Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Software Engineer
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55400
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Software Engineer
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Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Be responsible for designing, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting application software that is delivered on time and within budget. Work closely with customers, business analysts, technology, and project teams to understand business requirements, drive the analysis and design of quality technical solutions aligned with business and technology strategies, and comply with the organization’s architectural standards. Provide technical guidance to the development team through the full software life cycle.
Key Responsibilities
Create low level design documents (including code samples/outlines) and detailed engineering specifications based on complex business, user, and non‑functional requirements.
Actively participate in the code review process to ensure development work adheres to standards and specifications (including peer review and external code review). Ensure the quality of work completed by vendor partners.
Unit test all code and programs prior to releasing them to quality assurance; quickly resolve all unit test issues. Assist quality assurance in identifying test cases and creating/mining test data to enable thorough testing of all development deliverables.
Provide mentoring and direction to more junior members of the application development team. Influence the shaping of standards and tools. Provide governance oversight to ensure project adherence to development strategy, standards, policies, tools, and procedures.
Work in partnership with the project team and business to fully understand project goals and requirements and use this knowledge to effectively plan and execute the development process. Participate in project design walkthroughs.
Evaluate interrelationships between applications to determine whether a change in one part of the project would impact or cause undesirable results in related applications and design for effective interfaces between interrelated applications.
Improve the health of system assets by identifying enhancements to improve performance, reliability, and resource consumption. Track exceptions to standards (e.g., security gaps) to ensure they are addressed in a planful and timely fashion.
Maintain up‑to‑date business domain knowledge and technical skills in software development technologies and methodologies. Provide input in the selection, implementation and use of development tools and best practices.
Support the application development process by providing backend database object creation and migration to production environments in Oracle and SQL Server.
Analyze database requirements, perform logical and physical database design, and manage installation tasks. Work in conjunction with developers and other DBAs to resolve database problems during application testing and implementation.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent work experience.
5‑7+ years of experience on data‑driven applications using Python, PowerShell and a major RDBMS (SQL Server, Oracle or PostgreSQL) or any combination thereof.
Experience developing cross‑platform applications using Microsoft BI stack.
4‑6 years of experience in developing applications targeting a major cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP).
Proven knowledge of development tools such as Visual Studio, Git, SQL Server Management Studio, CICD/automation tools such as Jenkins, Ansible, etc.
Experience writing automated unit tests in Python.
Demonstrable experience in SQL development including writing views, stored procedures, and functions.
Proven ability to write quality code by following best practices and guidelines.
Strong problem‑solving, multi‑tasking and organizational skills.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrable experience working on a geographically dispersed team.
Preferred Qualifications
Full‑stack development experience using AWS Services.
Cloud Certification (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Knowledge of UNIX/LINUX shell scripting.
Experience with AI/MLOps.
Proven ability to successfully translate client/business needs into software designs.
Proven analytical and business skills to reconcile conflicting objectives and find/design acceptable compromises within existing limitations.
Understanding and application of both current technical solution elements and abstract elements (algorithms and architectures).
Effective application of technology/engineering knowledge to multiple and evolving programs and languages.
About Our Company We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024. With a team of more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.
Compensation The estimated base salary for this role is $104,900 – $141,000 per year. We have a pay‑for‑performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long‑term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well‑being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurances.
Employment Information Full time – Exempt
EEO Statement Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
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Software Engineer
role at
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Be responsible for designing, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting application software that is delivered on time and within budget. Work closely with customers, business analysts, technology, and project teams to understand business requirements, drive the analysis and design of quality technical solutions aligned with business and technology strategies, and comply with the organization’s architectural standards. Provide technical guidance to the development team through the full software life cycle.
Key Responsibilities
Create low level design documents (including code samples/outlines) and detailed engineering specifications based on complex business, user, and non‑functional requirements.
Actively participate in the code review process to ensure development work adheres to standards and specifications (including peer review and external code review). Ensure the quality of work completed by vendor partners.
Unit test all code and programs prior to releasing them to quality assurance; quickly resolve all unit test issues. Assist quality assurance in identifying test cases and creating/mining test data to enable thorough testing of all development deliverables.
Provide mentoring and direction to more junior members of the application development team. Influence the shaping of standards and tools. Provide governance oversight to ensure project adherence to development strategy, standards, policies, tools, and procedures.
Work in partnership with the project team and business to fully understand project goals and requirements and use this knowledge to effectively plan and execute the development process. Participate in project design walkthroughs.
Evaluate interrelationships between applications to determine whether a change in one part of the project would impact or cause undesirable results in related applications and design for effective interfaces between interrelated applications.
Improve the health of system assets by identifying enhancements to improve performance, reliability, and resource consumption. Track exceptions to standards (e.g., security gaps) to ensure they are addressed in a planful and timely fashion.
Maintain up‑to‑date business domain knowledge and technical skills in software development technologies and methodologies. Provide input in the selection, implementation and use of development tools and best practices.
Support the application development process by providing backend database object creation and migration to production environments in Oracle and SQL Server.
Analyze database requirements, perform logical and physical database design, and manage installation tasks. Work in conjunction with developers and other DBAs to resolve database problems during application testing and implementation.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent work experience.
5‑7+ years of experience on data‑driven applications using Python, PowerShell and a major RDBMS (SQL Server, Oracle or PostgreSQL) or any combination thereof.
Experience developing cross‑platform applications using Microsoft BI stack.
4‑6 years of experience in developing applications targeting a major cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP).
Proven knowledge of development tools such as Visual Studio, Git, SQL Server Management Studio, CICD/automation tools such as Jenkins, Ansible, etc.
Experience writing automated unit tests in Python.
Demonstrable experience in SQL development including writing views, stored procedures, and functions.
Proven ability to write quality code by following best practices and guidelines.
Strong problem‑solving, multi‑tasking and organizational skills.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrable experience working on a geographically dispersed team.
Preferred Qualifications
Full‑stack development experience using AWS Services.
Cloud Certification (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Knowledge of UNIX/LINUX shell scripting.
Experience with AI/MLOps.
Proven ability to successfully translate client/business needs into software designs.
Proven analytical and business skills to reconcile conflicting objectives and find/design acceptable compromises within existing limitations.
Understanding and application of both current technical solution elements and abstract elements (algorithms and architectures).
Effective application of technology/engineering knowledge to multiple and evolving programs and languages.
About Our Company We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024. With a team of more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.
Compensation The estimated base salary for this role is $104,900 – $141,000 per year. We have a pay‑for‑performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long‑term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well‑being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurances.
Employment Information Full time – Exempt
EEO Statement Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
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