Engineer III

Job Title: Engineer Within The Documents Portfolio

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 06-Aug-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500 company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

As an Engineer within the Documents Portfolio, you will apply business and technical expertise to enhance, modernize, and deliver high-quality document solutions across the firm. This role partners closely with business and technology teams to design, develop, and support scalable applications while leveraging modern development practices, cloud technologies, and emerging AI capabilities.

What You'll Do:

• Design, develop, and maintain document-focused applications using modern technologies including Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, React, JavaScript, Kubernetes, and related frameworks.
• Leverage AI tools and prompt engineering techniques to enhance solutions, improve efficiency, and support innovation initiatives.
• Build and integrate solutions using modern platforms and technologies such as Kafka, MongoDB, Oracle, and cloud-native services.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs, specifications, development estimates, and scalable system solutions.
• Lead complex development efforts through design, coding, testing, debugging, deployment, and ongoing maintenance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues while ensuring system stability, reliability, and performance.
• Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, SDLC best practices, test automation, and observability-focused development.
• Mentor and develop team members by providing technical guidance, promoting best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous learning.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, MIS, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience with expertise across application development, infrastructure, and full-stack solution delivery.
• Strong proficiency in Java and/or JavaScript, with experience across multiple programming languages, frameworks, and development stacks.
• Experience developing cloud-based, scalable, secure, and distributed solutions, preferably within Microsoft Azure environments.
• Expertise in modern application architecture, including microservices, domain-driven design, design patterns, event-driven systems, and distributed caching.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases, APIs, messaging platforms, and modern integration technologies.
• Experience with AI tools, AI prompting, low-code/no-code platforms, and Agile development methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of test automation, distributed system testing, observability, production support, and enterprise-scale application operations.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers, lead technical initiatives, communicate effectively, and drive continuous improvement across teams.

Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week.

Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program.