Job offer Senior Software Engineer - Trading Technology

There is a place for you at T. Rowe Price to grow, contribute, learn, and make a difference.?? We are a premier?asset?manager?focused on delivering global investment management excellence and retirement services that investors can rely on today and in the future. The work we do matters. We invite you to explore the opportunity to join us and grow your career with us.

Overview 

The Trading Execution team at T. Rowe Price is looking for an experienced  Software Engineer to join our team to design and develop new capabilities for our global trading desk. The primary objective is to play a key role in the modernization and redevelopment of our trader analytics dashboard and play a significant part in implementing our firm's interoperability strategy. The project will involve building next-generation modern front-end and native cloud-based systems to let traders make quick and informed decisions with regards to their trading workflow.  

 

The key technical requirement is for someone that has proven experience building reactive architectures (using frameworks such as Reactive Extensions or RxJS) and understands how to use Domain Driven Design to ensure the core domain code has a tight affinity with the conceptual model. They ideal candidate will likely come from a strong C# background with recent React experience. 

 

You should be comfortable working in a cross-functional Scrum team with significant daily interaction with the trading teams. As a key contributor throughout the entire development cycle, you will be required to be agile, think outside the box and bring cutting edge technology in-house.?In this role you will design, develop, modify, adapt, and implement short- and long-term solutions to information technology needs through new and existing applications, systems, databases and applications infrastructure. You will review and interpret system requirements and business processes as well as code, test, debug and implement software solutions.  

 

Role summary and job responsibilities 

Contributing to the development of standard methodologies within your group
Leading code reviews and actively participates in providing feedback on others' designs/code
Being accountable for technical debt in your own software
Taking control of complex problems and step through them in a rational way
Making tactical vs. strategic trade-offs
Being flexible in your thinking; able to evolve a solution when additional information or ideas are presented
Actively helping team members/make suggestions to improve practices
Demonstrates strong logic and reasoning capabilities
Providing on-call support as needed
 

Business knowledge 

Applies understanding of the Financial Services and Asset Management industries
Able to work directly with business partners
Decisions show a focus on current and future business priorities, together with fiscal responsibility
Can articulate business needs and translate them into technology solutions
Essential Requirements 

BS or MS Degree in a technical discipline and 5+ years of demonstrated hands-on software engineering experience.? Additional experience may substitute for degree.
Experience with React and UI testing frameworks such as Selenium or Playwright 
Programs proficiently in several languages (C# .Net preferred) and is comfortable switching between them
Strong Test-Driven Development and desire to write simple, adaptive, and iterative code
Knowledge of SQL, Relational Database Concepts and Stored Procedures
Able to operate with openness and efficiency with one or more SDLC methodologies (e.g., Scrum)
Actively seeks feedback and guidance to improve technical skills (e.g., through submitting work for code review)
Works with existing data models and schemas and suggests changes and improvements where necessary
Debugs and fixes your own software with minimal assistance
Develops data models or schemas from scratch and knows of key concepts such as ACID, Normalization, and Transactions
Debugs large components with limited assistance and assists other engineers
Practices automated testing and tests your work in an automated and repeatable way
Enthusiasm for learning & results oriented
Desired 

Architectural styles: Reactive/Event-Driven, Domain Driven Design.
Experience working with FDC3 or any interop desktop container (OpenFin, Finsemble, Glue42) is a strong plus
Experience building backend APIs using GraphQL, REST and gRPC
AWS experience is a strong plus
Experience building applications and deploying to public or private clouds, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or similar providers preferred
Experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced, Agile team environment
Financial industry experience is a plus
 

Work Flexibility 

This role is eligible for remote work up to three days a week. 

 

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

We strive for equity, equality, and opportunity for all associates. When we embrace the power of diversity and create an environment where people can bring their authentic and best selves to work, our firm is stronger, and we create greater value for our clients. Our commitment and inclusive programming aim to lift the experience for each associate and builds allies for our global associate community. We know that a sense of belonging is key not only to your success at the firm, but also to your ability to bring your best each day.

T Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, colour, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.