Enterprise Engineering - Software Engineer

TEAM OVERVIEW

KKR is investing in wide scale modernization of both our technology stack and the way we approach managing that technology and support our agile and rapidly evolving complex business lines. Our current footprint is a globally distributed technology portfolio deployed both in on premise datacenters and within public cloud environments around the world.

Underpinning KKR’s success are two cultural characteristics: 1) an emphasis on innovation, creativity and continuous improvement and 2) a focus on operating as a single firm with a single culture with common attitudes and values that emphasize teamwork, collaboration, integrity and shared success.

POSITION SUMMARY

The position is for a technical lead on the Enterprise Engineering team to support the business and technology teams in New York. The role entails building and supporting platforms and technology solutions for Compliance, External Vendors, Operations and other stakeholders and providing an opportunity to participate in all aspects of the application development lifecycle including participation in requirements analysis, application development, devising unit test cases, leading and mentoring teams, driving the technical direction of our projects while working closely with the project managers, business analysts and business users.

The ideal candidate will have a familiarity or strong interest in financial industry and strong hands-on experience in full-stack development using the modern technology stack. The candidate must have excellent programming and data management skills, strong verbal/written communication skills, and be a cultural fit with an emphasis on teamwork, excellence and results.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and manage a team of developers, providing technical guidance and mentorship
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand project requirements and translate them into design and technical solutions.
• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software applications across the full stack, utilizing Python, ReactJS, NodeJS, and Web Services.
• Ensure the timely and successful delivery of projects by monitoring progress, identifying risks, and implementing mitigation strategies. Ideal candidate is comfortable working in a fast-paced, creative and collaborative environment.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to maintain code quality and adherence to best practices.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions to enhance our development processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across different geographies, including designers, product managers, and QA engineers, to ensure seamless integration of software components.
• Act as a technical point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, providing technical expertise and guidance

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer or similar role, with a track record of successfully delivering complex software projects. 8+ years or equivalent of programming experience.
• Strong Understanding of programming design concepts, data structures, and algorithms.
• Strong proficiency in Python programming language and a deep understanding of its best practices and design patterns.
• Strong Knowledge of relational databases, and other data storage solutions, experience with SQL (MS SQL Server preferred).
• Familiarity with front-end libraries/frameworks (ReactJS with Redux preferred).
• Understanding of the API development with HTTP, REST and JSON (fastapi preferred).
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS tools and products such as EC2, S3, SQS, MSK/Kafka, Lambda Functions, Elastic Search etc.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills; detail oriented.
• Strong cultural fit – Teamwork, proactive/self-starter, results oriented and integrity.

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS

• Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform are preferred.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Knowledge of NoSQL database systems

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