Lead, Software Engineer - PGIM Technology (Hybrid - Newark, NJ)
Prudential FinancialBase Salary
$145k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable, responsive, accessible, and high-performance UI architectures using React, TypeScript, and modern front-end patterns.
- Build and maintain full-stack applications integrating React front ends, .NET backend services, Python, and SQL/NoSQL data stores.
- Translate business and user requirements into technical solutions in partnership with product owners, designers, architects, and stakeholders.
- Establish application architecture standards covering UI components, state management, API integration, and data access.
- Collaborate with Infrastructure and DevOps teams on CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, deployments, and environment consistency.
- Design data schemas, queries, and access patterns that support application integrity, performance, and reliability.
- Lead a small engineering team through technical direction, hands-on guidance, code reviews, and mentorship.
- Drive adoption of engineering standards for UI development, backend services, data access, security, compliance, performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Create technical documentation including architecture diagrams, design guidelines, coding standards, and operational playbooks.
- Evaluate and adopt tools, frameworks, and patterns that improve developer productivity, observability, application performance, and operational excellence.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience focused on enterprise-scale web applications and recent hands-on leadership in React front-end development.
- Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS, and contemporary front-end frameworks, patterns, and tooling.
- Experience with React server-side rendering concepts, including Next.js and Node.js, and with SSR-based React applications integrated with backend services.
- Experience building user interfaces with Microsoft Power Pages.
- Strong experience designing backend services with .NET, including API design, integration patterns, security, and performance optimization.
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including data modeling, queries, and integration patterns.
- Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Azure cloud-native application development, deployments, integrations, and production operations.
- Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices using tools such as GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
- Strong application architecture, technical leadership, mentoring, design review, and code review skills.
- Experience delivering multiple concurrent projects while balancing hands-on development and leadership responsibilities.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Financial services experience, particularly in asset management, institutional funds, or mutual funds, is preferred.
- Microsoft or cloud-related certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Developer Associate, or Azure Administrator Associate are preferred but not required.
Benefits
- Annual base salary range of $145,000 to $200,000.
- Yearly bonus potential, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, paid time off, and parental and military leave.
- 401(k) plan with company match of up to 4% and a company-funded pension plan.
- Wellness programs with up to $1,600 per year in reimbursement for eligible wellbeing purchases.
- Work/life resources supporting parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, mental health, and career development.
- Education benefit for approved college degrees and accredited certificate programs.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan allowing eligible employees to purchase shares at 85% of the lower beginning or ending purchase-period price after one year of service.
- Hybrid work arrangement based in Newark, NJ, requiring on-site presence three days per week.
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About Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) was founded on the belief that financial security should be within reach for everyone, and for over 150 years, we have helped our customers reach their potential and tackle life's challenges for now and future generations to come. Today, we are one of the world’s largest financial services institutions, offering individual and institutional clients a wide array of financial products and services. With operations in the United States, Asia, Europe and Latin America, we are known for delivering on our promises to our customers, and are recognized as a trusted brand and one of the world’s most admired companies. We also have one of the most recognized and trusted brand symbols: The Rock®, an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation. We measure our long-term success on our ability to deliver value for shareholders, meet customer needs, and attract and develop the best talent in our industry. We offer an inclusive work environment where employees can develop to their full potential, and give back to the communities where we live and work. (Pru.us/disclaimer)