Remote Senior Data Engineer: Full-Stack & Microservices

First Citizens Bank; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, develop, and support enterprise data-driven platforms with a focus on scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions. You will work across UI, APIs, microservices, and data processing stacks, mentoring junior engineers and guiding architectural decisions.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, technical leadership, and collaboration with product owners and stakeholders to deliver reliable systems in a remote-first setup that

Qualifications

• Strong experience building web applications using React.js and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Strong experience developing backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.
• Experience implementing event-driven architecture using Kafka.
• Experience using Python for automation, data processing, or backend services.
• Advanced SQL development and database design experience with Oracle and Netezza.
• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs.
• Experience with GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, Jira, and Confluence.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Excellent ability to communicate technical information clearly and work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS) and container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes is preferred.
• Experience within financial services, banking, risk, treasury, forecasting, or regulatory reporting environments is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable full-stack applications using React.js, Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, Python, Kafka, and relational databases.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs, microservices, and event-driven solutions to support business and data processing requirements.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs and implementation plans.
• Build reusable components, application frameworks, and shared services to improve development efficiency.
• Lead and participate in architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and code reviews.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers and project teams.
• Establish and promote engineering best practices, coding standards, and development methodologies.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and assess system impacts, dependencies, and risks.
• Provide effort estimates, technical recommendations, and implementation strategies for new initiatives and enhancements.
• Collaborate with solution architects, product owners, and stakeholders to define scalable solutions.
• Support production applications and troubleshoot complex issues across UI, middleware, messaging platforms, and databases.
• Monitor application performance and identify opportunities for optimization and automation.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident management activities.
• Develop automated units, integration, and regression tests.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to application performance, security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Contribute to Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, retrospectives, and release activities.

Skills

React.js

Java

Spring Boot

Node.js

Python

Kafka

Relational databases

REST APIs

Microservices

Event-driven architecture

Full-stack development

Mentorship

Architecture leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IS/Data Science

High school diploma or GED

Tools

GitLab

CI/CD pipelines

Jira

Confluence

Docker

Kubernetes

Oracle

Netezza

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, develop, and support enterprise data-driven platforms with a focus on scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions. You will work across UI, APIs, microservices, and data processing stacks, mentoring junior engineers and guiding architectural decisions.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, technical leadership, and collaboration with product owners and stakeholders to deliver reliable systems in a remote-first setup that