Job Responsibilities
- Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
- Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
- Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
- Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
- Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
- Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect
- Mentor/coach junior engineers
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- Experience in Java, or equivalent modern programming languages
- Experience in API Gateways (AWS API gateway, APIGEE etc)
- Hands-on practical experience delivering E2E - system design, application development, testing, and operational stability within a cloud environment (AWS) and cloud native
- Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
- Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, testing automation, Applicant Resiliency, and Security
- Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
- Experience in building micro services with RESTful APIs, and Java Spring Boot
- Experience in coding fundamentals – Algorithms & Data Structures
- Strong bias for action; ability to take ownership and think long-term
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Advanced knowledge of architecture & application design of large scale systems
- Knowledgeable in RDBMS, SQL, NoSQL, React, Angular JS and/or JavaScript UI development is a plus
- Passion for automating & excelling at identifying gaps in processes
- Experience working in a fast-paced Agile environment (JIRA, Confluence)
- Excellent analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills coupled with a strong work ethic
- Experience communicating technical directives at all levels from executive to associate
- In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems