Senior Software Engineer

Zions Bancorporation; Midvale (UT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance -

Paid Parental Leave

401(k) plan with company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Mental health benefits

Employee Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Zions Bancorporation’s Enterprise Technology and Operations team seeks a Senior Software Engineer to productionize ML applications and scale backend services. You will shape the architectural foundation, build reliable APIs, and drive CI/CD and containerization practices across an Agile team.

You will lead design decisions with a focus on reliability, observability, and scalable performance, while mentoring teammates and contributing to a modern, green-field tech stack within a major financial

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including building and operating production services.
• Strong proficiency in at least one backend language such as Python, Java, Go, or Kotlin.
• Solid understanding of API design and distributed systems fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and container-based deployment using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience instrumenting production services with metrics, structured logging, tracing, and alerting using tools such as Splunk or Grafana.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate reliable, scalable backend services and APIs.
• Define reliability targets for production systems and design services to meet them.
• Make and document architectural decisions that balance reliability, maintainability, and project timelines.
• Establish team standards for code review, testing, branching, release management, and documentation.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, environments, and container-based deployment practices.
• Collaborate as part of a cross-functional Agile team and provide mentorship on production engineering practices.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

Kotlin

API design

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Metrics/logging/tracing

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

Splunk

Jenkins

Job description

Zions Bancorporation’s Enterprise Technology and Operations (ETO) team is transforming what it means to work for a financial institution. With a commitment to technology and innovation, we have been providing our community, clients and colleagues the best experience possible for over 150 years. Help us transform our workforce of the future, today.

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join Zions Bancorporation. As aSenior Software Engineer, you will be the primary software engineering expert on a small Agile team dedicated to productionizing machine learning applications and systems at scale. You’ll design, build, and maintain production systems that support the team’s data and machine learning initiatives. You'll have the opportunity to shape the technical foundation the team will build upon for years to come.

The Senior Software Engineer will:

The Senior Software Engineer establishes and evolves the team’s engineering practice, including SDLC, CI/CD, testing, and containerization. In this role, you'll be expected to perform many engineering activities, including one or more of the following:

• Design, build, and operate reliable, scalable backend services and APIs.
• Define reliability targets for production systems and design services to meet them.
• Make and document architectural decisions that balance reliability, maintainability, and project timelines.
• Establish team standards for code review, testing, branching, release management, and documentation.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, environments, and container-based deployment practices.
• Collaborate as part of a cross-functional Agile team and provide mentorship on production engineering practices.

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including building and operating production services.
• Strong proficiency in at least one backend language such as Python, Java, Go, or Kotlin.
• Solid understanding of API design and distributed systems fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and container-based deployment using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience instrumenting production services with metrics, structured logging, tracing, and alerting using tools such as Splunk or Grafana.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to machine learning systems or ML infrastructure.
• Experience with streaming platforms like Kafka.
• Experience with workflow orchestration or data platforms such as Airflow, Databricks, or Spark.
• Experience in financial services or other regulated environments.
• Experience with GCP and infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform.

Visa Sponsorship:

This position is currently not eligible for employment visa sponsorship (e.g., H-1B visa). This includes, for example, situations where a candidate may have temporary work authorization while enrolled in school or upon graduation (e.g., CPT, OPT) but would need H-1B visa sponsorship within a few years of employment in order to maintain employment eligibility.

Location:

This position has a hybrid work from home schedule with a minimum of three days per week in the office at the new Zions Technology Center in Midvale, UT.

Zions Technology Center - 7860 South Bingham Junction Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047.

The Zions Technology Center is a 400,000-square-foot technology campus in Midvale, Utah. Located on the former Sharon Steel Mill superfund site, the sustainably built campus is the company’s primary technology and operations center. This modern and environmentally friendly technology center enables Zions to compete for the best technology talent in the state while providing team members with an exceptional work environment with features such as:

Electric vehicle charging stations and close proximity to Historic Gardner Village UTA TRAX station.

At least 75% of the building is powered by on-site renewable solar energy.

Access to outdoor recreation, parks, trails, shareable bikes and locker rooms.

Large modern cafe with a healthy and diverse menu.

Healthy indoor environment with ample natural light and fresh air.

LEED-certified sustainable building that features include the use of low VOC-emitting construction materials.

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - START DAY ONE!
• Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• Health Savings (HSA), Flexible Spending (FSA) and dependent care accounts
• Paid Training, Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• 401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, competitive compensation in line with work experience
• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
• Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying employees
• Employee Ambassador preferred banking products

This position will be open until filled.

All candidates, including those with criminal histories will be considered for employment. However, a background check adjudicated consistently with the FDIC Section 19 regulation will be completed on any candidate who accepts a conditional job offer from the Company. Because the Company is a financial institution, the FDIC guidelines apply to all positions within the company and as such any and all job duties have a direct relationship to a candidate’s criminal history and that criminal history would need to align with the FDIC Section 19 regulations.

Zions Bancorporation, National Association prohibits illegal discrimination and reaffirms its policy of providing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), by extending equal employment and advancement opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, gender, disability, national origin, ethnic background, citizenship, protected veteran status, military service, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

It is the Company’s policy not to discriminate because of a person’s relationship or association with a protected veteran. This includes spouses and other family members. Also, Zions will safeguard the fair and equitable treatment of protected veteran spouses and family members with regard to all employment actions and prohibit harassment of applicants and employees because of their relationship or association with a protected veteran.

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