Software Engineer

Title: Software Engineer

Location: Newark, NJ Hybrid

Duration: 12 months RTH

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Pay: $60 to $65/hr. on w2

Job Description

Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day
Build applications ensuring that the code follows the latest coding practices and industry standards, using modern design patterns and architectural principles; remove technical impediments  
Develop high-quality, well-documented, well documented and efficient code adhering to all applicable Prudential standards  
Collaborate with product owners in understanding needs and defining feature stories, tech leads in defining technical design, and other team members to understand the system end-to-end, and deliver robust solutions that bring about business impact 
Write unit, integration tests, and functional automation, researching problems discovered by quality assurance or product support, and developing solutions to address the problems  
Bring a strong understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, provide input and coach team members, and embed learning and innovation in the day-to-day  
Work on complex problems in which the analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables.
Use programming languages, including but not limited to Java, JavaScript, Springboot, Node.js frameworks 

The Skills & Expertise You Bring:
Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering, or experience in related fields
Ability to coach others with minimal guidance and effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts, and perspectives to the benefit of the organization  
Experience with agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
Knowledge of business concepts, tools, and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company''s business
Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an ongoing basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills

Advanced experience and/or expertise with several of the following:
Programming Languages:  Java, JavaScript; working in distributed systems, object-oriented programming, design patterns, and design methodology; JAVA services using Spring, Microservices, multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing
Frameworks: Springboot, Node.js
Data Store: NoSQL or Relational Data structures;
Data Streaming: SQS, SNA
Application Programming Interfaces (API): Consumption & Development; implementing service-oriented architecture (SOA) patterns; Web service technologies such as APIs, REST, JSON, SQL
API Management & Integration: Kong, Apigee
Unit, interface, and end user testing concepts and tooling (functional & non-functional)
Automated testing

Accessibility awareness
Software security skills , including secure coding, web application security, and a solid grasp of security concepts (authentication, authorization, encryption, digital signature, JWT, SSL, web service proxies, firewall, SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, and OAuth 2.0)
DevOps Tools & Practices: Branching techniques and usage of GitHub; DevOps
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Monitoring and logging techniques
AWS Core Services across compute, storage, DB, and IAM

Preferred Qualifications:
Strong experience with Domain Driven Development (DDD)
AWS cloud native solution development
Architecture Patterns
Design and Critical Thinking
Financial/Insurance industry experience is a must, not a plus
People Leadership Experience is a plus.
Experience with agentic frameworks and AI-driven development tools is a major plus [Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, etc]