Location: Letterkenny (Hybrid)
Come join us in our state of the art office in Letterkenny as we are expanding. We are hiring a Software Engineer to join our Global Technology Organisation!

What you can expect

Our Technology Solutions Group is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, with exciting changes on the horizon under new senior leadership. We are looking for you to support and build out scalable applications for our Back and Middle Office stakeholder groups.

As a software engineer, you will be responsible for designing and developing Java and spring-based applications, along with Python-based data processing layers and REST APIs for our software solutions. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver high-quality, responsive, scalable and flexible applications. You will also be responsible for providing L3 support for production incidents.

We want you to see this challenge as a unique and valuable opportunity, so if this sounds interesting, then PGIM could be the place for you.

What you will do

• Build applications ensuring that the code follows modern coding practices and industry standards, using best design patterns and architectural principles.

• Develop high-quality, well-documented, and efficient code adhering to all applicable company standards.

• Collaborate with tech leads to define technical designs and work with other team members to understand the system end-to-end.

• Partner with product owners to understand business needs, define feature stories, and deliver robust solutions

• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents and service requests in a timely fashion.

• Develop unit tests, integration tests, and functional automation, researching and resolving problems discovered by quality assurance or product support.

• Work on complex problems requiring analytical skills and the ability to evaluate intangible variables.

• Develop applications using programming languages, including but not limited to Java (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud), Python, JavaScript (Angular, React, Node.js).

• Work as part of a delivery team, collaborating with others to understand requirements, analyses and refine stories, design solutions, implement them, test them, and support them in production.

• Ensure that the software you build is reliable and easy to support in production. Providing level 3 support for production issues when needed.

What you will bring

• 3+ years of experience developing software applications with a primary focus on Java (Spring framework)

• Exposure to building applications and APIs using Python programming language, frameworks, libraries and packages.

• Experience in writing and testing scalable code, debugging programs, and integrating applications with third-party web services.

• Relational database experience in Microsoft SQL server and PostgreSQL.

• Knowledge of Java enterprise development using Spring Boot, Spring Framework and REST APIs is a plus.

• Knowledge of building cloud-based applications on AWS or Azure.

• Knowledge of best practices for monitoring and supporting business critical processes and systems.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think quickly and offer alternatives both independently and within teams.

What You Will Need:

• 3+ years of experience working in a technology role preferably in software engineering, BSA/QA and/or application support.

• Knowledge of Fixed Income Asset management environments, for example trade lifecycle, operations, compliance, regulation, risk, financial reporting will be a plus.

• A hunger for continuous learning, constantly looking for opportunities to improve upon the status quo.

• Strong communication skills and an enthusiastic team player.

• Strong research, analytical, investigation and troubleshooting skills.

• A tenacious sense of ownership and a desire to bring incidents to resolution quickly.

• Experience with writing database queries using SQL (MS SQL preferred)

• Excellent documentation skills with ability to document processes, requirements, incident resolution steps etc.

What will set you apart

• Experience working in Cloud technologies (AWS and/or Azure)

• Hands-on Java development experience in enterprise applications.

• Financial industry experience, specifically Fixed Income asset management.

• Direct experience supporting back-office teams (Client Reporting, Trade Operations).

• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with excellent relationship building skills.

What We Offer You

• Health Insurance: PGIM Ireland partner with Laya and BUPA to provide health insurance schemes that cover eligible employees day to day medical and hospital expenses.

• Annual Leave of 23 days at full pay.

• Pension Scheme: Members of the scheme can contribute up to 8% of salary per annum and PGIM Ireland matches contributions up to 8% of salary. Members can also make voluntary contributions to the scheme.

• Annual Bonus Programme & Shop LK Vouchers / Clever Cards (subject to eligibility): Along with an annual bonus employees are rewarded with Shop LK Vouchers/ Clever Cards which are paid tax free.

• Life Assurance: fully paid by PGIM Ireland, employees are covered from their start date and beneficiaries are provided with a lump sum of four times an employee’s salary.

• Education Assistance: PGIM Ireland have an Education Assistance Programme that reimburses eligible employees for furthering their education.

• PGIM Ireland is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of applicants’ gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race or membership of the traveler community. PGIM Ireland's aim is to hire the best people for the open roles and all appointments will be made on merit.

Any offer of employment made by PGIM Ireland will be contingent on receiving satisfactory references. Applicants should be aware that background checks will be carried out on all candidates offered a position within PGIM Ireland.

PGIM Ireland has been awarded the IBEC Keep Well Accreditation Mark, this is in recognition of our commitment to making our employees wellbeing a priority.