Remote Senior API Engineer - Payments & Cloud Migration

Socket.dev; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Senior Software Engineer focused on API Development & Cloud Migration. You will help design, develop, and modernize enterprise APIs across Payments, Money Movement, and Information Reporting, migrating services to AWS and building cloud-native, scalable solutions.

You will work across architecture, development, testing, deployment, governance, and production support, collaborating with architects, product owners, and business stakeholders to deliver secure and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4+ years of software development and maintenance experience.
• 3+ years building and migrating enterprise APIs using AWS technologies.
• Experience with API security, architecture, and cloud-native design.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and support secure, scalable APIs and microservices for Payments, Money Movement, and Information Reporting platforms.
• Modernize and migrate APIs and integration services to AWS cloud-native architectures.
• Develop cloud-native solutions using AWS services like API Gateway, Lambda, ECS, and more.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs with Java, Spring Boot, and AWS-native technologies.
• Support and improve existing API platforms, troubleshoot issues, and optimize performance.
• Develop event-driven solutions using Kafka, SNS, and SQS for real-time processing.
• Containerize applications with OpenShift, Docker, and AWS ECS, and manage CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

API development

microservices

cloud migration

AWS

Java

Spring Boot

Node.js

RESTful API development

CI/CD pipelines

observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

OpenShift

Docker

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS ECS

Apache Kafka

Dynatrace

CloudWatch

X-Ray

Grafana

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Senior Software Engineer focused on API Development & Cloud Migration. You will help design, develop, and modernize enterprise APIs across Payments, Money Movement, and Information Reporting, migrating services to AWS and building cloud-native, scalable solutions.

You will work across architecture, development, testing, deployment, governance, and production support, collaborating with architects, product owners, and business stakeholders to deliver secure and