Principal Software Engineer

Kaleidoscope Innovation; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm in Charlotte, NC, seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive innovation in their banking technology. You will develop scalable microservices, design APIs, and mentor teams while ensuring operational excellence. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of software development experience, strong knowledge of Core Java, and proficiency with Cloud technologies. This role demands a collaborative spirit, emphasizing Agile practices and technical leadership while working on-site.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience in software design and development.
• 4+ years of Core Java experience with Java open-source stack & frameworks.
• 3+ years of experience with microservices and API's design.
• 3+ years of experience with Cloud technologies and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, distributed systems components and services.
• Build robust APIs, microservices, and workflow-based processing systems.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and guide teams on delivery and estimations.

Skills

Microservices development

Core Java

APIs design

Agile methodologies

Cloud technologies

NoSQL Databases

SQL Databases

Domain driven design

REST API

Tools

MongoDB

Spring Framework

Hibernate

Jenkins

Gradle

Maven

Kafka

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive innovation and technical excellence within the Commercial and Corporate & Investment Banking Technology (CCIBT). You will be responsible for the development and maintenance of microservices framework using domain driven design, event driven architecture and SOLID principles. You will also be designing and implementing new business solutions, providing application deployment guidance and consultation, utilizing a thorough understanding of applicable technology, tools, cloud platform, in-house/vendor applications and existing/new designs.

In This Role, You Will

• Design and implement scalable, distributed systems components and services for the commercial banking service platform.
• Build robust APIs, microservices, and workflow-based processing systems.
• Design, code, test, debug, and document high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and partner with product, operations, and architecture teams.
• Ensure operational excellence through monitoring, quality engineering, and automated workflows.
• Be responsible for participating in the creation and implementation of a technology framework and providing strong technical expertise to application development teams and senior technology management.
• Collaborate and consult with key architects, SMEs, senior technology and other technology partners to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals.
• Mentor junior engineers and guide teams on delivery, estimations, grooming, and velocity management.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience in software design and development.
• 4+ years of Core Java experience with Java open-source stack & frameworks, Spring, Spring boot.
• 3+ years of experience working with NoSQL Database such as MongoDB and RDBMS as well with databases such as SQL Server, Oracle or MySQL.
• 3+ years of microservices development, domain driven design and API’s design.
• 3+ years of experience with Cloud technologies, enterprise pipelines based on Gradle, Maven and CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Harness, Github, etc.
• Expertise with Java Framework and Libraries. Has experience with various Java frameworks and libraries such as Spring, Hibernate, Java EE and others. Has experience building robust applications using these frameworks.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in financial services industry.
• Strong understanding of Enterprise Design Patterns, OOP and SOA.
• Experience using CQRS framework like Axon, Akka, Cqrslite etc.
• Experience with integration and building API’s in REST using, Camel, Fuse etc.
• Experience in working with BPM or Workflow such as IBM BPM, jBPM, Activiti, Camunda, ODM, Drools, jRules etc.
• Experience in working utilizing domain driven design, event driven architecture and SOLID principles.
• Experience in messaging technologies: Kafka, IBM MQ, Active MQ.
• Experience with Enterprise Security Infrastructure (Ping, OKTA etc.).

Job Expectations

• Must be able to work on-site at one of the listed locations.

Kaleidoscope, an Infosys Company, is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.