Lead Software Engineer

Help shape the future of market surveillance. As a lead engineer on FINRA’s Surveillance Modernization team, you’ll build and deliver a new Surveillance Platform that supports financial market integrity. Create intuitive tools, including AI agents, that empower Market Regulation experts to build, explore, and refine complex surveillances. You will report directly to an Engineering Director and mentor fellow engineers as you bring this platform to life. Essential Job Functions: Seasoned contributor that works on complex projects requiring extensive knowledge of specialty area and industry practices Manages processes, projects or products to improve efficiency within org or product area Influences outcomes in cross-functional settings  Designs and develops industry-leading solutions that meet defined quality standards, reliability specifications, and help achieve key strategic objectives Excellent understanding in computer science fundamentals - Algorithm design, Problem solving, Complexity analysis and data structures. Build on top of AWS infrastructure using industry leading microservice and serverless design patterns to deliver resilient and performant systems.  Work across the stack on front-end, back-end, and agentic systems to meet the needs of our customers. Engineering/Operations Excellence: Helps identify gaps between system components and designs and delivers solutions Takes broad perspective to problems and exercises independent judgement in techniques and evaluation criteria to obtain results Develops actionable insights from analyzing software development trends, software engineering best practices, and innovative test environment management tools and communicates integration recommendations to management Identifies ways to overcome challenging situations that jeopardize the achievement of business goals Collaboration: Coaches and trains less experienced colleagues in techniques, processes, and responsibilities Integrates the culture of intelligence, integrity, and initiative into team goals and decisions Partners within and across teams to remove barriers and identify shared goals and priorities Openly shares progress and priorities with key stakeholders, communicating complex or technical information at the right level. Demonstration of FINRA’s values. Education/Experience Requirements:  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline with at least 7 years of related experience, or equivalent training and/or work experience. Strong system design experience Strong experience in object-oriented development Strong experience with cloud technologies Strong experience in data storage technologies Strong experience in performance tuning and optimization Strong experience in DevOps and CI\CD technologies Strong experience test automation and unit testing Strong experience software security Working Conditions: Hybrid work environment, with defined in-person presence requirements. Occasional travel and extended hours may be required. For work that is performed in CO, CT, IL, PA, MA, MD, VA, WA, DC, NY, NJ, WA please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location. FINRA complies with all state and local pay transparency laws and regulations requiring the disclosure of salary ranges for the position. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and market considerations.  Boston, MA: $131,200 - $238,300 Chicago, IL: $125,900 - $228,000 Denver, CO: $114,200 - $207,200 Jericho, NY: $131,200 - $238,300 Jersey City, NJ: $137,000- $248,700 Philadelphia, PA: $125,900 - $228,000 New York, NY: $137,000 - $248,700 Rockville, MD: $131,200 - $238,300 Tysons, VA: $131,200 - $238,300 Washington, DC: $131,200 - $238,300 Woodbridge, NJ: $131,200 - $238,300 Connecticut State: $114,200 - $248,700 Washington State: $114,200 - $248,700 #LI-Hybrid To be considered for this position, please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required. Please note: If the “Apply Now” button on a job board posting does not take you directly to the FINRA Careers site, enter www.finra.org/careers into your browser to reach our site directly. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Non-exempt employees are also eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal, state, or local law. As part of its dedication to employee wellness, FINRA provides comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance. Additional insurance includes basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal. FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution, tuition reimbursement, commuter benefits, and other benefits that support employee wellness, such as adoption assistance, backup family care, surrogacy benefits, employee assistance, and wellness programs. Time Off and Paid Leave* FINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways, including through a generous time-off program starting at 15 days of paid time off (increasing with years of service, up to 25 days), 5 personal days, and 9 sick days, unless otherwise required by law (all pro-rated in the first year). Additionally, we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunt