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Technology - Engineering & CloudPrudential is seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to architect, build, and optimize a large-scale, Python-based actuarial annuities projection and valuation model. You’ll join a uniquely collaborative team blending actuarial and engineering expertise, working at the intersection of advanced financial modeling, software design, and operational excellence to deliver robust, production-ready solutions for annuity products. In this role, you’ll partner with actuaries, quantitative analysts, and DevOps engineers to ensure our platform is scalable and innovative. Your work will have a direct impact on Prudential’s business outcomes as we advance the future of actuarial technology.
You’ll join a high-impact team shaping the future of Prudential’s actuarial modeling and valuation technology.
Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day
- Build applications ensuring that the code follows latest coding practices and industry standards, using modern design patterns and architectural principles; with guidance, actively code against the roadmap
- Develop high quality, well documented and efficient code adhering to all applicable Prudential standards
- Collaborate with product owners in understanding needs and defining feature stories, tech leads in defining technical design and other team members to understand the system end-to-end and deliver robust solutions that bring about business impact
- Write unit, integration tests and functional automation, researching problems discovered by quality assurance or product support, developing solutions to address the problems
- Bring an understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, begin to identify opportunities to provide feedback to the team, and embed learning and innovation in the day-to-day
The Skills & Expertise You Bring
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science or related field
- 3-5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Advanced programming skills in Python and/or PyTorch (with emphasis on tensor operations)
- Experience developing and maintaining large, monolithic applications—ideally in financial modeling, valuation, or actuarial systems
- Deep understanding of how source code maps to GPU and CPU architectures
- Proficient with CI/CD pipelines, deployment best practices, and hands-on DevOps engineering
- Hands-on experience with Docker, AWS, Amazon RedShift, GitHub, and PostgreSQL
- Back-end engineering expertise, with experience on front-end
- Strategic thinker and independent problem solver—comfortable with ambiguity and high-stakes problem solving
- Proven ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to non-technical audiences and stakeholders
- Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and quality
Preferred qualifications:
Direct experience with actuarial or financial modeling, particularly annuities valuation and forecasting
Demonstrated experience mentoring or developing junior engineers
Familiarity with the fintech or insurtech sector
Experience with high-level programming languages such as C++ or Java
Strong linear algebra fundamentals for matrix or tensor calculations
Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day, your work transforms our experiences to make lives better. As you put your skills to use, we’ll help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities. You’ll be surprised by what this rock-solid organization has in store for you.
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 (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.
Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. To find out more about our Total Rewards package, visit Work Life Balance | Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.
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, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.
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PGIM, the investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc.* is a multi-manager that delivers industry-leading strategies and solutions to clients. Each business maintains its own investment process and culture, allowing for a singular focus on delivering investment returns for clients. The PGIM businesses offer investors a wide range of investment strategies across asset classes and geographies, including public equities, public and private fixed income, commercial mortgages and real estate. Clients of PGIM can rely on superior long-term performance, risk management expertise and innovative products to help them realize a wide range of business objectives. In addition, PGIM uses its collective knowledge and business expertise to work with public, private and non-profit sector partners to create solutions that address critical social issues that have an enduring impact. *Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom.
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