Senior Software Engineer – Security

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. 

Role Summary

We are seeking a full stack Senior Software Engineer – Security and Data Engineering experience. In this role you will be responsible for the design, development, and operations of fraud detection software in a highly collaborative environment. You will use a combination of data engineering, software engineering, and Python based frameworks, and tooling, to harness data sources for the purpose of identifying fraud and preventing loss for our external customers. 

In this role you will also design, develop, modify, adapt and implement short- and long-term solutions to information technology needs through new and existing applications, systems, databases and applications infrastructure. You will review and interpret system requirements and business processes as well as code, test, debug and implement software solutions. You will also: 

• Lead projects or work streams. 
• Be accountable for your work and sometimes others, provide process and standards advice in your area of specialization. 
• Work independently. 
• Serve as a resource for colleagues with less experience. 

Responsibilities 

• Performing as a domain expert in one or more parts of the software lifecycle (e.g., coding, testing, deployment). Leads significant pieces of development within the development lifecycle. 
• Contributing to the development of standard methodologies within your group. 
• Leading code reviews and actively participates in providing feedback on others’ designs/code. 
• Being accountable for technical debt in your own software. 
• Leading a small project team, as required. 
• Taking control of complex problems and step through them in a rational way. 
• Making tactical vs. strategic trade-offs. 
• Being flexible in your thinking; able to evolve a solution when additional information or ideas are presented. 
• Mentoring junior members of the team. 
• Identifying when junior engineers need help and providing it in a positive way that promotes confidence. 
• Actively helping team members/make suggestions to improve practices. 

Business Knowledge: 

• Able to work directly with business partners. 
• Decisions show a focus on current and future business priorities, together with fiscal responsibility. 
• Can articulate business needs and translate them into technology solutions. 

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree (or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience) and 5+ years of progressive software engineering experience 
• In-depth knowledge and expertise in your job discipline and working knowledge of related disciplines. 
• Stays up to date with new technologies. 
• Shows dedication to quality by implementing suitable software using unit/integration and acceptance testing at the time of feature development. 
• Debugs large components with limited assistance and assists other engineers with debugging. 
• Designs and develops practical APIs and abstractions. 
• Experience with Data Engineering tools and technologies (Deltalake, Lakehouse, Iceberg, Snowflake, and Apache Spark). 
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS). 
• Experience with React and Django framework. 
• Experience with Python ML packages.  
• Programs proficiently in Python and JavaScript. 
• Shows a commitment to quality by implementing suitable software using unit/integration and acceptance testing at the time of feature development.  
• Develops data models or schemas from scratch and knows of key concepts such as ACID, Normalization, and Transactions. 
• Leads code reviews, actively participates in providing feedback on others’ designs/code, helps others solve technical problems. 
• Able to provide a clear and concise explanation of technical concepts, designs, or implementations. 
• Proficient in writing complex queries to pull data from various tools such as Splunk, DbVisualizer, Oracle or DB2. 
• Proficient in Splunk, including lookup tables, reports, creating alerts, and creating Splunk dashboards. 

 

Preferred:

• A demonstrable knowledge of fraud risk factors and analysis, such as IP address, cookies, user-agents, banks, redemptions, loan, and withdrawals. 
• A general knowledge of aggregators, rules, and rules engines. 
• Good knowledge of authentication, MFA, security questions, everify, and Quovo systems. 
• Experience with Jupyter Notebook and Pandas. 

FINRA Requirements

FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.

Work Flexibility

This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to three days per week from home.

Base Salary Ranges

Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.

$118,000.00 - $202,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers
$130,000.00 - $222,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C.
$148,000.00 - $253,000.00 for the location of: New York, California

Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role.  Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package.  Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.

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. 

Benefits

We value your goals and needs, at work and in life. As an associate, you’ll be supported with resources, benefits, and work-life balance so you can thrive in ways that matter to you.   

  

Featured employee benefits to enrich your life:   

• Competitive compensation  

• Annual bonus eligibility  

• A generous retirement plan  

• Hybrid work schedule  

• Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy  

• Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days  

• Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits  

  

Learn more about our benefits.  

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, color, 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.