Director Of Systems Development

Description:

PGIM DC Solutions is a new business within PGIM that is focused on elevating the brand and product capabilities with Defined Contribution clients. PGIM is a Top 10 DC Asset Manager and continuing to build our presence with large Defined Contribution Plan Sponsor and Consultants. Our business climate is a safe inclusive environment, centered around mutual respect, intellectual honesty, transparency, and teamwork. PGIM DC Solutions is building out a technology platform and is looking for top-flight, innovative technologists, who will work in a hands-on capacity in a start-up environment to code and deploy the financial models and systems that underlie this new business line. To support this effort, successful candidates will define and deploy the necessary cloud-based architecture to host these models. The DCS product, which has applied for patent protection, is an exciting opportunity to build an innovative consumer product, with high-velocity features and the technology to support those goals.

Core Functional Responsibilities

What you can expect:

• Hands-on production full-stack implementation for the DCS business.
• Implement DCS architecture to provide new features and services to a consumer client base.
• Work collaboratively with other technologists, QA and product management to build software solutions.

What You Will Bring

• BS in Computer Science/Engineering, Finance or Mathematics/Statistics required
• Minimum 7 years of experience full stack development in financial services
• Strong programming skills in Python and some PostgreSQL; enthusiasm for learning and implementing high performance new technologies
• Solid numerical programming abilities
• Skill with git source control systems
• Experience working within an agile development framework, including creating/reviewing stories, sprints, product grooming, etc.
• Curious, excited to learn, experiment and innovate

What Will Set You Apart

• Knowledge of financial planning and software a plus
• Knowledge of or experience with a variety of asset classes is desirable, including equity, bonds and annuities
• Defined Contribution / Retirement industry knowledge and experience
• Experience building and orchestrating containers and microservices, preferably on AWS.
• We know not everyone will meet 100% of the requirements, however we encourage you to apply if you think your skills are a good fit for this role.