Investment Technology Application Developer

Role Overview

• Work under the general direction of the Investment Technology Manager to deliver application development and enhancement work for small to large, moderately complex investment technology initiatives supporting TruStage Capital Advisors investment management, back-office operations, and affiliated teams.
• Analyze business requirements and acceptance criteria and contribute to the design of efficient, dependable, and maintainable application solutions.
• Translate business needs into technical designs and functional specifications with limited guidance.
• Design, develop, enhance, test, and document custom-developed applications and integrations, including purchased software solutions, third-party vendor systems, and data platforms, in accordance with established standards and the systems development life cycle (SDLC).
• Design and code program logic for complex components or multiple interacting systems, ensuring consistency with specifications, architectural patterns, security standards, and existing applications to support long-term maintainability.
• Test and debug applications in development and production environments, isolating and resolving issues that could impact system stability, data integrity, or business operations.
• Collaborate with business partners, internal IT teams, and third-party vendors to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
• Anticipate the downstream impact of application changes across systems and integrations, applying judgment and experience to reduce risk and prevent defects before implementation.
• Participate in agile delivery practices, including backlog refinement, estimation, sprint planning, and peer code reviews, demonstrating leadership in development best practices and quality standards.
• Contribute to project execution by managing assigned tasks, timelines, and dependencies, communicating risks and progress effectively to project and technical leadership.
• Act in a customer-focused manner by delivering solutions that meet or exceed business expectations, continually evaluating work processes to improve quality, efficiency, and reliability.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to less experienced developers by sharing knowledge, reviewing code and designs, and promoting effective use of development tools, methodologies, and standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of recent work experience in developing, testing, debugging, and documenting complex program logic across multiple technologies and platforms, with at least 3 years in analyzing and designing application systems.
• 3+ years recent experience in troubleshooting, determining root causes, resolving, and documenting complex system issues, with at least 3 years in productivity and/or process improvements through technology tools and skills.
• Proven problem-solving skills in unfamiliar situations, with logical issue analysis and resolution.
• Effective team player with peer leadership, mentoring abilities, and high customer service standards.
• Ability to work on a Development Team and assist in completing Sprint or Kanban commitments.
• Strong communication skills for conveying complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical users, verbally and in writing.

Tech Stack

• SDLC

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• employee assistance program
• life insurance
• disability plans
• parental leave
• paid time off
• 401k
• tuition reimbursement
• annual incentive (bonus) plan