Senior Software Engineer

Voya Financial, Inc.; New Jersey; On-site; USD 158,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision and life plans

401(k) Savings plan

Voya Retirement Plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off and holidays

Volunteer time

Job summary

Voya Financial in New Jersey is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead design and implementation of complex software features and systems. This role contributes to architecture decisions, mentors junior engineers, and collaborates across teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that align with business priorities.

You will design, build and own front-end and back-end systems using modern languages, lead development within the team, translate complex business requirements into

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in full stack or specialized software development roles.
• in-depth experience with React or Angular and Node.js, Python, or Java.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and own scalable and maintainable front-end and back-end systems using modern languages and frameworks.
• Leads development within the team for key application features, ensuring code quality, performance, and security.
• Translate complex business requirements into technical solutions with minimal oversight.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and enforce best practices.
• Work cross-functionally across the team and collaborate with adjacent teams, including DevOps and QA to ensure robust CI/CD pipelines and testing strategies.
• Engage with stakeholders to understand requirements and contribute to technical planning.
• Participate in system architecture discussions and clearly communicate proposals.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement proactive monitoring and observability tools.

Skills

Front-end frameworks

Back-end languages

Cloud platforms

Databases

CI/CD

Mentoring

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Azure

AWS

SQL

NoSQL

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.

We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.

Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

Profile Summary

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for leading the design and implementation of complex software features and systems. This role contributes significantly to architecture decisions, mentors junior engineers, and collaborates across teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that align with business priorities.

Profile Description

• Design, build and own scalable and maintainable front-end and back-end systems using modern languages and frameworks.
• Leads development within the team for key application features, ensuring code quality, performance, and security.
• Translate complex business requirements into technical solutions with minimal oversight.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and enforce best practices.
• Work cross-functionally across the team and collaborate with adjacent teams, including DevOps and QA to ensure robust CI/CD pipelines and testing strategies.
• Engage with stakeholders to understand requirements and contribute to technical planning.
• Participate in system architecture discussions and clearly communicate proposals.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement proactive monitoring and observability tools.

Knowledge & Experience

• 4–6 years of experience in full stack or specialized software development roles.
• Proficiency in at least one major front-end framework (React, Angular) and one back-end language (Node.js, Python, or Java).
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), databases (SQL/NoSQL), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring junior developers.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Compensation Pay Disclosure

Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.

The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long‑term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part‑time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

$158,430 - $198,040 USD

Be Well. Stay Well.

Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.

What We Offer

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

Learn More About Voya Benefits (download PDF)

Critical Skills

• Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
• Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well‑reasoned solution.
• Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
• Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
• Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

Learn More About Critical Skills

Equal Employment Opportunity

Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.

Reasonable Accommodations

Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities.

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