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Prudential Financial . Job Classification: Technology - Engineering & Cloud Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability and efficiency? The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA. When you join Prudential, you’ll unlock an exciting and impactful career while growing your skills and advancing your profession at a leading financial services institution. Your Team
As a Lead, Tech Lead on the Distribution team in Retirement Strategies, you will be a key driver of technical strategy and execution. You’ll lead cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product owners, designers, and delivery professionals to evolve our business. Your role will be pivotal in shaping cloud-native architectures and implementing scalable, resilient solutions that solve complex business challenges. You’ll bring a self-driven attitude, a passion for innovation, and a commitment to fostering a collaborative and inclusive team culture. Your leadership will inspire others to challenge the status quo and continuously improve.
What You Can Expect on a Typical Day
Lead technical design and implementation of cloud-native solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and MVP principles.
Drive team performance through coaching, mentoring, and fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to align technology strategy with business goals, influencing decisions with technical and domain expertise.
Champion agile practices, DevOps principles, and modern engineering standards to accelerate delivery and improve quality.
Be hands-on when needed, guiding the team through technical challenges and contributing to codebases to unblock progress.
Promote architectural excellence, scalability, and security in all solutions, with a strong focus on cloud-native patterns and practices.
Serve as a connector across teams, integrating systems and driving adoption of engineering best practices.
The Skills & Expertise You Bring
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent experience.
Proven experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers, with a strong focus on people development and team dynamics.
Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong business acumen and ability to translate complex technical concepts into strategic business value.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire across technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience with agile methodologies, TDD, and modern software development practices.
Self-motivated and proactive, with a passion for driving change and delivering impactful solutions.
Ability to foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing team culture.
Preferred qualifications:
Experience in financial services or insurance is a plus.
Familiarity with domain-driven design, event-driven architecture, and platform engineering.
Exposure to enterprise transformation initiatives and change management.
You’ll Love Working Here Because You Can Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day, your work transforms our experiences to make lives better. We’ll help you grow your technical and leadership capabilities through learning experiences. Prudential offers a strong, supportive environment.
What we offer you Prudential is required to include the salary range for this role for applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $138,500.00 to $206,000.00. Specific pricing may vary based on geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.
Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.
Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, PTO, and parental/military leave.
401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
Company-funded pension plan.
Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for wellbeing needs.
Work/Life resources for parenting, housing, senior care, finances, and more.
Education benefits to help finance traditional college enrollment and accredited certificate programs.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan: eligible after one year of service.
Eligibility for discretionary annual incentive program is subject to program rules and performance. For Total Rewards details, review Prudential Careers information. Some benefits may not apply to part-time employees.
Prudential Financial, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email accommodations.hw@prudential.com. For technical assistance, email careers.technicalsupport@prudential.com.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
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Join to apply for the
Lead, Tech Lead
role at
Prudential Financial . Job Classification: Technology - Engineering & Cloud Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability and efficiency? The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA. When you join Prudential, you’ll unlock an exciting and impactful career while growing your skills and advancing your profession at a leading financial services institution. Your Team
As a Lead, Tech Lead on the Distribution team in Retirement Strategies, you will be a key driver of technical strategy and execution. You’ll lead cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product owners, designers, and delivery professionals to evolve our business. Your role will be pivotal in shaping cloud-native architectures and implementing scalable, resilient solutions that solve complex business challenges. You’ll bring a self-driven attitude, a passion for innovation, and a commitment to fostering a collaborative and inclusive team culture. Your leadership will inspire others to challenge the status quo and continuously improve.
What You Can Expect on a Typical Day
Lead technical design and implementation of cloud-native solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and MVP principles.
Drive team performance through coaching, mentoring, and fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to align technology strategy with business goals, influencing decisions with technical and domain expertise.
Champion agile practices, DevOps principles, and modern engineering standards to accelerate delivery and improve quality.
Be hands-on when needed, guiding the team through technical challenges and contributing to codebases to unblock progress.
Promote architectural excellence, scalability, and security in all solutions, with a strong focus on cloud-native patterns and practices.
Serve as a connector across teams, integrating systems and driving adoption of engineering best practices.
The Skills & Expertise You Bring
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent experience.
Proven experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers, with a strong focus on people development and team dynamics.
Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong business acumen and ability to translate complex technical concepts into strategic business value.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire across technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience with agile methodologies, TDD, and modern software development practices.
Self-motivated and proactive, with a passion for driving change and delivering impactful solutions.
Ability to foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing team culture.
Preferred qualifications:
Experience in financial services or insurance is a plus.
Familiarity with domain-driven design, event-driven architecture, and platform engineering.
Exposure to enterprise transformation initiatives and change management.
You’ll Love Working Here Because You Can Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day, your work transforms our experiences to make lives better. We’ll help you grow your technical and leadership capabilities through learning experiences. Prudential offers a strong, supportive environment.
What we offer you Prudential is required to include the salary range for this role for applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $138,500.00 to $206,000.00. Specific pricing may vary based on geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.
Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.
Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, PTO, and parental/military leave.
401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
Company-funded pension plan.
Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for wellbeing needs.
Work/Life resources for parenting, housing, senior care, finances, and more.
Education benefits to help finance traditional college enrollment and accredited certificate programs.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan: eligible after one year of service.
Eligibility for discretionary annual incentive program is subject to program rules and performance. For Total Rewards details, review Prudential Careers information. Some benefits may not apply to part-time employees.
Prudential Financial, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email accommodations.hw@prudential.com. For technical assistance, email careers.technicalsupport@prudential.com.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
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