Job Description Summary
Highly specialized expert developing software applications, in entirety or in part, that have a big impact on business for a large organization.
Job Description
This position follows our hybrid workstyle policy: Expected to be in a Raymond James office location a minimum of 10-12 days a month.
Please note: This role is not eligible for Work Visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, deploy, and support scalable, high-performance full stackapplications using Java, Spring Boot, REST services, Angular, and relationaldatabases.
Analyze system requirements and identify program interactions, data flows, andappropriate interfaces between impacted components and subsystems.
Participate actively in architecture, design, and code reviews to ensure scalable,secure, and maintainable solutions.
Lead development efforts for iterative project deliverables across the softwaredevelopment lifecycle (SDLC), including planning, coding, testing, deployment, andoperational support.
Guide engineers by promoting technical excellence, curiosity, and soundengineering principles.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners (Product, Design, QA, DevOps, ProjectManagement) to translate business requirements into high-quality technicalsolutions.
Build strong relationships with Development Managers, Engineers, and ProjectManagers across teams to drive alignment and delivery.
Champion Agile methodologies and contribute technical leadership in sprintplanning, backlog refinement, and release execution.
Continuously raise the bar on engineering excellence through adherence to codingstandards, testing discipline, CI/CD best practices, and operational readiness.
Stay current with emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools; develop proof-of concepts to evaluate and drive innovation where appropriate.
AI-Enabled Engineering Practices
Apply AI pair-programming tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot / Copilot Chat) toaccelerate development, refactoring, documentation, and test creation-whilemaintaining full ownership and accountability for code quality.
Use structured prompt engineering techniques (clear task framing, constraints,examples, iterative refinement) to generate accurate, secure, and maintainablecode suggestions.
Integrate AI into the inner development loop (IDE) for unit and integration testgeneration and rapid validation of functionality.
Leverage AI tools to review diffs, suggest improvements, and surface potentialdefects early; ensure all AI-generated output is validated through testing andpeer review.
Partner with product and design teams to translate user stories into high-qualityprompts and working code; maintain reusable prompt libraries and playbooks.
Utilize AI to automate repetitive engineering tasks (scaffolding, boilerplate, datatransformation) to focus on complex problem-solving and architectural design.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Core Technical Skills
Strong experience in Java and J2EE development.
Proficiency in building RESTful services using Spring Boot.
Experience with ORM frameworks (Hibernate preferred).
Hands-on expertise writing advanced PL/SQL, stored procedures, andperformance-optimized queries.
Experience with Angular (Angular 12+ preferred), JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3,responsive design, and reactive programming concepts is a plus.
Solid understanding of system design, API design, data modeling, and applicationperformance tuning.
Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
AI-Augmented Development Expertise
Hands-on experience using GitHub Copilot (or equivalent AI codingassistants) within modern IDEs (VS Code, JetBrains, Windsurf), includingchat-based workflows and inline completions.
Demonstrated prompt engineering capability: crafting, iterating, andevaluating prompts; decomposing work into AI-friendly steps; applyingguardrails and constraints to ensure secure and maintainable outputs.
Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, security,performance, scalability, and readability, supported by disciplined debuggingand strong test practices.
Working knowledge of secure AI usage in enterprise environments, includingprotection of secrets/PII, adherence to data boundaries, and compliancewith organizational policies.
Experience leveraging AI to support test-driven development (TDD), includinggenerating tests, validating behavior, and enforcing coverage and qualitythresholds.
Education
Bachelor's: Computer and Information Science, High School (HS) (Required)
Work Experience
General Experience - 6 to 10 years
Certifications
Travel
Less than 25%
Workstyle
Hybrid
At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view.
We expect our associates at all levels to:
Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm
At Raymond James - as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization, clients, and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.
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