Working independently, the Lead Developer owns development of software products, improves overall product quality throughout the software development life cycle, and mentors other Software Engineers.
This role combines strategic technical leadership, with hands-on engineering, requiring someone who can establish team culture and architectural foundations for long-term success.
Essential Job Functions:
Review and analyze complex process, system and / or data requirements and specifications across a major program or project or several small projects or programs.
Serve as the technical subject matter expert for one or more areas (subsystems) for a larger system or multiple areas (subsystems) for smaller systems.
Serve as the primary designer for complex component designs for one or more areas (subsystems) for a larger system or multiple areas (subsystems) for smaller systems.
Build, test, deploy, and document complex software components for one or more areas (subsystems) for a larger system or multiple areas (subsystems) for smaller systems as well as, help others with theirs.
Create software engineering strategies that help identify and mitigate risks.
Lead other team members in peer review of code and identify re-usable frameworks.
Interface with other team members and other teams in peer review of requirements, specifications and software.
Document and communicate development status in a timely manner including metric reporting.
Champion the collaborative resolution of defects.
Direct internal process improvement initiatives. Provide feedback on processes by offering suggestions.
Mentor and supervise junior staff in project-level tasks.
Participate in external process improvement committees as a Development representative.
Provide backup coverage for Delivery Lead.
Assist with adherence to technology policies and comply with all security controls.
Ensure all work products meets /exceeds FINRA standards.
Demonstration of FINRA’s values.
Collaboration, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.
Additional Details:
Job Duties
Design, build, and scale applications, and lead engineering teams
Design, develop, and maintain complex, enterprise-grade applications on AWS through clean, modular, and performant code
Demonstrate solid expertise in Java and Python
Define and drive the technical architecture and technology stack for the project
Strong experience in modern data storage solutions (SQL and NoSQL), API design, and integration patterns
Apply strong understanding of software architecture patterns (microservices, event-driven, etc.)
Proficiency with cloud-native development on AWS
Proficiency with DevOps practices, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
Establish engineering best practices and coding standards
Collaborate with product management, architecture, and key stakeholders to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships
Resource Management
Recruit, interview, and onboard top engineering talent aligned with project needs
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 seven (7) years of related experience, or equivalent training and/or work experience; Master’s degree and past Financial Services industry experience preferred.
Demonstrated technical expertise in Object Oriented and database technologies/concepts which resulted in deployment of enterprise quality solutions.
Past experience with developing enterprise quality solutions in an iterative or Agile environment.
Extensive knowledge of industry leading software engineering approaches including Test Automation, Build Automation and Configuration Management frameworks.
Strong written and verbal technical communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to develop effective working relationships that…