What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineer IV position at Edward Jones?
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.
¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.
¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
The cornerstone of the Edward Jones Client experience is the relationship between the client and branch team. A key enabler of the relationship is the client's digital experience; clients want to engage and connect with their branch teams online. As a Technical Lead on the Digital Client Experience product team, you'll collaborate with our team to deliver an innovative and unique client experience across iOS, Android, and traditional desktop platforms.
You'll join an experienced product team that just completed a full re-build of our client facing applications using Angular, REST, Java, Spring Boot, Docker & Kubernetes, Mongo DB, GitHub, and cloud-ready architecture.
What you'll do…
What you'll work on…
You'll join an experienced product team that just completed a full re-build of our client facing applications using Angular, REST, Java, Spring Boot, Docker & Kubernetes, Mongo DB, GitHub, and cloud-ready architecture.
What you'll do…
- Act as a senior level (Technical Lead) full stack developer with emphasis on Java.
- Communicate and collaborate with an experienced cross-functional agile team in support of the Edward Jones Digital Client Experience.
- Design and build innovative solutions within our web and mobile platforms.
- Support and monitor the availability of systems that are used by more than 3.5 million clients.
- Adapt and iterate to ensure the best possible experience for users.
- Mentor and coach teammates on the product team.
- Collaborate within the delivery team and across the release train to translate business requirements into system design.
- Work directly with business analysts on requirements and prepare technical specifications.
- Proactively seek technical improvements and the modernization of the product.
- Perform tech lead role under minimal direction to design, code, test, debug, and maintain programs.
What you'll work on…
- Next-generation client experience: Java, Angular, Spring Boot, REST, Docker & Kubernetes, Databases (Oracle, DB2, MongoDB), but the product team also leverages cloud architecture
- Support of existing client products: Java, Struts 2 Web Framework
What you'll need…
Interpersonal
We're looking for someone who is:
Technical
We're looking for someone who has:
Interpersonal
We're looking for someone who is:
- A continuous learner, forward-thinking, open to new processes and technologies.
- A great team player.
- Open-minded and seeks alternative perspectives.
- Collaborative and effectively works well with others.
- A strong communicator, both written and verbal.
- Organized, analytical, and a problem-solver.
Technical
We're looking for someone who has:
- Senior level experience with a minimum of 7 years in software development.
- 5 years of experience with the following technologies: Java, Spring Boot, REST, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, JSON, Struts 2, Kubernetes, Docker and related technologies
- Demonstrated technical leadership on a web application.
- Detailed understanding of system development methodologies and processes.
- Working knowledge of the general web landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies.
- Experience with REST APIs and JSON data structures.
- Knowledge and experience with Agile Methodologies preferred.
- Experience with Kafka or MongoDB is a plus.
- Experience with Angular, automation testing is a plus.
At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.
