What are the responsibilities and job description for the Java Engineer III 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.
Team Overview:
You may be surprised to know that Edward Jones employs thousands of technologists - all focused on creating world-class experiences for our clients and branch offices. If you’ve considered Edward Jones in the past, it’s time to take another look. We are in the midst of embracing a modern, cloud-based architecture and are looking for exceptional individuals that want to be a part of that future.
We've invested millions of dollars into new technology platforms to help improve what matters most in our industry, client experience. We're currently implementing a modern, cloud-based architecture and are looking for talented, and motived professionals that want to be part of providing the best client experience and financial resources possible
What You'll Do:
At Edward Jones, the Wealth Management Planning and Discovery development team is responsible for integrating with and extending a vendor-based financial planning tool. The system will be used by 20,000 Financial Advisors to help clients in their financial planning needs. The system will also be integrated with various cloud and in-house applications to achieve the best users experience for the end users.
As a Java Engineer III, you will be responsible for working closely with your delivery team where you will help gather business requirements, design, develop, and deliver new and enhanced features to our branches and clients. You will also be working with other teams and vendors to integrate applications and services between EJ and external SAAS solutions.
Here are a few of the key responsibilities you will be a part of:
You may be surprised to know that Edward Jones employs thousands of technologists - all focused on creating world-class experiences for our clients and branch offices. If you’ve considered Edward Jones in the past, it’s time to take another look. We are in the midst of embracing a modern, cloud-based architecture and are looking for exceptional individuals that want to be a part of that future.
We've invested millions of dollars into new technology platforms to help improve what matters most in our industry, client experience. We're currently implementing a modern, cloud-based architecture and are looking for talented, and motived professionals that want to be part of providing the best client experience and financial resources possible
What You'll Do:
At Edward Jones, the Wealth Management Planning and Discovery development team is responsible for integrating with and extending a vendor-based financial planning tool. The system will be used by 20,000 Financial Advisors to help clients in their financial planning needs. The system will also be integrated with various cloud and in-house applications to achieve the best users experience for the end users.
As a Java Engineer III, you will be responsible for working closely with your delivery team where you will help gather business requirements, design, develop, and deliver new and enhanced features to our branches and clients. You will also be working with other teams and vendors to integrate applications and services between EJ and external SAAS solutions.
Here are a few of the key responsibilities you will be a part of:
- Working with the agile product team and being part of MVP deliveries.
- Providing high-quality solutions by coding, testing, debugging, documenting, and maintaining programs. Developing and modifying moderately complex information systems involving most phases of systems analysis and programming.
- Analyze, code, test, and document programs and enhancements.
- Optimize application performance for maximum speed and scalability
- Conduct code walkthroughs to assure the quality of programs developed by other associates.
- Provide ongoing system support and participate in the team’s on-call support rotation.
- Work closely with the support team, delivery manager , and product owners to address incidents and problem queues, ensuring proper prioritization.
- Mentor entry and mid-level developers
What Experience You'll Need:
What Could Set You Apart:
***This position has a mandatory 24x7 on-call schedule (1 week per 14-weeks rotation)****
***Candidates that live within in a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.***
- Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience
- 5 years of experience in java software development, including:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues and their implications for projects and business decisions, facilitate discussion and resolution of problems, and mentor other associates.
- Expert level in at least one of the following environments: gaining understanding in other environments. Environments may include the following, plus the ability to interface with one or more database platforms:
- Web Application Development
- Client Application Development
- Mainframe Online and/or Batch Development
- Enterprise or solution specific purchased software
- Understand infrastructure architecture – networks, productivity tools, operating systems – and provides input to leaders about the impact of these components
What Could Set You Apart:
- Experience or training in the AGILE project management methodology
- Experience with Kafka and Mongo Atlas
- Knowledge of financial services industry
***This position has a mandatory 24x7 on-call schedule (1 week per 14-weeks rotation)****
***Candidates that live within in a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.***
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.
