Chicago, Illinois
Lead Software Engineer Job Opening in Chicago, Illinois - SUMMARY
The Senior Software Engineer Development Lead will join the Information Technology group in a dynamic and growing Alternative Investments firm with a strong technology focus. The Senior Software Engineer will play a critical role in continuing to grow modern development practices and application architecture, leverage cloud base technology, and enable excellent user experience.
The Senior Software Development Lead is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing the day to day solutions in partnership with Senior IT Management and Lead Application Architects. This individual will have direct leadership over a team of senior to middle level development resources and is expected to lead through example while helping to develop solutions.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The individual will be involved in the following critical activities:
Work side by side with development team members to ensure a consistent technical landscape aligned to technical architecture vision
Collaborate with team architects and team members to ensure that all technology initiatives are implemented within the existing or planned framework for each project
Provide assistance and technical guidance to Business Analysts, Software Engineers, QA Testers and others in diagnosing and resolving defects identified during testing phases
Continue to evaluate our technology platform against industry trends
EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
The ideal experience and critical competencies for the role include the following:
8+ years of experience demonstrating strong understanding of object oriented design and development principles
Demonstrated experience with automated unit and acceptance level testing. Experience working in a TDD environment a MUST
Working knowledge and practice working in Agile development environment with strong engineering principles (XP, SCRUM etc.)
5+ years? experience with , some experience with C#, a MUST
3+ years? of non-relational database (NoSQL) experience is a MUST
3+ years? experience with models, enterprise services bus or other similar SOA type framework and architectures a strong plus
Experience and/or certifications as a secure programmer is a strong plus
Experience in financial services and/or investment management, a strong plus
Bachelor?s Degree in Computer Science, Business or equivalent field
Ability to adapt within a rapidly changing environment
Attention to detail and concern for quality and accuracy of final product
Demonstrated team player, self-starter, and independent thinker
Outstanding decision making and problem solving skills
In terms of cultural fit, the successful candidate will be self-motivated and energized by working amongst a group of thoughtful, smart and successful colleagues. He or she will enjoy being part of an organization focused on excellence and will be a naturally collaborative person who enjoys interacting with individuals at all levels. Additionally, he or she will be a strong team player with a proactive approach and the ability to exercise discretion and judgment.
At a Glance - Software Engineering Organization (SEO)
A modern software engineering group embedded inside of a financial services firm
Teams follow a modern approach to software engineering focusing on test driven development, pair programming, continuous integration, distributed systems and other best practices
Teams are empowered by management to deliver product requirements through cross functional team ownership
A strong team culture inside and outside the office
Adaptive to change and feedback from team members
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $125,000.00 to $155,000.00 /year
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
experience with : 5 years
experience demonstrating strong understanding of object oriented design and development principles: 8 years
years? of non-relational database (NoSQL): 3 years
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