Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack, ReactJS, Angular)

What is the Senior Software Engineer responsible for?

• The FTT AI & Digital Transformation group is a newly established team within Franklin Templeton Technologies, the Technology function within Franklin Templeton Investments. The core mandate of this role is to bring innovative digital investment products and solutions to market leveraging a patented and innovative digital wealth tech/fintech product - Goals Optimization Engine (GOE) - built with several years of academic research in mathematical optimization, probability theory and AI techniques at its core.

• The mandate also extends to leveraging cutting edge AI such as Generative AI in addition to Reactive AI to create value within various business functions within Franklin Templeton such as Investment Solutions, Portfolio Management, Sales & Distribution, Marketing, HR functions among others in a responsible and appropriate manner. The possibilities are limitless here and this would be a fantastic opportunity for self-motivated and driven professionals to make significant contributions to the organization and to themselves.

Senior Software Engineer provides expertise and experience in application development and production support activities to support business needs:

• Develop and maintain scalable, responsive web applications using modern frameworks and technologies that can be deployed in cloud environments, leveraging containerization and orchestration tools.
• Architect, build, and optimize reusable back-end systems, APIs, and databases to support seamless front-end interactions.
• Integrate AI-assisted development workflows using tools like GitHub Copilot to accelerate delivery. Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code with strong documentation (e.g. Swagger) across the stack.
• Rapidly prototype new ideas and contribute to innovation initiatives that align with product strategy.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other developers to deliver high-quality features.
• Engage in user acceptance testing (UAT) and support test execution with analysts and stakeholders.
• Build and deploy back-end services in Python using frameworks like Django or Flask.
• Ensure application security, performance, and scalability through robust testing and code reviews.
• Build for scalability, observability, and resilience in a multi-tenant, white-label setup.
• Implement and maintain continuous integration and delivery pipelines to ensure rapid and reliable deployments.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues across the entire stack, from the database to the front-end.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release planning to deliver high-quality features on time.
• Stay current with industry trends, tools, and best practices to continuously improve development processes.
• Conduct peer code reviews, static code analysis, and performance tuning to maintain high development standards.
• Adaptable to ambiguity and rapidly evolving conditions, viewing changes as opportunities to introduce structure and order when appropriate
• Reviews source code and design of peers incorporating advanced business domain knowledge.
• Offers vocal involvement in design and implementation discussions.
• Provides alternate views on software and product design characteristics to strengthen final decisions.
• Participates in defining the technology roadmap.

Education and Experience:

• At least 8+ years of experience in software/UI development.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related fields.
• Candidates from Tier 1 or Tier 2 institutions in India (e.g., IITs, BITS Pilani, IIITs, NITs, etc.) are strongly preferred.
• Strong proficiency in front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
• Extensive experience building back-end services using Python (Django, Flask).
• Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging systems such as Apache Kafka
• Experience with serverless architecture
• Familiarity with Node.js and other back-end frameworks as a bonus.
• Experience with rapid app prototyping using tools such as Streamlit and Dash is a plus.
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools.
• Proficiency in databases, both relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB).
• Proficiency in writing unit test cases
• Strong understanding of API development, authentication, and security protocols such as OAuth and JWT. Proficiency in creating and consuming RESTfulAPIs.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong proficiency in using AI tools such as GitHub Copilot.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities in Agile team environments.
• A passion for building user-centric, reliable, and scalable applications.
• Bonus: Experience with CMS - integrated backends or regulated industries (finance, healthcare, etc.)