Software Engineer - Charlotte, United States - Allspring Global Investments

Description

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Company

Allspring Global Investments is a leading independent asset management firm that offers a broad range of investment products and solutions designed to help meet clients' goals.

At Allspring, our vision is to inspire a new era of investing that pursues both financial returns and positive outcomes.

With decades of trusted experience propelling us forward, we strive to build portfolios aimed at generating successful outcomes for our clients.

We do this through the independence of thought that powers our investment strategies and by bringing a renewed approach to look around the corner to unlock what's possible.

Allspring is a company committed to thoughtful investing, purposeful planning, and the desire to deliver outcomes that expand above and beyond financial gains.

For more information, please visit About Us - Allspring Global Investments.

At Allspring, unique views inspire us. We leverage the diversity of people, ideas, and skills to help our clients pursue their financial goals.

We strive to attract and retain a diverse talent pool that enables us to better serve our global client base.

Intentionally fostering a diverse and inclusive culture allows us to empower innovation, productivity, and engagement. It's also essential for elevating the experience of our clients as well as the communities in which we operate. Thank you for considering Allspring as you explore the next step in your career journey.


POSITION
Allspring is seeking a Lead Front End Developer in Allspring Engineering and Technology (AllspringET). The Lead Developer will spearhead the front-end development of the digital properties belonging to Allspring Global Investments.

Responsibilities

Act as internal expert to technology and business groups, enabling and supporting the adoption of cutting-edge front-end technologies and associated content management systems/digital experience platform (Optimizely)
Build strong relationships with content authors, marketing execution, technology teams, analysts and developers
Build, develop and support a high-performing digital experience platform for Allspring. Lead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor
Make decisions in developing standard and companywide best practices for engineering and technology solutions requiring understanding of industry best practices and new technologies, influencing and leading technology team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
Collaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology team, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals
Provide vision, direction and expertise to leadership on implementing innovative and significant technical solutions to business problems.

Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership.

Required Qualifications

5+ years of application development experience

5+ years of experience in front end languages like HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, Javascript Frameworks like REACTJS or AngularJS, front-end Frameworks like Bootstrap, CSS preprocessors, code quality tools like JSLint and ESLint, RESTful APIs, responsive and mobile design, cross-browser development, content management systems/digital experience platform Optimizely, testing and debugging, RDBMS MSSSQL Oracle; Build tools like Jenkins, Github, UDeploy, Artifactory, Maven; Linux (RedHat); Code quality scanners (e.g.

Fortify, Blackduck), AWS/Azure Cloud
Bachelor's degree or higher MIS, CS or other technology related field
At least 5+ years of experience in developing front-end for large scale web/mobile applications (rare exceptions for highly skilled developers)
Strong understanding of different mobile platforms and browsers
Extensive experience in UI architecture, component/framework design
Well-versed with back-end systems like web services and APIs from a user perspective
5+ years of investment industry experience

Desired Qualifications

Proven experience working effectively in heavily distributed environment
Proven experience with Agile application development
Proven experience with test automation tools like Selenium
Exhibited experience with designing and developing software applications according to customer requirements while maintaining strong documentation
Proven strong verbal and written communication skills
Experience with the ability to transfer knowledge to key members of the team and act as a value-added resource
Proven experience of being on-call for support and maintenance issues; able to troubleshoot independently
Ability interact confidently with counterparts at all levels within the firm
Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Demonstrated ability collaborate with teams spanning a range of locations

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

We consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.

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