Lead Software Engineer –Hybrid Baltimore, MD

T. Rowe Price • New York, NY

2d • $145,000 - $309,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer to join T. Rowe Price Labs’ AI Engineering team. In this role, you will guide technical direction, mentor engineers, and lead the delivery of high-impact software and intelligent systems that help accelerate innovation across the firm. Positions are available in our New York City office or with our AI Engineering squad in Harbor Point, Baltimore, MD. In either location, you will work closely with engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders to incubate new products, mature them for production, and enable broader adoption through a Build-Operate-Transfer model. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who enjoys solving complex engineering problems, working across disciplines, and helping define how modern software products are built, scaled, and adopted responsibly. You will contribute to shared capabilities, influence engineering standards and best practices, and help shape the future of engineering within T. Rowe Labs.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of progressive software engineering experience developing applications in object-oriented languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript, including experience leading technical delivery across teams or major initiatives.
• Extensive hands-on experience architecting and delivering cloud-native solutions using AWS or Azure, containerized microservices, and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience building or leading development of scalable software products, intelligent workflows, or data-driven applications in production or near-production environments.
• Strong architectural, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to lead teams through complex technical challenges.
• Strong communication and influence skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, product, and business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated commitment to engineering excellence through setting and upholding standards for automated testing, code reviews, observability, and continuous delivery.
• Results-oriented leader with a passion for mentoring others, fostering innovation, and operating effectively in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.

Nice To Haves

• Experience contributing to shared platform capabilities, workflow systems, retrieval-based services, or other reusable engineering components.
• Understanding of financial markets, asset management, or financial instruments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, deployment, and evolution of scalable software systems and intelligent applications within modern cloud-native architectures.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers across squads, helping raise the bar on architecture, engineering quality, and execution.
• Drive the Build-Operate-Transfer model by incubating new products, hardening them for production, and partnering with business-aligned technology teams to transition proven solutions for long-term ownership and scale.
• Work closely with engineers, product owners, and senior partners to shape ambiguous problems into scalable technology solutions that deliver measurable business value.
• Guide the development of reusable platform capabilities and shared engineering components that improve speed, consistency, and long-term scalability.
• Champion engineering excellence through strong software design, code quality, automated testing, continuous integration, and continuous delivery practices.
• Ensure systems are built with measurable quality, production readiness, operational observability, and appropriate controls.
• Oversee technical debt and drive continuous improvement across platforms, services, and development standards.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to apply modern technologies in ways that accelerate workflows, improve decision-making, and create scalable business impact across the firm.
• Engage directly with business stakeholders, product owners, and senior partners to understand priorities, shape solution direction, and align technical decisions to business outcomes.
• Apply strong product and engineering judgment to balance innovation, scalability, risk, and long-term maintainability.
• Translate complex business needs into robust, scalable technical solutions that support both immediate value delivery and broader enterprise adoption.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Annual bonus eligibility
• A generous retirement plan
• Hybrid work schedule
• Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy
• Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days
• Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior