Senior Software Engineer, 12-month Fixed-Term

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. 

We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. 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. 

The Data Engineeringteam at T. Rowe Price is playing a key role in building the future of financial services, working hand-in-hand with engineering and business partners to create client experiences that are changing the way people invest.

You will work with smart, talented people across the organisation. We will expect you to be agile and to think outside the box. In return, we will give you challenging work that makes an impact and brings opportunities to learn and grow, and a collaborative culture that encourages every member of our team to bring their point of view to the table—because that is how we help our clients succeed.

The Role As a Senior Engineer within the Data Enablement team, you will work closely with our business and engineering partners to understand their needs and lead the team to deliver practical, scalable, and innovative solutions to some of the organisation's most pressing data problems.

You will build relationships with our partners, analysing, understanding, and translating their realworld problems into software-led solutions which you will deliver by building and contributing to the firm's strategic data platform. We value an inquisitive mindset and enthusiasm for technology, fostering an environment that champions your ongoing development and creativity.

Preferred experience/skills

This is a senior-level role. Your experience and vision will help us to navigate challenging problems. However, the Data Technology industry moves quickly, so you will need to rapidly adapt and master new technologies. We are looking for candidates who are not just experienced but are also eager learners and problem solvers. The ideal candidate will have:

• A solid foundation in data engineering, with 5+ years of professional experience.

• Proficiency in Python, with 5+ years of professional experience, plus a second language such as Java / C# / C++ / Rust.

• A good understanding of modern Lakehouse architectures and corresponding technologies, such as Dremio, Snowflake, Iceberg, (Py)Spark / Glue / EMR, dbt and Airflow / Dagster.

• Experience with AWS services. Familiarity with S3, ECS and EC2/Fargate would be considered particularly beneficial.

• Familiarity with Kubernetes / EKS.

• Proven ability to work collaboratively with both business and technical stakeholders, demonstrating responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of high-quality solutions to complex business problems.

• An understanding of the asset management business and/or financial markets

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.

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