Russell Investments Seattle , WA 98113
Posted 2 months ago
Business Unit:
Global Information Technology
Salary Range:
$150,000 USD-$180,000 USD
Specific compensation will be based on candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, commercial considerations, and other job-related factors permitted by law. At Russell Investments, salary is just one part of our compensation package. Our total rewards approach includes an annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility criteria) in addition to participation in our competitive benefits programs including healthcare, retirement, vacation, and wellbeing programs.
Job Description:
Every day, we seek to improve financial security for people. Joining our Digital Marketing Technology team means you will be a part of a passionate and supportive team that believes what we do matters to our clients and investors.
The Principal Engineer is responsible for implementing software solutions as part of the Digital Marketing Technology team, that are used by internal as well as external clients. This role designs and develops technical solutions for new and existing applications working with several internal business stakeholders and IT team members. This person succeeds in a highly collaborative, fast-paced, and agile software development environment. They will work collaboratively and independently throughout all phases of the software development lifecycle including requirements gathering & analysis, design, development, unit testing, code review, and deployment. They will provide industry best-practice guidance and incorporate Russell IT standards, tooling, and practices while working to improve our code quality, performance, and delivery.
Your Essential Responsibilities:
Lead the solutioning and delivery of large projects with multiple underlying systems and deliverables
Act as a trusted advisor to the business and work across multiple application development teams to align system architectures/designs with high-level business and technology strategy
Anticipate how different solutions will ultimately impact the business and work with business partners to explain the tradeoffs and make optimal decisions
Contribute to the technology roadmap by matching short-term and long-term goals with specific technology solutions
Deliver technical consulting and leadership, identifying and implementing new uses of technology to help the business meet its strategic objectives
Visualize system and data architectures using standardized modeling techniques
Research and evaluate new technologies for potential inclusion in our software stack
Assess existing systems architectures and drive continuous improvement
Optimize application performance and stability by identifying, investigating, and resolving problems ahead of time
Perform additional duties as assigned
Your Expertise:
·Bachelor's degree in technical or business discipline, or equivalent work or education-related experience required. Advanced degree preferred.
Minimum 10 years of software development experience required
Minimum 3 years of experience at a principal level or similar
Advanced technical expertise and 8 or more years practical experience in
o .NET Framework (4.0 or later)
o C#
o SQL Server
o JavaScript/TypeScript
o HTML5 and CSS
Strong experience with the following required
o ASP.NET MVC (3 or later)
o ASP.NET Web API (2 or later)
o Building single page applications using React (or similar)
o JSON
o SOA
Experience with Sitecore or similar CMS solution will be a plus
Experience in SEO preferred
Experience visualizing application design in the form of use cases, activity, sequence, entity relationship, etc. diagrams
Experience leading the design and implementation of distributed, resilient, service-oriented application architectures
Experience leading technical design across multiple, dependent projects simultaneously
Ability to effectively explain complex technical subjects to a diverse range of audiences
Strong knowledge of secure coding standards and best practices required
Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery required
Experience in Test Driven Development concepts, methods and tools required
Proven ability to learn and to deliver solutions in multiple programming languages and technical environments required
Proven ability to stay current with emerging technologies and new applications of existing technologies, through work or continuing industry or education involvement required
Excellent technical and communication skills and ability to interface with all domains and seniority levels in the organization
Proficient verbal and written skills to effectively communicate in the English language
Additional Skills:
Ability to communicate clearly and build trusted relationships with others
Demonstrated ability to take on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency and enthusiasm
Decisions and actions are determined by the (external or internal) client's perspective
Demonstrated ability to be a collaborative team player with the ability to interact well with all levels of internal and external personnel and adapt to rapidly changing requirements
Full time hours required, with additional hours as necessary
Equal Employment Opportunity
Russell Investments is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all associates and employment applicants regardless of race, religion, ancestry, creed, color, gender (including gender identity which refers to a person's actual or perceived sex, and includes self-image, appearance, behavior or expression, whether or not different from that traditionally associated with a person's biological sex), age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, medical condition, military status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, past or present unemployment status , or any other characteristic protected by law.
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