Senior Software Engineer (Retirement Strategies)

Prudential Financial; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 107,700 - 160,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market competitive base salary

Yearly bonus potential

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k) plan with company match

Education Benefit for degree financing

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Newark, NJ is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to modernize platforms within Retirement Strategies Technology. This role requires 4+ years of software engineering experience and familiarity with Agile methodologies. Candidates should have strong coding skills across multiple languages and collaborate effectively within a hybrid work environment. Competitive salary range is between $107,700 and $160,500, with comprehensive benefits including a 401(k) plan and wellness programs.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Strong understanding of software security principles.

Responsibilities

• Build applications adhering to coding practices and industry standards.
• Develop high-quality and efficient code.
• Collaborate with product owners to define feature stories.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Teamwork

Agile methodologies

Leadership

Collaboration

Self-initiative

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Python

Java

JavaScript

React

Node.js

Spring Boot

AWS

Job description

Senior Software Engineer (Retirement Strategies)

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Job Classification: Technology – Engineering & Cloud.

Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability and efficiency? The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential, you’ll unlock an exciting and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.

Retirement Strategies Technology is at the forefront of modernizing how we deliver retirement security. The team is driving multi‑year investments in digital platforms, automation, and advanced data capabilities to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency. By blending human expertise with cutting‑edge technology, Retirement Strategies Technology is shaping a future where retirement planning is more accessible, personalized, and secure.

Your Team & Role

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Retirement Strategies Technology team, you will partner with product owners, tech leads, designers, engineers and delivery professionals to modernize our platforms. You will bring excellent problem‑solving, communication and teamwork skills, along with agile ways of working, strong business insight, an inclusive leadership attitude and a continuous learning focus to all that you do.

We are hiring multiple Senior Software Engineers across several focus areas including Front‑End Development, Back‑End Development, Full Stack Engineering, Data Engineering, and Data/Cloud/API Engineering. These roles are based at our Newark, NJ corporate headquarters with a hybrid work arrangement requiring a minimum of three days per week onsite.

Typical Day Responsibilities

• Build applications ensuring the code follows latest coding practices and industry standards, using modern design patterns and architectural principles.
• Develop high quality, well‑documented and efficient code adhering to all applicable Prudential standards.
• Collaborate with product owners to understand needs and define feature stories, with tech leads in defining technical design, and with other team members to understand the system end‑to‑end and deliver robust solutions that bring business impact.
• Write unit, integration tests and functional automation, and research problems discovered by quality assurance or product support, developing solutions to address the problems.
• Apply an understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, identify opportunities to provide input to the team and coach others, and embed learning and innovation in the day‑to‑day.
• Work on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in‑depth evaluation of various factors.
• Use programming languages including but not limited to Python, Java, JavaScript, React, Spring Boot, Node.js frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Typically, 4+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Demonstrated emerging leadership capabilities, including initiating and driving projects with moderate guidance and support.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and Test‑Driven Development (TDD).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively represent the team and engage with cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an ongoing basis through self‑initiative and tackling challenges.
• Experience with AWS services and DevOps practices.
• Solid understanding of software security principles and secure coding practices.

Technical Focus Areas

Front‑End Development

• UI/UX design principles, CIAM experience.
• JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, React, Node, Angular.
• REST API development and DevOps.
• Experience with both React and Angular; transitioning from Angular to React is a plus.
• Databases: DynamoDB, DocumentDB, DB2, Oracle, Postgres, Redshift.

Back‑End Development

• API management and security.
• Java, JavaScript, Python, Node, Spring Boot, Spring Batch.
• REST API development and DevOps.
• Databases: DynamoDB, DocumentDB, DB2, Oracle, Postgres, Redshift.

Full Stack Engineering

• Strong breadth across both front‑end and back‑end technologies.
• Java, JavaScript, Python, React, Node, Angular, Spring Boot, Spring Batch.
• Experience with both React and Angular; transitioning from Angular to React is a plus.
• Databases: DynamoDB, DocumentDB, DB2, Oracle, Postgres, Redshift.

Data Engineering

• Databases: DynamoDB, DocumentDB, DB2, Oracle, Postgres, Redshift.
• Data modeling and visualization using Power BI.
• Experience with Purview and Fabric.

Data / Cloud / API Engineering

• Back‑end dev expertise/experience; API management and security.
• Java, JavaScript, Python, Node, Spring Boot, Spring Batch.
• REST API development and DevOps expertise/experience.
• DynamoDB, DocumentDB, DB2, Oracle, Postgres, Redshift.
• Cloud technologies like Glue, Step Functions, EventBridge, Lambdas, SNS, etc.
• ETL using Python, Spring Boot and AWS Glue.
• Use developer productivity AI tools such as Claude.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Development.
• Architecture Patterns.
• Design Thinking.
• Financial/Insurance industry knowledge is a plus, not a must.

Benefits

Salary range: $107,700.00 – $160,500.00. Specific pricing may vary within the above range based on factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences such as parental and military leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
• Company‑funded pension plan.
• Wellness programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices over one year of service.

Equity & Legal Statements

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.

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