Software Engineering Lead

Bessemer Trust; Port Reading (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Competitive benefits

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Bessemer Trust is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build scalable, secure applications supporting our wealth management platform. You will work across front-end and back-end teams, leveraging React, .NET, AWS, and modern tooling to deliver resilient services.

You will mentor engineers, participate in code reviews, and drive CI/CD, testing, and security best practices while collaborating with Business Solution Engineers and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of software engineering experience including system design, development, testing, and production support.
• 5+ years hands-on with .NET and modern full-stack development.
• Strong proficiency with React (18+), TypeScript, and component-based UI frameworks (e.g., MUI).
• API design and integration (REST, GraphQL) and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-native application development.
• Strong understanding of relational databases, SQL optimization, and data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain secure, n-tier enterprise applications, combining backend services (.NET) with frontends (React).
• Design and integrate resilient connections across external APIs, internal systems, and vendor platforms.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions with intuitive user interfaces.
• Drive CI/CD excellence through automated testing and security-first coding standards.
• Analyze complex technical challenges and identify automation opportunities to improve production stability.
• Mentor engineers, participate in code reviews, and maintain clear technical documentation.

Skills

C#/.NET

React

TypeScript

AWS

API design (REST/GraphQL)

CI/CD

SQL/Data modeling

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering

Tools

Git

Bitbucket

Job description

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining innovative, scalable, and secure applications that support the firm’s strategic objectives. Your expertise in front-end and back-end development, cloud infrastructure, vendor implementation/integration, and automation will be crucial in building transformative digital products.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain secure, n-tier enterprise applications, combining robust backend services (C#/.NET, REST/GraphQL APIs) with scalable, reusable frontends (React 18+, TypeScript, MUI).
• Design and integrate resilient connections across external APIs, internal systems, and vendor platforms.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions, ensuring intuitive user interfaces.
• Drive CI/CD excellence through automated testing (unit, integration, end-to-end), strong debugging practices, and adherence to security-first coding standards to protect sensitive client data.
• Analyze complex technical challenges, identifying opportunities to automate workflows and improve production stability and efficiency.
• Mentor engineers, contribute to code reviews, promote best practices, and maintain clear technical documentation.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Business Solution Engineers, QA, and business stakeholders, to ensure successful project delivery.
• Clearly communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, including system design, development, testing, and production support.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with .NET and modern full‑stack development.
• Strong proficiency in building modern web applications using React (18+), TypeScript, and component-based UI frameworks (e.g., MUI).
• Solid experience with API design and integration (REST, GraphQL) and distributed systems.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS and cloud-native application development.
• Strong understanding of relational databases, SQL optimization, and data modeling.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and modern development tooling (e.g., Git, Bitbucket).
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience with AWS services, such as (ECS/EKS or Lambda), API Gateway, S3, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, SNS/SQS, CloudWatch.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools.
• Experience in developing portfolio management and trading applications and working with third party wealth management and order management platforms.

Join Our Dynamic IT Team At Bessemer

Are you ready to be part of something exciting? Our IT department is growing and evolving, and Bessemer is making a tremendous investment in technology. We want you to be part of this exciting journey.

Why Bessemer?

• Long-Term Vision: We believe in a stable and ongoing focus on building modern engineering solutions for our clients and employees.
• Ambitious Roadmap: We're on a multi-year journey to transform our investments platform and build a modern advisor workstation.
• Innovative Leadership: Our IT leadership has energized our organization with an innovative and strategic mindset.

What We Offer

• Incredible Work Environment: Enjoy modern collaboration spaces and a subsidized cafeteria.
• Smart and Friendly Colleagues: Work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry.
• Work-Life Fit: We value your well-being and support a healthy work-life balance.

The base salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year. This range reflects the minimum and maximum base salary we reasonably expect to pay for this role. In addition, this position may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, and other compensation programs as applicable. Eligible employees may participate in a 401(k) program with a generous profit-sharing contribution, medical, prescription dental, and vision coverage; life insurance; disability coverage; paid holidays; vacation; and sick time, subject to plan terms and Company policies.

About Bessemer Trust

• Bessemer Trust is a family office, overseeing $250 billion in assets for 3,000 individuals and families of substantial wealth. Its more than 1,300 employees are singularly focused on private wealth management — disciplined investment management, sophisticated wealth planning, comprehensive family office services, and highly personalized client service.
• Established in 1907 as the family office for Annie and Henry Phipps, Bessemer Trust is in its seventh generation of ownership by the Phipps family. As a self-made entrepreneur, Henry Phipps was a founding partner and chief financial officer of Carnegie Steel.
• Bessemer Trust retains its original focus as a privately owned and independent wealth manager deeply committed to its mission of providing peace of mind to its clients. Bessemer’s adherence to putting clients’ interests first, fiduciary mindset, and highly collaborative culture are at the heart of everything the firm does.

Key Facts

• For more than 119 years, Bessemer Trust has operated continuously in a single line of business, independently owned by one family.
• Headquartered in New York’s Rockefeller Center, Bessemer Trust has 22 offices in total. Woodbridge, NJ, is one of the firm’s largest offices, which hosts a wide range of technology and operations professionals. In addition to its sizable presence in New York and Woodbridge, the firm provides client service through offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Delaware, Denver, Garden City, Grand Cayman, Greenwich, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Naples, Nevada, Palm Beach, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Stuart, and Washington, D.C.
• To watch a video about Bessemer Trust’s history, click here.
• To learn more about Bessemer Trust, click here.

About Our Employee Rewards And Benefits

• We provide exceptional rewards and benefits that are among the best in the industry, giving our people access to a wide range of options, including:
• Competitive base salary plus discretionary annual bonus for select positions
• A 401(k) plan with a generous annual profit-sharing contribution
• Personalized development and career opportunities, including tuition reimbursement support
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with zero contributions for employee coverage
• Employee assistance (EAP) and wellness programs
• Hybrid work environment: 60% in office, 40% remote for most positions
• Paid time off and paid parental leave
• Employer-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage
• Legal services and financial wellness plans at no cost to employees

Bessemer Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply.