Lead, Software Engineer - PGIM Technology (Hybrid - Newark, NJ)

PGIM • Newark, NJ

2d • $145,000 - $200,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Lead Software Engineer within PGIM Product Technology, you will design and deliver modern, intuitive, high-performance user interfaces, with a strong emphasis on React-based front-end development. You will work with product owners, designers, technical leads, engineers, and delivery professionals to build digital experiences that address complex business needs. The role includes ownership of reusable UI components and front-end architectures, collaboration across the stack with .NET, Python, and SQL/NoSQL services, and attention to quality, performance, accessibility, and usability.

You will translate business and user requirements into UI solutions, contribute to architecture decisions and technology standards, and code, test, and debug applications. You will lead a small engineering team, provide technical direction and mentorship, and promote sound practices across front-end development, backend services, and data access. The position also involves documenting architecture and operational practices, partnering with Infrastructure and DevOps on CI/CD, and continually evaluating tools and approaches that support developer productivity and operational excellence.

The role is based in Newark, New Jersey, under a hybrid work arrangement requiring on-site presence three days per week. The annual base salary range is $145,000 to $200,000, with actual compensation varying based on factors including location, experience, and skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10 or more years of professional software engineering experience, focused on enterprise-scale web applications, including recent hands-on leadership in React front-end development.
• Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS, and modern front-end frameworks, patterns, and tooling for reusable, scalable, accessible user interfaces.
• Familiarity with React.js server-side rendering concepts, such as Next.js and Node.js.
• Experience developing or supporting server-side-rendered React applications integrated with backend services.
• Experience building user interfaces with Microsoft Power Pages.
• Strong experience designing and building .NET backend services, including API design, integration patterns, security, and performance optimization.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including data modeling, queries, and integration patterns.
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Azure for cloud-native application development, deployments, integrations, and production operations.
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices, including automated builds, testing, and deployments using tools such as GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
• Strong architectural skills in defining and evolving front-end and full-stack standards, including UI component design, API interaction patterns, state management, and application layering.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams, provide technical guidance, conduct design and code reviews, and promote consistent engineering practices.
• Experience delivering multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment while balancing hands-on development and leadership and meeting timelines and quality expectations.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, including communicating technical concepts and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Financial Services industry experience, particularly in Asset Management, institutional funds, or mutual funds.
• Microsoft or cloud-related certifications, such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Developer Associate, or Azure Administrator Associate.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable UI architectures using React, TypeScript, and contemporary front-end patterns, with responsive, accessible, high-performance user experiences.
• Design, build, and maintain full-stack applications spanning React front ends, .NET backend services, and SQL/NoSQL data stores.
• Translate business and user requirements into technical solutions in partnership with product owners, UX designers, architects, and stakeholders.
• Establish and evolve application architecture standards for UI components, state management, API integration, and data access.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure and DevOps teams to define and extend CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, deployments, and consistent environments.
• Design schemas, queries, and data-access patterns to support data integrity, performance, and reliability across relational and NoSQL databases.
• Architect and integrate front-end solutions with backend and platform services, supporting secure and efficient API use and seamless user interactions.
• Lead a small engineering team through technical direction, hands-on guidance, code reviews, and mentorship.
• Promote best practices across UI development, backend services, and data access, emphasizing security, compliance, performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert and coach engineers on React, JavaScript/TypeScript, testing strategies, and application design.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design guidelines, coding standards, and operational playbooks.
• Collaborate with business and technology partners to deliver user-centered applications aligned with enterprise goals.
• Evaluate and adopt tools, frameworks, and patterns that improve developer productivity, application performance, observability, and operational excellence; share knowledge and promote consistency.

Benefits

• Market-competitive base salary and yearly bonus potential.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Paid Time Off and leaves of absence, including parental and military leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match up to 4%.
• Company-funded pension plan.
• Wellness programs, including up to $1,600 per year in reimbursement for items supporting personal wellbeing.
• Work/Life Resources for parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Education Benefit for approved degree programs and accredited certificate programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, with shares available at 85% of the lower of the beginning or ending price for the purchase period.

What This Job Offers

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