Senior Developer II

Russell’s Technology Application Services team is seeking an exceptional application developer to deliver highly scalable services and world-class product experiences for the Strategic Asset Allocation team. This role involves working on multiple layers of the technology stack, from user experience to middle-tier services and intelligent data solutions. The ideal candidate will design, deliver, and optimize production-quality code in a corporate financial environment, collaborating with business units to implement new features and build software solutions. This position requires strong technical expertise, business acumen, and a proactive approach to problem-solving within an agile development setting.

Must Have

• Design and deliver production quality code using Agile development practices.
• Implement solutions to strategic business challenges with technical expertise and business acumen.
• Collaborate with business units on software features and new solutions.
• Optimize application performance and stability.
• Manage analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation of systems.
• Act as a primary contact for user development questions.
• Demonstrate high proficiency with full stack development skills.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery.
• SQL database schema design experience.
• Strong understanding of asset management concepts.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proactive problem-solving and strong judgment.

Good to Have

• Experience with Git version control.

Role Summary

Every day, we seek to improve financial security for people. Joining our Technology Application Services team means you will be a part of a passionate and supportive group that believes what we do matters to our clients and investors. Within this team we enjoy a unique opportunity to leverage our technical skills by working with investment professionals to build new investment products, develop investment decision making applications and tools, and deliver improved financial outcomes for people.

Russell’s Technology Application Services team is looking for an exceptional application developer to deliver highly scalable services and world-class product experiences for our Strategic Asset Allocation team. You will have opportunities to work on multiple layers of the technology stack, ranging from customer-focused user experience, greenfield middle-tier services, and intelligent data solutions. You excel in a highly collaborative, fast-paced, agile software development environment. You will learn and incorporate Russell IT standards, tooling, and practices while working to improve Russell’s software code quality, performance, and delivery.

Years of Experience

• 10+ years of Software Development experience required
• 5+ years of experience in Financial Services such as Asset Management, Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Private Markets, or similar field required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related engineering field required.
• Experience with C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core (MVC + Web API), Entity Framework, SQL Server, JavaScript, Service-Oriented Architecture, Web APIs, Frontend frameworks is required.
• Strong understanding of asset management concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and build trusted relationships with others.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage across all functions and levels of the organization independently.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver maintainable, testable, and reusable production quality code in a corporate financial environment using Agile development practices
• Use technical expertise combined with business acumen to envision and implement solutions to strategic business challenges, thereby using technology to differentiate Russell Investments in the market.
• Work directly with business units to implement features in existing software as well as to build new prototypes and software solutions
• Optimize application performance and stability by anticipating, investigating, and resolving problems ahead of time
• Conceptualize and be able to articulate solutions to team members and clients
• Take responsibility for the analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation of complex technical systems
• Consistently find and deliver new ways to develop and improve processes and technologies
• Act as a primary contact for users to address development questions and concerns

Candidate Requirements

• Experience collaborating with multiple teams, including business unit teams, to deliver solutions through all aspects of the SDLC required
• High proficiency with full stack development skills including UI, web, middle-tier, and database required
• Act as a primary contact for users to address development questions and concerns
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies required
• Proven ability to stay current with emerging technologies as well as with new applications of existing technologies through work experience, academics, or self-study required
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery required
• SQL database schema design experience required
• Experience with Git version control preferred

Core Values

• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication and collaboration skills with all levels of management
• Strong organizational skills including the ability to adapt to shifting priorities and meet frequent deadlines,
• Demonstrated proactive approach to problem-solving with strong judgment and decision-making capability.
• Highly resourceful and collaborative team-player, with the ability to also be independently effective and exude initiative and a sense of urgency.
• Exemplifies our customer-focused, action-oriented, results-driven culture.
• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities, has a desire for continuous learning, and proposes solutions.
• Ability to act with discretion and maintain complete confidentiality.
• Dedicated to the firm’s values of non-negotiable integrity, valuing our people, exceeding client expectations, and embracing intellectual curiosity and rigor.