Senior Software Engineer

nCino; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

nCino is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Global Banking Solutions engineering group, shaping products used by financial institutions. You will lead development across the full software lifecycle, influence architecture, ensure code quality, and mentor teammates.

This role requires strong full stack experience and collaboration across engineering, product, and design. This hybrid on-site role sits at our Global Headquarters in Wilmington, NC, offering opportunities to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field; 5+ years of experience.
• Proficiency in at least one major programming language.
• Experience with Git and collaboration tools.
• Commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Familiar with Agile/SCRUM and TDD methodologies.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers.
• Experience with AWS tools and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide input on architectural decisions and guide team members around best practices.
• Incorporate automated tests into applicable tickets and mentor on automation strategies.
• Lead brainstorming sessions and propose innovative ideas and solutions.
• Identify opportunities and lead proof-of-concepts to demonstrate key functionality.
• Consider scalability, maintainability, and best practices as the design evolves.
• Identify risks and provide mitigation strategies.
• Help choose technologies and tools for the project.
• Design code aligned with the service architecture and industry standards.
• Stay updated on field developments and introduce new approaches.
• Understand the data model and product design for integration.
• Facilitate communication inside and outside the team.
• Lead automated testing initiatives and improve related practices.
• Support Go-live planning with cross-functional teams.
• Promote cross-team collaboration for end-to-end solutions.
• Prioritize system hygiene backlog to improve product and developer experience.
• Enforce coding standards through reviews to reduce hygiene issues.
• Manage software dependencies and stay informed on trends.
• Demonstrate mastery across multiple languages, frameworks, and tools.
• Uphold high standards of code quality and best practices.
• Drive technical excellence and deliver high-quality software.
• Define personal learning plans and mentor juniors.

Skills

Full stack

Programming languages

Git

Agile/SCRUM

TDD

Mentoring

AWS

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Job description

Curious Minds. Bold Ideas. Extraordinary Impact. We're transforming financial services through bold innovation and relentless execution. You bring the ideas and drive. We'll build what's next — together.

Job Summary

nCino is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Global Banking Solutions engineering group, where you will help build the products financial institutions rely on to serve their consumer and business customers. You will lead development work across the full software lifecycle, contribute to architectural decisions, uphold code quality standards, and mentor teammates along the way. This is a role for an engineer who wants real ownership over technical direction and the opportunity to influence both what gets built and how the broader engineering organization builds it.

The ideal candidate brings strong full stack experience, a track record of delivering in complex environments, and the communication skills to work effectively across engineering, product, and design. You think carefully about scalability and maintainability, thrive in cross functional delivery, and are energized by work that has a direct impact on how financial institutions serve their communities across nCino's global banking product lines.

This role is a hybrid on-site position at our Global Headquarters in Wilmington, NC.

Responsibilities

• Provide input on architectural decisions and guide team members around best practices.
• Incorporate the automated tests into applicable tickets and mentors other members of the team on automation strategies.
• Lead brainstorming sessions and propose innovative ideas and solutions.
• Identify opportunities & lead proof-of-concepts to demonstrate key functionality or validate critical technical aspects.
• Begin to consider scalability, maintainability, and best practices as the high-level design of the solution takes shape.
• Identify potential risks and provide mitigation strategies.
• Help choose technologies and tools used for the project.
• Be a technologist with an understanding of a range of languages, frameworks, and tools.
• Consistently design code that is aligned with the overall service architecture.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field and introduce new approaches and technologies.
• Understand the data model and design of the product.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration inside and outside their team.
• Heavily involved in Automated Testing and improves the best practices and metrics.
• Understand adoption and release barriers to entry for the product and technology.
• Support PM and team in developing a strategic launch and release plan with cross functional teams.
• Promote cross-team collaboration focused on taking end to end solutions to market and supporting Go-live activities.
• Help prioritize the system hygiene backlog, with a focus on improving both the product and the developer experience.
• Mitigate the introduction of additional hygiene through code reviews, ensuring team members adhere to coding standards.
• Leads the management of software dependencies, staying informed about industry updates and trends to ensure version compatibility
• Exhibit technical mastery and proficiency in multiple programming languages, frameworks, and tools relevant to our technology stack.
• Uphold the highest standards of code quality and follows industry best practices.
• Plays a pivotal role in driving technical excellence, innovation, and delivering high-quality software solutions.
• Defines personal continuous learning plans and provide customized plans for junior members of the team.
• Demonstrate expertise in independently completing complex tickets, mentor team members, and facilitating effective communication and collaboration.
• Proficient understanding of ETL processes, data modeling and data integration techniques
• Leverage AI tools and techniques to enhance software development activities, including code generation, testing, debugging, and optimization.
• Apply AI insights to identify patterns, automate repetitive tasks, and improve overall development efficiency and product quality.
• Evaluate and integrate AI/ML capabilities where appropriate to strengthen product functionality and user experience.
• Maintain awareness of emerging AI trends and best practices to inform continuous learning and innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field with 5+ years of experience/proficiency or a combination of education and experience
• Proficiency in at least one major programming language
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaboration tools
• Demonstrated commitment to quality and continuous improvement
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as in teams.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Agile/SCRUM and TDD development methodologies.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with AWS tools and technologies.

The pay range for this role is based on relative market data and alignment with our compensation philosophy. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum of the pay range for each job posting, which is used to determine new hire rates/salaries and takes into consideration multiple factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills, abilities, proficiencies, experience, education, licensures/certifications, as well as business and organizational needs. nCino reserves the right to modify the posted range consistent with our internal practices and external market movement. The recruiter for this job posting can share more compensation details during the recruitment process, as base salary is only one component of the total compensation package per position posted.

The base salary range for this job is:

$107,900 - $183,400 USD

nCino provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetics or other protected groups. In addition to federal law requirements, nCino complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

nCino is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, nCino will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us at [e-mail] .

Our commitment to inclusion and equality includes a strong belief that the diversity of our team is instrumental to our success. We strive to create workplaces where employees are empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.