Staff Software Engineer - Java
FINRA•Rockville, MD
•$83,900 - $180,400•Hybrid
About The Position
Under general supervision, the Staff Software Engineer assists in developing software products and works on improving the overall quality of the product throughout the software development life cycle. Receives general instruction on work and exercises judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Influences others within one’s specific area of responsibility. Demonstrates FINRA’s values, including collaboration, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.
Requirements
- Solid understanding in computer science fundamentals - Algorithm design, Problem solving, Complexity analysis and data structures
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline with at least 5 years of related experience, or equivalent training and/or work experience.
- System design experience
- Strong experience in object-oriented development
- Strong experience with cloud technologies
- Strong experience in data storage technologies
- Experience in performance tuning and optimization
- Experience in DevOps and CI\CD technologies
- Experience test automation and unit testing
- Experience software security
Responsibilities
- Writes code that captures the essential nature of the solution and is appropriately flexible, reusable, efficient, and adaptable to changing requirements
- Ensures completion of tasks and quality of work; supports peers to ensure the team delivers consistently
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot, building well-structured RESTful APIs that power business-critical applications
- Implement microservices following established architectural patterns, collaborating with senior engineers on service boundaries, data contracts, and integration approaches
- Build and maintain event-driven workflows using AWS services, ensuring reliable, decoupled communication between services
- Develop and deploy cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services including ECS, Lambda, Step Functions, and RDS, following team standards for reliability and performance
- Participate in building and improving CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing and smooth, repeatable deployments
- Design and implement data persistence across relational and NoSQL databases applying sound data modeling and query optimization practices
- Analyzes the system to determine the properties and functions of each piece of work
- Builds tools and produce technical documentation to improve developer efficiency and drive alignment within my team
- Ensures actions and problem solving align with team level goals
- Adapts to business change and seeks out new learning opportunities
- Recommends viable alternatives when faced with shifting priorities
- Build productive internal and/or external working relationships to resolve mutual problems
- Shares with teammates within own area of knowledge/expertise, presenting relevant information in a logical and timely manner
- Proactively acknowledges the importance of perspectives and supports appropriately
- Identifies and connects with others who can help them succeed
Benefits
- discretionary bonus
- overtime pay
- comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
- basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal insurance
- immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match
- eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution
- tuition reimbursement
- commuter benefits
- adoption assistance
- backup family care
- surrogacy benefits
- employee assistance
- wellness programs
- 15 days of paid time off (increasing with years of service, up to 25 days)
- 5 personal days
- 9 sick days
- two volunteer service days
- military leave
- jury duty leave
- bereavement leave
- voting and election official leave
- care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment)
- childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment)
- nine paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
