Application Engineer

Job Description
We are seeking an Application Engineer to join our product engineering teams, focusing on building customer-facing features and applications that directly serve financial advisors and their clients. This role offers the opportunity to work on meaningful product features while developing expertise in wealth management technology. You'll implement features independently, participate in architectural decisions, and collaborate closely with product managers and designers to deliver impactful solutions.
This role is based in Hyderabad and follows a hybrid work model. You will collaborate with colleagues across India and the United States, with reasonable working-hour overlap when needed for team ceremonies, planning, and delivery. This is an excellent change to be part of building a new Global Capability Center and shaping an engineering and product culture based on deep partnership and ownership.
Key Responsibilities
Software Development & Implementation
Implement features independently within established architecture patterns
Handle complex bug fixes and participate in incident remediation and root cause analysis
Write comprehensive tests (unit, integration) and maintain high code quality standards
Diagnose and resolve non-trivial bugs in production applications
Use secure coding practices and design standards with data privacy best practices
Technical Design & Architecture
Contribute to technical specifications and design documents for application features
Implement solutions for complex problems within the wealth management domain
Identify edge cases and potential issues during feature development
Evaluate and recommend technical approaches for application-level challenges
Create reusable patterns and components for application development
Process & Execution
Participate actively in planning and estimation for feature development
Manage personal workload and priorities effectively
Follow engineering standards consistently and participate actively in code reviews
Identify and address process inefficiencies in application development
Demonstrate ownership of application codebases and fight complexity through simple solutions
Collaboration & Communication
Work effectively with product, design, quality, and information security teams
Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
Participate actively in requirement discussions with product managers
Provide constructive feedback in code reviews and mentor junior engineers
Demo application features and functionalities effectively to stakeholders
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
proficiency in modern programming languages JavaScript, TypeScript
Experience with web application frameworks and technologies ReactJS & NodeJS
Solid understanding of database design and query optimization
Experience with RESTful APIs and modern application architecture patterns
Knowledge of cloud platforms Azure, containerization technologies
Understanding of secure coding practices and data privacy requirements
Familiarity with wealth management or financial services domains preferred
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
Ability to collaborate effectively in a hybrid, globally distributed engineering organization and communicate across technical and business teams
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field
3-6 years of software engineering experience with focus on application development
Experience building and maintaining customer-facing web applications
Track record of successfully delivering features end-to-end
Experience with agile development methodologies and cross-functional collaboration

Work arrangement
Hybrid