Lead Full Stack Engineer, Wealth Management Technology

100 Raymond James & Associates, Inc.; Saint Petersburg (FL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Raymond James in St. Petersburg, FL is seeking an experienced software engineer to lead full-stack development using Java, Spring Boot, Angular, and microservices in a hybrid work environment.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and contribute to CI/CD, testing, security, and performance improvements while delivering scalable enterprise solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering with Java, Spring, Spring Boot, REST/SOAP services and microservices.
• 5+ years of Angular/full stack development with technical leadership responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of OO design, design patterns, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Experience with SQL, relational databases and enterprise application integrations.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, source control and DevOps practices.
• Demonstrated ability to independently design and deliver complex enterprise solutions.
• Strong technical leadership, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of full stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, and Angular.
• Own complex technical initiatives from solution design through implementation and production support.
• Contribute to architecture and technology decisions focusing on scalability, security, performance, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, business, and engineering teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, conduct code/design reviews, and mentor engineers.
• Champion CI/CD, automated testing, secure coding, code quality and observability.

Skills

Java/Spring

Angular

REST APIs

Microservices

CI/CD

Software Design

Security & Performance

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JasperReports

MQ/Kafka

NoSQL

Distributed caching

Cloud platforms

Job description

Job Description Summary

This position follows a hybrid work model, with an expectation to be in the office 3 days per week at the St. Petersburg, FL Corporate Office location. Please note: This role is not eligible for Work Visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of full stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, and Angular.
• Own complex technical initiatives from solution design through implementation and production support.
• Contribute to application architecture and technology decisions with a focus on scalability, security, performance, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, business, and engineering teams to translate requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, conduct code and design reviews, and mentor engineers.
• Champion engineering best practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, secure coding, code quality and observability.
• Drive AI adoption across design, development, and engineering automation, establishing practical standards and use cases that improve developer productivity, delivery velocity, and software quality.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and participate in production support as needed.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to modernize applications and improve engineering efficiency.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with Java, Spring, Spring Boot, REST/SOAP services and microservices.
• 5+ years of Angular/full stack development experience, including technical leadership responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of software engineering principles, object-oriented design, design patterns, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Experience with SQL, relational databases and enterprise application integrations.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, source control and DevOps practices.
• Demonstrated ability to independently design and deliver complex enterprise solutions.
• Strong technical leadership, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financial services, wealth management or other enterprise-scale environments.
• Experience with reporting technologies such as JasperReports.
• Practical experience applying AI-assisted engineering tools to software design, development and automation.
• Experience with MQ/Kafka, NoSQL databases and distributed caching.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and modern deployment platforms.

Education

Bachelor’s - Completed (Required)

Work Experience

General Experience - 6 to 10 years

Travel

Less than 25%

Workstyle

Hybrid

The total compensation for this position includes base salary or wages, and may include components such as additional compensation (cash or equity), discretionary bonuses or commissions. This position is eligible for a benefits package that may include medical, dental and vision; life insurance; critical illness insurance and accident insurance; disability benefits retirement savings paid time off (including vacation, holidays and sick leave) and parental leave. Eligibility for benefits and specific offerings may vary based on position and employment status. To view more details of the benefits offered, visit Myrjbenefits.com.

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity independence and a conservative long-term view. We expect our associates at all levels to:

• Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
• Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
• Make prompt pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
• Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

At Raymond James - as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value and respect the uniqueness experiences and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization clients and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.

Raymond James is a diversified financial services company providing wealth management capital markets asset management banking and other services to individuals corporations and municipalities. Founded in 1962 in St. Petersburg Florida rather than on Wall Street, we have always embraced being a different kind of financial services firm. Today Raymond James has locations and subsidiaries across the United States Canada the United Kingdom and Germany and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RJF.

Thanks for your interest in working with Raymond James. While we might not have the perfect role for you today, we’d love to keep in touch. Our business is deeply focused on people and their financial well-being. We’re committed to helping individuals corporations and institutions achieve their goals while also supporting successful professionals and helping our communities prosper. We believe doing well and doing good aren’t mutually exclusive. As an established but ever-evolving company you can start – or continue – growing your career here. We invest in you with wide-ranging benefits and the support of leaders and colleagues who care. From development opportunities and enriching networking groups to prioritizing diversity inclusion and the power of different perspectives Raymond James is where good people grow. Our people-first culture is outlined in our Culture Blueprint. Check it out to see why many choose to work at Raymond James - and why they stay.