Remote Java API Engineer II — Cloud-Native Payments

First Citizens Bank

Austin (TX)

Remote

USD 100,000 - 140,000

Full time

22 hours ago

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Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Software Engineer II to design, develop, and migrate enterprise APIs across Payments, Money Movement, and Information Reporting platforms. You will transform legacy services into cloud-native, scalable API-driven solutions.

The role emphasizes API development, microservices, AWS cloud migration, and secure, high-performance APIs built with Java and Spring Boot. Collaboration with architects, product owners, and engineers is essential.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computing or a related field; 2+ years in software dev is required.
Strong experience designing, building, and securing APIs and microservices for enterprise use.
Proficiency with AWS services and cloud migration patterns for large-scale platforms.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, enhance, and support secure, scalable APIs for Payments, Money Movement, and Information Reporting.
Modernize and migrate APIs from on-prem to AWS cloud-native architectures.
Build cloud-native solutions using AWS API Gateway, Lambda, ECS, and related services.
Develop RESTful APIs with Java, Spring Boot, and AWS-native tech following security standards.
Troubleshoot, improve resilience, and optimize API performance across platforms.
Develop event-driven flows with Kafka, SNS, and SQS for real-time processing.