Senior Staff Product Solutions Developer
@ Strata Decision Technology

Chicago, Illinois, United States
$125,000
On Site
Full Time
Posted 30 days ago

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How You’ll Make an Impact

At Strata, we fuel the lifeblood industries of healthcare, financial institutions, and higher education. As a Senior Staff Product Solutions Developer on the Financial Institutions team, you work on financial performance management software, enabling institutions to optimize their planning, forecasting, and operational efficiency.

Your Responsibilities

You will join a scrum team following an agile process and manage development tasks throughout the product lifecycle. Collaborate with product owners and customers to understand requirements and leverage your domain knowledge to design, write, and debug Excel-based functionality and BI reports. You will partner with software developers to integrate Excel-based features with web applications.

  • Utilize AI tools to accelerate solution development.
  • Perform system maintenance through monitoring, troubleshooting, and defect correction.
  • Focus on performance tuning while balancing usability and automation.
  • Develop and maintain system documentation.

Our Technology Stack

  • Tooling: Microsoft Excel, Azure DevOps, Slack
  • Data & Analytics: Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, Snowflake, PowerBI
  • Process: SAFe Agile

What We’re Looking For

  • 7+ years in financial planning and analysis in financial institutions.
  • 5+ years with Microsoft Excel, SQL, database concepts, and BI tools.
  • Strong communication skills to work across all team levels.
  • Leadership in projects, technical best practices, or process initiatives.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement and emerging technologies.
  • Familiarity with agile frameworks such as Scrum or SAFe.

Salary and Benefits

Estimated salary range: $111,000 - $138,000. Actual salary is determined by skills and experience. Strata offers discretionary variable pay programs along with a comprehensive benefits package.

How We Work

The preferred locations for this role are Chicago, IL or St. Louis, MO. Strata supports a hybrid work environment, offering the flexibility to work from home while enjoying in-person collaboration on campus.

Our Culture & Core Values

We drive innovation through collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning. Core values include connecting with positive intent, being helpful, owning responsibilities, daily improvement, and maintaining humility.

Key skills/competency

  • Financial Planning
  • Excel
  • SQL
  • Data Modeling
  • BI Reporting
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • SAFe
  • Azure DevOps
  • Collaboration

How to Get Hired at Strata Decision Technology

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Customize your resume: Highlight relevant Excel and SQL experience.
  • Tailor your cover letter: Emphasize agile and financial planning skills.
  • Research Strata's culture: Review their values and team collaboration.
  • Prepare for technical interviews: Refresh DB concepts and BI tool usage.
  • Show leadership experience: Detail examples of project impact.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review Excel advanced functions and VBA.
Practice SQL queries and database debugging.
Learn PowerBI reporting and performance tuning.
Brush up on agile and SAFe methodologies.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a challenging project conflict resolution.
Explain a time you led a technical initiative.
Share how you manage cross-functional communications.
Discuss how you adapt to rapid changes.

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