AI Product Backend Developer (Prompt Engineering Focus)

The Senior Software Developer programs and configures software to meet TIAA business needs. Under moderate supervision, this job identifies and analyzes business software needs, writes code to optimize the performance and efficiency of the organization's IT platform/infrastructure and conducts testing to ensure programs are functioning properly.
Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Interprets written business requirements and technical specification documents to design and develop technical solutions that meet business needs in financial industry.
• Collaborates with IT and Business partners to design, develop, and troubleshoot end to end technical solutions.
• Performs coding to written technical specifications.
• Tests the resulting coding components in accordance with company standards and as defined in approved testing plans.
• Investigates, analyzes and documents reported defects – raising issues as appropriate.
• Analyzes run time profiles to debug errors that may exist.
• Performs maintenance programming and correction of identified defects.
• Solves a majority of defects that arise, but escalates complex issues to more senior team members.

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 2+ Years Required; 3+ Years Preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
6IC

Position Summary:  Describe below the primary purpose and function of this job

We are seeking a highly skilled Fullstack Engineer with a strong emphasis on backend development to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have robust experience in designing, building, and maintaining scalable and high-performance backend systems while being proficient in frontend technologies to support end-to-end application development. This role requires expertise in modern backend frameworks, databases, and APIs, alongside familiarity with frontend development to collaborate across the stack effectively.  

Key Duties & Responsibilities:  List up to 5 key duties and responsibilities, management responsibilities and time spent (if applicable)

• 1. Backend Development:  
    - Design, develop, and maintain scalable and secure server-side applications and services.  
    - Build and optimize RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL endpoints for frontend integration.  
    - Develop and manage databases, ensuring data integrity, security, and performance.  
    - Implement caching, queuing, and other performance optimization techniques.  
  2. Frontend Development:  
    - Collaborate with frontend engineers to integrate backend services seamlessly.  
    - Build and maintain basic user interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue.js).  
  3. Architecture and Design:  
    - Contribute to system design discussions, ensuring scalability and maintainability.  
    - Develop reusable and modular code using best practices in software engineering.  
  4. Collaboration:  
    - Work closely with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, Product, and QA.  

- Participate in code reviews and mentor junior engineers.  
5. Maintenance and Monitoring:  
  - Troubleshoot and resolve bugs, performance bottlenecks, and production incidents.  
  - Implement observability practices such as logging, monitoring, and alerting.  
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Backend Development Expertise:
- Proficiency in backend programming languages such as Node.js, Python, Java, Ruby, or Go.
- Experience with frameworks like Express.js, Spring Boot, Django, or FastAPI.  
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.  
- Expertise in database design and management (SQL databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL databases like MongoDB, DynamoDB).  
- Hands-on experience with API design (RESTful or GraphQL).  
- Familiarity with authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., OAuth, JWT).  

• - Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.  
  - Ability to work in agile development environments (Scrum/Kanban).  
  - Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.  
  DevOps & Cloud Skills: 
  - Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.  
  - Experience with containerization and orchestration

Management/Leadership Responsibility:  Is management of people a primary focus of the role?  If so, how many direct and indirect employees are managed?  Do any of them manage a function or process?

• Puts the client first: Uses client insights to drive and guide the development of the market/business strategy.  Establishes a culture that champions simple, yet creative, ideas to serve clients.  Creates structures and processes that enables teams to deliver with a client first mindset.
• Values our people: Creates a culture where others feel cared for, respected, and supported. Creates a culture that supports the development, growth, mobility, and sponsorship of associates, enabling them to thrive. Establishes processes for teams to share feedback, both positive and constructive.
• Acts with integrity: Recognizes and supports those who speak up and do what is right. Creates safe space for respectful, constructive debate within the organization. Creates a culture of trust, respect, and outcomes.
• Takes personal accountability: Demonstrates a commitment to running an efficient organization that maximizes client outcomes. Creates a safe environment to admit mistakes and to share successes. Establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results.
• Operates as one team: Creates teams that value and blend diverse ideas and perspectives. Seeks opportunities to foster collaboration and integrate different ways of working across teams and departments.
• Delivers excellence: Creates an agile culture by embracing new ways of working and encouraging others to do the same. Encourages and invests in high potential innovation and reinvention opportunities. Creates an Innovation friendly environment.

Budget Responsibility: Does the position have responsibility for Revenue, Operating (expense) Budget, etc.?  If so, what is the scope?

N/A

Impact:

NA

NA

Business or Industry Expertise:  Describe the degree of knowledge and understanding required of TIAA’s business and industry, commercial environment and of competitors products and services.

Interactions / Interpersonal Skills:  Describe the nature and level of interactions this job has with others, both internally and externally.  Explain any specific interpersonal skills necessary to successfully perform this role (i.e., negotiation skills, represents business at external events or to governmental bodies, etc. ).

Excellent in Interpersonal Skills.

Good at written and verbal communication.

Job Requirements And Qualifications:  Indicate the minimum and preferred education and experience for the job and any licenses and certifications required

Required Education:

B.E or B.Tech

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Preferred Education:

MBA

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Skills and Abilities:

• Work Experience: 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred

Backend Development Expertise:
- Proficiency in backend programming languages such as Node.js, Python, Java, Ruby, or Go.
- Experience with frameworks like Express.js, Spring Boot, Django, or FastAPI.  
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.  
- Expertise in database design and management (SQL databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL databases like MongoDB, DynamoDB).  
- Hands-on experience with API design (RESTful or GraphQL).  
- Familiarity with authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., OAuth, JWT).  

• - Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.  
  - Ability to work in agile development environments (Scrum/Kanban).  
  - Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.  
  DevOps & Cloud Skills: 
  - Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.  
  - Experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).  
   
• Preferred Qualifications:
  - Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.  
  - Knowledge of event-driven architectures and message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ.  
  - Experience with testing frameworks for backend and frontend (e.g., Jest, Mocha, Pytest).  
  - Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)

Related Skills

Application Programming Interface (API) Development/Integration, Automation, Communication, Consultative Communication, Containerization, DevOps, Enterprise Application Integration, Influence, Organizational Savviness, Problem Solving, Prototyping, Relationship Management, Scalability/Reliability, Software Development Life Cycle, Systems Design/Analysis

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Company Overview

TIAA Global Capabilities was established in 2016 with a mission to tap into a vast pool of talent, reduce risk by insourcing key platforms and processes, as well as contribute to innovation with a focus on enhancing our technology stack. TIAA Global Capabilities is focused on building a scalable and sustainable organization , with a focus on technology , operations and expanding into the shared services business space.

 
Working closely with our U.S. colleagues and other partners, our goal is to reduce risk, improve the efficiency of our technology and processes and develop innovative ideas to increase throughput and productivity.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. TIAA does not discriminate against any candidate or employee on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.

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