Software Engineer

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 year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves 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.

Job Description

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 that are 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

• Responsible for picking up new technologies independently, while actively collaborating with your peers on solutioning and providing constructive feedback. 
• Leverage strong attention to details to minimize the need for corrections and proactively address potential issues before they escalate.  
• Creative, thoughtful, and driven about bringing fresh and original ideas to improve the team’s technical processes. 
• Write clean code and provide constructive feedback on team members’ code when required.
• Actively contribute to the full development life cycle and volunteer to assist your colleagues when it is needed.  
• Clearly communicate complex concepts to both non-technical and technical partners. 
• Understands the importance of documentation and engage in its creation and maintenance. #LI_DNI

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent work experience. 
• 5-7+ years of experience using JavaScript, Python.
• 4-6 years of experience in developing applications targeting a major cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Provide deep expertise in FinTech analytics tools and personalization technologies, including CJA, AEP, Target, AJO, and RT/CDP.
• Strong experience in digital analytics and experiences working with a tag management tool (e.g., Adobe Experience Platform Launch, Google Tag Manager, Tealium, etc.). 
• Good experience in personalization and campaign management, Implement and configure user journeys, A/B tests, and communicate successful launches to stakeholders using tools like Adobe Target and AJO
• Integrate personalization platforms with key FinTech systems such as Bloomreach (CMS), Workfront, and others.
• Direct experience with writing clean, maintainable code and integrating platforms to seamlessly exchange data or functionality. 
• Robust knowledge of gathering data with client-side approaches to better understand our customers, improve user experiences, and make data-driven decisions. 
• Strong understanding of utilizing server-side approaches for APIs, SDKs, and event forwarding in ensuring reliable and efficient data handling. 
• Familiarity with the agile process and effectively apply best practices to manage all assigned projects.
• Fundamental understanding of Git or other Version Control Systems (VCS), such as committing changes, branching, and merging.  
• 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 of working on a team that is geographically dispersed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Awareness of industry norms, privacy guidelines, risk mitigation controls, and information security standards.
• Experience with setting up initial infrastructure and establishing a strong foundation while identifying best practices for ongoing maintenance to ensure it is reliable and secure. 
• Utilize personal creativity and innovation to identify opportunities and solve problems effectively. 
• Experience with ServiceNow, Jira, and Confluence.

Base Pay Salary

The estimated base salary for this role is $107,000 - $147,000 a 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.Full timeExemptTechnologyTECH Technology

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.