Sr Software Engineer in London

At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident.

With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity. Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you.

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.

You will also:

• Lead projects or work streams
• Be accountable for your work and sometimes others, provide process and standards advice in your area of specialization
• Work independently
• Serve as a resource for colleagues with less experience

You will be responsible for:

• Performing as a domain expert in one or more parts of the software lifecycle (e.g., coding, testing, deployment).
• Leading significant pieces of development within the development lifecycle
• Contributing to the development of standard methodologies within your group
• Leading code reviews and actively participating in providing feedback on others’ designs/code
• Being accountable for technical debt in your own software
• Leading a small project team, as required
• Taking control of complex problems and step through them in a rational way
• Making tactical vs. strategic trade-offs
• Being flexible in your thinking; able to evolve a solution when additional information or ideas are presented
• Mentoring junior members of the team
• Identifying when junior engineers need help and providing it in a positive way that promotes confidence.
• Actively helping team members/make suggestions to improve practices.

Business Knowledge

• Able to work directly with business partners
• Decisions show a focus on current and future business priorities, together with fiscal responsibility
• Can articulate business needs and translate them into technology solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience AND typically requires 5+ years of progressive experience
• In-depth knowledge and expertise in your job discipline and working knowledge of related disciplines
• Stays up to date with new technologies
• Programs proficiently in several languages and is comfortable switching between them
• Shows dedication to quality by implementing suitable software using unit/integration and acceptance testing at the time of feature development
• Develops data models or schemas from scratch and knows of key concepts such as ACID, Normalization, and Transactions
• Debugs large components with limited assistance and assists other engineers
• Designs and develops practical APIs and abstractions.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all. T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, colour, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.