Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience
Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.
Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
Practical cloud native experience
Strong functional and object-oriented programming skills with expertise in languages such as Scala, Java, and Python; and open-source frameworks/libraries, such as Apache Spark.
Familiar with software engineering and project management tools such as Git, Jira, and Agile.
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Experience in working with cloud platforms such as Databricks.
Experience in working with data analysis and machine learning tools and frameworks.
Experience in working with web development frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.
Certifications in software engineering, project management, or related fields.
Experience in building on emerging cloud serverless managed services, to minimize/eliminate physical/virtual server footprint.
Experience implementing security solutions for data storage and processing in the cloud.