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Role Summary
Engineers in T. Rowe Price's Distribution & Marketing Services - Institutional and Intermediary Technology organization are playing a key role in helping build the future of financial services, working hand-in-hand with business partners to build client experiences that are changing the way people invest. We want technologists with a new perspective who are passionate about solving business, data and technical challenges. You will build groundbreaking, next-generation applications for n-tier cloud architectures.
We are working to develop the firm's next generation data distribution platform, with the aim to seamlessly deliver real-time and on-demand investments data to a global network of distributed trading and research platforms. We are employing new paradigms such as cloud computing, lightweight microservices, and distributed and non-relational databases to deliver elastically scalable, globally distributed and highly resilient software services.
This is a hands-on, full development lifecycle role which provides an opportunity to tackle sophisticated business, logic, data and technical challenges. You will be required to think creatively and bring ground breaking technology in-house. We will expect you to be agile and think outside the box. In return, we'll give you challenging work that has an impact / opportunities to learn and grow / and a collaborative culture that encourages every member of our team to bring their point of view to the table-because that's how we help our clients succeed.
In this role you will design, develop, modify, adapt and implement short- and long-term solutions to information technology needs through new and existing applications, systems, databases and applications infrastructure. You will review and interpret system requirements and business processes as well as code, test, debug and implement software solutions.
Responsibilities

• Contributes to all parts of the SDLC, e.g., design, development, and testing
• Develops technical solutions following standard methodologies with some guidance from senior engineers
• Identifies and remediates technical debt
• Works with existing data models and schemas and suggests changes and improvements where necessary
• Demonstrates strong logic and reasoning capabilities
• Delivers on well-specified work items
• Uses questions and proposals to clarify requirements when unclear
  

Qualifications
Required:

• BS or MS Degree in a technical discipline and 1+ years of demonstrated hands-on software engineering experience. Additional experience may substitute for degree.
• Programs proficiently in several languages and is comfortable switching between them
• Knowledge of SQL, Relational Database Concepts and Stored Procedures
• Strong Test-Driven Development and desire to write simple, adaptive and iterative code.
• Experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced, Agile team environment
• Enthusiasm for learning & results oriented
• Debugs large components with limited assistance and assists other engineers
• Designs and develops practical APIs and abstractions.
• Able to operate with openness and efficiency with one or more SDLC methodologies (e.g., Scrum)
• Actively seeks feedback and guidance to improve technical skills (e.g., through submitting work for code review)
• Demonstrates competence in one or two programming languages or technologies
• Works with existing data models and schemas and suggests changes and improvements where necessary
• Debugs and fixes your own software with minimal assistance
  

Preferred:

• Experience building applications and deploying to public or private clouds, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or similar providers
• Understanding of AI-driven tools, workflow automation, or analytics-enabled business solutions.
• Financial industry experience

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status).

FINRA Requirements
FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role
Work Flexibility
This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to three days per week from home.

We value your goals and needs, at work and in life. As an associate, you'll be supported with resources, benefits, and work-life balance so you can thrive in ways that matter to you.

Featured employee benefits to enrich your life:

• Competitive compensation

• Annual bonus eligibility

• A generous retirement plan

• Hybrid work schedule

• Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy

• Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days

• Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits

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