165,300.00
• New York, NY: $96,600.00 – $180,400.00
• Rockville, MD: $96,600.00 – $172,800.00
• Tysons, VA: $96,600.00 – $172,800.00
• Washington, DC: $96,600.00 – $172,800.00
• Woodbridge, NJ: $96,600.00 – $180,400.00
• Connecticut State: $83,900.00 – $180,400.00
• Washington State: $83,900.00 – $180,400.00

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Non-exempt employees are also eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal, state, or local law.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
• Basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Long-term care
• Business travel accident, disability and legal insurance
• Immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match
• Eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution
• Tuition reimbursement
• Commuter benefits
• Adoption assistance
• Backup family care
• Surrogacy benefits
• Employee assistance
• Wellness programs
• Paid time off starting at 15 days (increasing with years of service, up to 25 days)
• 5 personal days
• 9 sick days (all pro-rated in the first year), unless otherwise required by law
• 2 volunteer service days (based on full-time schedule)
• Military leave, jury duty leave, bereavement leave, voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections
• Care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment)
• Childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment)
• 9 paid holidays for full-time employees (based on full-time schedule)

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