Who we are looking for:
Senior Frontend Team Lead will contribute to the enhancement and maintenance of Charles River Development’s Web Framework components and build Web First UIs as a technical leader of an agile scrum team. Responsibility for providing engineering troubleshooting assistance to customer support teams and other development teams within Charles River.
What you will be responsible for:
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Work independently to analyze, design, develop, test, and debug large and complex software enhancements and solutions within Charles River’s business and technical problem domains including modifications to core frameworks and other primary facilities critical to system operation
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Collaborate with UI/UX Designers, Business Analysts and Product Managers to turn complex business requirements into working and sustainable software
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Provide thought leadership in the design of UI Frameworks
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Direct problem solving for projects or major phases of projects to resolve advanced software technical issues
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Develop, test, debug, and implement software programs, applications and projects using HTML, CSS, WebAssembly, Javascript, TypeScript, Java or other related software engineering languages as well as keeping abreast of emerging technologies impactful to CRDs business
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Provide expert guidance and critical analysis of proposed changes during code reviews
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Write unit and automation tests to ensure a high quality end product
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Identify ways of improving development test methodologies and related test methodology frameworks
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Conduct manual tests to ensure a high quality end product
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Provide expert level troubleshooting on large, mission critical client implementations
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Actively assist team leaders in the agile software development process by adhering to and advancing the CRD scrum methodology including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
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Plan and coordinate cross-team activities groups to complete assignments
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Advise senior management on technical strategy
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Provide mentoring to technical staff of all levels
Qualifications:
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A minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible professional software engineering experience
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A minimum of 10 years of experience in financial services developing solutions for Portfolio Management, Trading, Compliance, Post-Trade, IBOR or Wealth Management is strongly desired
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B.S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study required. MS degree strongly preferred.
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Authoritative experience with HTML5, CSS, Javascript, TypeScript and Java
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Authoritative experience with modern web frameworks such as Angular 2, React and Vue
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Able to design and develop software solutions to business and technical problems of high complexity
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Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
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Able to work well with peers in a collaborative team environment
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A minimum of 5 years working with an Agile development methodology
What We Offer:
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Employee savings plan;
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Premium life insurance package;
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VIP medical package;
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Multisport card/cinema tickets / money transfer
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International operating environment;
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Language classes;
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Soft skills trainings;
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Technical workshops
Why this role is important to us:
The team you will be joining is a part of Charles River Development (or CRD), that became a part of State Street in 2018. CRD helps create enterprise investment management software solutions for large institutions in the areas of institutional investment, wealth management and hedge funds. Together we have created first open front-to-back platform - State Street Alpha, that was launched in 2019.
Join us if delivering next generation infrastructure, using emerging technologies like AI and Blockchain sounds like a challenge you are up for.