Sr Software Engineer

Threadneedle group; New York, Northern (NY, KY); On-site; USD 155,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameriprise Financial is seeking a senior full stack engineer/lead to modernize investment technology in NYC. You will drive cloud-native solutions, pair with global stakeholders, and shape architecture for robust portfolio management and trading platforms.

The role requires deep experience in JavaScript ecosystems, AWS services, and hands-on leadership to guide a development team through SDLC milestones and production support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience with leadership exposure.
• Strong command of full stack development: Javascript, React/Angular, Node.js or Java/.NET/Python and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Drive full stack application development across cloud-native and hybrid architectures.
• Design and implement scalable APIs with security, monitoring, and logging.
• Develop rich UI components using React or Angular frameworks.
• Manage AWS infrastructure components and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Javascript

React

Angular

Node.js

Java

Python

SQL

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Jenkins

Github Actions

Terraform

CloudFormation

Snowflake

Jest

Cypress

Selenium

Job description

About Our Company

We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Since 1894, Ameriprise Financial has helped people feel more confident about their financial future. Guided by strong values and a deep commitment to clients, we've remained a trusted leader in financial planning and advice for more than 130 years. Through our businesses, Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance & Annuities, we deliver advice, investment and protection solutions designed for long‑term success. While each business brings distinct capabilities and expertise, all are united by our unwavering focus on clients and a strong financial foundation. For you, that means the opportunity to build a meaningful career in a high‑performing, collaborative culture where your expertise can grow, your contributions are valued and your work can make a real impact. As a global financial services company with three complementary businesses, the breadth of our capabilities sets us apart. It also creates unique opportunities for employees to learn, collaborate and grow their careers: Ameriprise Financial: Financial planning, advice and wealth management. Columbia Threadneedle Investments: Global asset management serving individual, institutional and corporate clients. RiverSource Insurance & Annuities: Products and solutions designed to help clients protect and grow their wealth. Explore opportunities within each business and region below. Ameriprise US | Careers Ameriprise India | Careers Columbia Threadneedle Investments US | Careers Columbia Threadneedle Investments EMEA APAC | Careers RiverSource | Careers

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced and hands‑on full stack developer Sr / Lead Engineer to join our Asset Management – Investment Technology in NYC. This role will play a critical part in modernising and supporting core investment platforms, with a focus on scalable cloud‑based architecture, full stack delivery and robust engineering practices. You will work across investment technology stacks, engage directly with global stakeholders across investment, operations, products and wider technology teams and help drive technology solutions that support portfolio management and trading

Key Responsibilities

• Drive full stack application development using modern technologies across cloud‑native and hybrid architectures
• Design and implement scalable and APIs with strong security, monitoring and logging frameworks
• Develop rich UI components using framework such as React or Angular
• Manage AWS based infrastructure components and CI/CD pipelines (CloudFormation, Lambda, ECS, S3, RDS etc.)
• Own the production environment operations and applications. Be responsible for reviewing and approving all change before it is deployed into your production environment.
• Collaborate with business and product teams to shape requirements and translate them into technical specifications and delivery plan
• Interface with vendors (e.g., Blackrock Aladdin, Snowflake, etc.) for issue resolution, feature enhancements and to ensure robust system integration
• Continuously seek automation opportunities to improve team efficiency
• Execute and/or oversee the creation of low level design documents (including code samples/outlines) and detailed engineering specifications based on complex business, user, and non‑functional (e.g. performance, reliability, balance, and controls) requirements.
• Write code that adheres to standards, procedures, and techniques.
• Maintain integrity of existing program logic according to specifications.
• Complete deliverables using the Software Development Life‑Cycle (SDLC).
• Partner with the business and project team to gather requirements and fully understand project goals, and then use this information to effectively plan and lead the development process.
• Participate in project design walk‑throughs.
• Evaluate interrelationships between applications and design for effective interfaces between interrelated applications/systems.
• Appropriately address failure scenarios in design work.
• Proactively review then plan and execute corrective action in response to production support issues, as required.
• Lead the code review process to ensure development work adheres to standards and specifications, which includes peer review, as well as code review external to development team.
• Write and/or revise system design documentation and operations documentation to include providing required input into operation support manuals and user guides.
• Create and properly archive all project related documentation.
• Ensure all code is effectively unit tested prior to being released to the quality assurance team.
• Resolve all unit test issues in a timely manner.
• Assist the quality assurance team in identifying test cases and in creating/mining test data to enable a thorough test of all development deliverables.
• Respond to all inquiries and issues in a timely manner as the developed code/program moves through the testing process and into production.
• Approve code to be put into production.
• Provide oversight, mentorship, and technical leadership to a development team, which consists of employees, contractors, and vendor partner resources, to ensure the timely execution of project deliverables.
• Provide governance oversight to ensure adherence to development strategy, standards, tools, and procedures.
• Guide the development teams to consistently apply appropriate development principles and standards during all phases of the development life‑cycle.
• Conduct annual asset health and security assessment.
• Improve health of system assets by identifying enhancements to improve performance, reliability, and resource consumption.
• Track standards exceptions (e.g. security gaps) to ensure they are addressed in a planful and timely manner.
• Evaluate, troubleshoot, and lead root‑cause analysis for production issues and system failures.
• Determine corrective action and improvements to prevent recurrence.
• Provide implementation/production support, as required.
• Maintain up‑to‑date skills in software development technologies and a broad understanding of the business, business needs, and how applications/assets drive and support the business (understand the greater impact of assets/applications and development work).
• Provide expertise in the selection and implementation of development tools and best practices, as well as recommendations on priority and asset investments.
• Establish and maintain productive working relationships with business partners and project teams.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years in a lead role
• Strong command of full stack development: Javascript (React/Angular), Node.js or Java/.NET/ Python and SQL
• Hands‑on experience with AWS architecture and services (Glue, Lambda, API gateway, IAM, S3, CloudWatch etc.)
• CI/CD tools: Jenkins, Github Actions, Terraform or CloudFormation
• Strong API development and integration experience
• Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, Cypress, Selenium)
• Proven ability to led teams and drive cross‑functional delivery in a matrix environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working in the Asset Management, Investment Banking or Wealth Management
• Knowledge of front office platform and workflows: SMA, OMS, PMS and risk engines
• Experience with SMA / ETF platforms and fund lifecycle processes
• Familiarity with Snowflake, Python and event driven architecture
• Exposure to regulatory reporting, ESG data pipelines or performance attribution systems

Base Pay Salary & Benefits

The estimated base salary for this role is $155,000 - $197,000 / year. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long‑term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well‑being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurance.

Work Arrangement

Full-Time/Part-Time Full time Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt Job Family Group Technology Line of Business TECH Technology

Equal Opportunity Statement

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.