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As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will be involved in all stages of the project lifecycle from requirements to development, to implementation in production environments. This senior position is very hands-on and requires a strong ability to adapt to challenging problems and an intense desire to work as part of a cohesive team. All team members are expected to keep abreast of the latest industry trends, technologies, and frameworks and to display industry competitive skills and techniques.
What will you do:
- Participate in the design, solution, code, troubleshoot, resolve, and test software features and components in an Agile/Scrum environment as part of a Full Stack team
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and refine software requirements.
- Lead coding efforts for specific modules or features.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex software issues.
- Participate in code reviews and enforce coding standards.
- Contribute to architectural decisions and design discussions.
What will you bring:
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience applying strong object-oriented programming principles to design, develop, and maintain scalable, enterprise-grade applications.
- 5+ years of front-end engineering experience building modern, high-quality user interfaces using JavaScript or similar programming languages, with a focus on performance, usability, and maintainability.
- 5+ years of back-end development experience designing and implementing modular, service-oriented systems using object-oriented design patterns and best practices.
- Strong experience integrating applications and services with a solid understanding of data modeling and error handling.
- Advanced troubleshooting and debugging skills, with a proven ability to diagnose complex issues across front-end, back-end, and integration layers and deliver effective, long-term solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver consumer-grade application experiences, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate business and user needs into reliable, well-engineered solutions.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with experience mentoring junior engineers and contributing to technical design and architectural decisions.
- Understanding of Oracle, MySQL database, SQL, and Postgres SQL.
- Experiencing writing unit tests for end-to-end functional testing.
- Experience providing oversight, code-reviews, and guidance to less experienced engineers
- Bachelor's degree in related field or an equivalent combination of professional experience and/or training required
What will set you apart:
- Hands-on experience with SmartComm, including document composition, template development, and integration within enterprise application ecosystems.
- Hands on experience in the financial or healthcare industry, especially around forms and documents/confirmations
- Experience with JIRA, SharePoint, and MobaXterm or similar xserver and SSH clients
- Strong communication skills to engage with the business on requirement discussions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description. You may be required perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason, as per terms and conditions of your employment contract.
We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.
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Built on a foundation of trust, integrity and promise, we proudly serve over 71,000 outstanding organizations and more than 17 million individuals. ¹ We take great pride in helping people with saving, investing and advice, while providing them with the tools and resources they need to help reach their financial goals. We’re continuing to grow — and innovate — every day.
Our mission is to empower financial freedom for all. That mission starts by delivering advice, personalized guidance and critical support. We strive to meet the unique needs of everyone we serve and embrace the opportunity to inspire them along their journey.
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