Engineer III - Proposal Activations and Documents Team

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 05-Jan-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.

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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.

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As a Software Engineer on the Proposal Activations and Documents team, you’ll play a pivotal role in building and evolving a high-impact platform that empowers financial advisors to deliver personalized, investment strategies with speed, clarity, and confidence.

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and intuitive digital tools that streamline proposals and onboarding workflows.
• Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and fellow engineers to deliver seamless advisor experiences that integrate retirement, brokerage, education, and other account types into a unified proposal.
• Leverage modern technologies and cloud-native architectures to build resilient, high-performance services that support Edward Jones’ growing SMA/UMA and fee-based planning initiatives.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Dev Ops automation.

• Bachelor's degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, related field or related work experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in software development. Understands infrastructure architecture – networks, productivity tools, operating systems – and provides input to leaders about the impact of these components
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues and their implications for projects and business decisions, facilitate discussion and resolution of problems, and mentor other Information Systems (IS) associates
• Expert level in at least one of the following:
  • Web Application Development
  • Client Application Development
  • Mainframe Online and/or Batch Development
  • Enterprise or solution specific purchased software

Current INTERNAL home-based associates:
While this role is posted as hybrid, if selected and accepted, you may retain your home-based status. Edward Jones intends in good faith to continue offering the role as home-based, though future business or regulatory needs may require on-site work.

** 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 three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.**

At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.

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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. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.