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.