Front-end Sr. Lead Applications Developer

Nuveen is seeking a talented Sr. Lead Applications Developer with design and development experience that will contribute towards the success of our technology initiatives. This is a hands-on technical role that will collaborate with the Nuveen UX and Backend Engineering teams to create a delightful user experience.
This position will guide our engineers in industry best practices, ensure compliance with SDLC, lead architectural review sessions, conduct code reviews, and ensure the quality delivery of complex software components. In addition, recommending solutions to digitize and scale business functions and processes will be important in helping to grow the business.
This is a fantastic opportunity to help us build on our tradition of excellence! Our culture drives our business and inspires our global associates to grow their careers with us.
Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Develop and enhance user interfaces that are visually appealing, easy to use, and intuitive for our key stakeholders and clients.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code using front-end web development technologies.
• Design, code, develop, and perform unit testing on applications in accordance with established standards.
• Perform detailed design, debugging and code reviews and addresses findings appropriately.
• Collaborates with the Product Analysts, UX Design, and Backend development teams to prepare the backlog, plan sprints, design solutions, and deliver according to plan.
• Work closely with business users, developers, and testers to drive implementation of IT solutions.
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture teams to ensure that the solutions conform with enterprise's architectural and information security standards.
• Provide hands-on ownership of software development and delivery including post deployment activities.
• Coaches, reviews, and delegates work to team members.
• Recommend solutions to solve challenging business problems.
• Identify and build core re-usable functional components, tools, and services.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Required

Work Experience

• 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
9IC
Qualifications:
Required:

• Minimum of 5+ years of hands-on, proficient experience building front-end applications. Possess a solid understanding of front-end technologies and principles; understand the principles of design systems and utilization of component libraries.
• At least 4 years of experience in the following technologies: AWS and related services, React expertise, web services, web design patterns, JavaScript or related, Web server like Tomcat or related.
• Minimum of 5+ years of User Interface development, UX frameworks, Micro services, API's.
• At least 4 years' experience working in a Lead role mentoring engineers and helping build careers.

Preferred:

• Demonstrated history of delivering software successfully in an Agile development environment.
• Experience working with Jira.
• Experience in leading and implementing large scale projects.
• Possess strong technical skills and ability to quickly adapt to modern technologies.
• Experience in leading multi-location teams.
• Possess strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills under challenging situations.
• Experience working in a financial services organization.

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Related Skills
Agile Methodology, Continuous Integration & Deployment, Data Analysis, Debugging, DevOps, Enterprise Application Integration, Operating Systems Management, Problem Solving, Programming, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Web Application Development
Anticipated Posting End Date:
2024-03-30
Base Pay Range: $128,900/yr. - $210,000/yr.
Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).
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Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA, offers a comprehensive range of outcome-focused investment solutions designed to secure the long-term financial goals of institutional and individual investors. Its affiliates offer deep expertise across a comprehensive range of traditional and alternative investments through a wide array of vehicles and customized strategies.For more information about the firm please visit our website atwww.Nuveen.com
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