Lead Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer – Cloud Platforms (AWS) Newark, NJ (Hybrid)
BroadridgeBase Salary
$200k - $220k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of cloud-native applications and distributed systems on AWS.
- Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams, including architecture and design decisions.
- Partner with Product, Infrastructure, and Architecture teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions.
- Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical coaching.
- Drive cloud adoption, modernization initiatives, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization.
- Evaluate technologies and recommend solutions that improve reliability, scalability, performance, and operational efficiency.
Requirements
- 15+ years of software engineering experience, including significant experience building cloud-native applications on AWS.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, ECS, EKS, Kubernetes, microservices, and distributed systems.
- Experience with PostgreSQL, Kafka, MQ, and event-driven architectures.
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools such as Datadog, Splunk, or CloudWatch.
- Strong understanding of cloud security, application performance, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
- Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives while remaining hands-on with design and development.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence technical decisions across teams.
- AWS Professional Certification(s) are preferred.
- Experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries is preferred.
- Experience leading cloud modernization and enterprise platform initiatives is preferred.
Benefits
- The position is hybrid and based in Newark, New Jersey.
- The role is bonus eligible.
- Broadridge offers comprehensive benefits and an inclusive, collaborative workplace.
- Reasonable accommodations are available during the application and hiring process.
Tech Stack
About Broadridge
Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR) is a global technology leader with trusted expertise and transformative technology, helping clients and the financial services industry operate, innovate, and grow. We power investing, governance, and communications for our clients – driving operational resiliency, elevating business performance, and transforming investor experiences. Our technology and operations platforms process and generate over 7 billion communications annually and underpin the daily average trading of over $15 trillion in tokenized and traditional securities globally. A certified Great Place to Work®, Broadridge is part of the S&P 500® Index, employing over 15,000 associates in 21 countries. For more information about us, please visit www.broadridge.com