Software Developer Engineer Jobs in Princeton, NJ

About ClearBridge Investments

ClearBridge Investments is a leading global equity manager with over $200 billion in assets under management. For more than 60 years, the firm has been committed to delivering long-term results through active management and differentiated stock selection. Our investment decisions are supported by a robust global research platform that conducts in-depth fundamental analysis across sectors and markets.

Owned by Franklin Templeton, ClearBridge operates with investment independence from its headquarters in New York, with offices in Baltimore, Calgary, Edinburgh, Fort Lauderdale, Leeds, London, Melbourne, and Sydney. ClearBridge Investments has been recognized by Pensions & Investments as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management for thirteen consecutive years, reflecting our inclusive culture, collaborative spirit, work-life balance, and continued investment in our people.

Position Summary

ClearBridge Investments is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join its Application Development team based in New York. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in Java-based enterprise application development, SOA/ESB architectures, system integration, messaging technologies, database design, and DevOps methodologies.

This position offers the opportunity to provide hands-on technical leadership throughout the entire software development lifecycle, including solution architecture, application development, integration, testing, deployment, performance tuning, production support, and application modernization. The role requires close collaboration with software engineers, QA team, infrastructure team, business stakeholders, and third-party vendors to design and deliver secure, scalable, and high-performance technology solutions that support critical business functions.

Key Responsibilities

Application Development, Integration, and Support

• Analyze business and technical requirements to deliver application solutions.

• Enhance applications, services, user interfaces, and batch-processes through feature development, optimization, and support of business-critical systems.

• Deliver robust integration capabilities using APIs, messaging platforms, service-oriented architectures, and workflow automation technologies.

• Apply technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to evaluate dependencies, identify risks, and recommend mitigation strategies.

• Collaborate across technology domains to implement scalable solutions that modernize platforms and improve operational efficiency.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives by refining business services and platform capabilities to enhance reliability, performance, and usability.

• Prepare clear and comprehensive technical documentation and system specifications.

• Diagnose and resolve application, integration, and database performance issues while implementing sustainable optimization strategies.

• Validate solution stability, scalability, and functional accuracy through rigorous testing and post-implementation reviews.

• Lead architecture and code reviews to adhere to engineering standards and best practices.

• Partner effectively with operations, data, compliance, and infrastructure teams to ensure successful delivery and operational support of applications.

Qualifications & Experience

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with strong analytical and problem-solving skills delivering enterprise-scale applications and solutions.

• 5+ years of application architecture and technical leadership experience supporting large-scale business platforms.

• Strong expertise in Java, core (multithreading, singleton, caching) and enterprise frameworks Struts/Spring, including experience with integration frameworks and API-centric development.

• Proven success in developing and migrating applications across Weblogic, JBOSS, WildFly servers or cloud platforms AWS/Microsoft Azure.

• Expertise in event-driven architecture, IBM MQ, JMS, and Java-based integration solutions, including administration of queue managers, channels, queues, SSL security, and enterprise messaging platforms.

• Strong experience with RESTful and SOAP services, React, jQuery, and AngularJS. Modernized legacy applications into cloud-native, microservices-based architectures.

• Advanced SQL development and performance tuning across Oracle, SQL Server, and Snowflake, with experience using ORM frameworks such as Hibernate, MyBatis, and iBatis.

• Strong understanding of CI/CD practices, deployment automation, source control, and DevOps toolchains including Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitLab, and Artifactory.

• Experience securing enterprise Java applications, APIs, and integrations with expertise in SSO, Active Directory, Kerberos/NTLM, Okta (Access Gateway), and modern identity frameworks including OAuth 2.0, SAML, OIDC, and RBAC.

• SQL server reporting platform experience desirable such as SSRS, Power BI or any other comparable BI and reporting solution.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business-focused recommendations.

• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a global, team-oriented environment.

• Exposure to financial services, asset management, investment platforms, or related business domains is preferred.

Why Join ClearBridge

• Work in a high-trust, high-visibility role supporting business-critical systems.

• Collaborate with global technology and investment teams on enterprise-scale platforms.

• Join an award-winning workplace culture that emphasizes career growth, mentorship, and long-term development.

• Contribute to technology modernization initiatives that support a world-class global investment platform.