Director, Software Engineering (Individual Contributor)

We are seeking a highly experienced software engineer to lead the design and development of

We are looking for a highly experienced Director, Software Engineer (IC) to join the Alternative Investments Platform Engineering Team in the Brokerage Recordkeeping Technology organization. You will bring a strong background of innovation, technical expertise and a passion for engineering best practices to the team. In this job you will be working on a key initiative for the Alternative Investments space providing strong technical leadership by working closely with Business, Product, Architecture and Engineering teams and guide the path to build a strong foundational layer for the initiative.

• Define product solutions by working directly with business, product and architecture teams.
• Provide technical architecture, design, build, and support complex software applications for the Alts platform optimized for low latency and high throughput.
• Enable data-driven and insightful decision making through effective use of analytics and AI
• Help navigate new technologies and cloud-based deployments to help deliver high value to our business.
• Establish and reinforce engineering standards, patterns, and guidelines for the Alts platforms
• Proactively lead process and technology improvement initiatives.
• Stay on top of the latest engineering trends and practices and bring them back to the team when appropriate.
• Mentor junior team members and contractors.

• 15 plus years of platform development experience, building complex applications leveraging Java and Cloud based processes.
• 5 plus years of technical leadership, and mentoring software developers
• Extensive experience in Java / Spring boot / Spring Core / Web Services (REST) / Kubernetes orchestration.
• Ability to drive technical discussions, arbitrate and influence better software design promoting best in breed software engineering and quality.
• Strong experience with API design and best practices using Swagger and OpenAPI.
• Good experience in event driven integrations like Kafka.
• Experienced with using GenAI developer assist tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot).
• Strong experience building CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Maven, etc. and solid understanding of version control using GIT and maintenance of pipelines.
• Experience in front end application development using Angular is a plus
• Good understanding of financial applications and specifically around Alternative Investments is a plus
• Robust critical thinking skills coupled with a desire for growth, to learn and to engage with peers in technical and design discussions.
• Excellent active listening, verbal and written communication skills and brings excitement that builds collaboration and community.