Senior Software Engineer

First Citizens Bank; North Carolina; On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a hands-on Software Engineer to join the Corporate Credit Card delivery team in a remote-capable role, available in AZ, FL, GA, NC and TX. You will design and implement enterprise-grade microservices and mentor developers.

You will drive API design, real-time and file-based integrations, oversee maintenance of critical systems, and collaborate with product owners and business partners to deliver reliable, scalable solutions in a large enterprise banking environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with 3+ years of experience.
• Strong experience designing or modifying modern microservice-based systems.
• Advanced knowledge of Java 11+ and Spring frameworks.
• Familiar with REST APIs, Unit testing, and mocking frameworks.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient in Git and Postman; knowledge of API testing and tooling.
• Understanding of OO design, design patterns, and architectural styles.
• Experience with Scrum and Agile teams and collaboration with product owners.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop technical solutions meeting user needs for functionality, performance, and scalability.
• Lead multiple tech leads managing SCRUM teams and provide coaching and escalation paths.
• Drive domain-wide changes to improve quality, speed, and throughput.
• Maintain and support IaaS/SaaS and on-prem applications across Digital, Cards, Risk, and Merchant Services.
• Coordinate troubleshooting of defects and data/configuration issues to find root causes.
• Advise on best practices, guidelines, and secure coding standards.
• Develop real-time and file-based integrations and optimize database processing.

Skills

Java 11+

Spring/Spring Boot

REST APIs

Unit testing

Git

Postman

Docker

Kubernetes

Scrum/Agile

OOD/OOA design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

GitLab

React (UI)

Job description

Overview

This is a remote role that may only be hired in the following location(s): AZ, FL, GA, NC and TX. We are looking for a hands‑on Software Engineer to join our growingCorporate Credit Card delivery team, which provides technology solutions and integration services in following areas: Corporate Credit Cards, Credit Card Risk Underwriting, Credit Card Portfolio Management, and Merchant Services. We have a highly engaged team of engineers and are driving a new custom developed platform and implementing automated testing on all newly developed projects. Come join us as part of this exciting space where you can dig in the details with other developers and the business, as well as have fun sharpening your technical skills and designing solutions for problems that don’t yet have answers. We are looking for people who have a passion for development and leading teams. The ideal candidate is a seasoned software developer with a history of operating in large enterprise environment who has designed and led implementation of medium to large sized systems. Banking experience is preferred, but not necessary. This individual would have tangible examples of how they have led development teams to successful deployments, coached and mentored senior developers, and have driven an enterprise level design of a system(s). They will also be able to clearly communicate and express complex ideas not only with tech leads and team members, as well as business product owners, but also external teams, while establishing a working relationship built on trust through delivery.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

• Partner with the business and architects to design and develop technical solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Lead multiple tech leads who oversee SCRUM teams within the domain providing coaching, and an escalation path for troubleshooting
• Drives domain wide change initiatives improving quality, speed, and throughput of the shop
• Oversee proactive maintenance on our existing Iaas/SaaS and on premise applications within the Digital, Cards, Risk, and Merchant Services to ensure our mission critical systems remain stable, are able to scale as our business grows, and remain fit-for-purpose.
• Coordinate and assist with troubleshooting of code defects, data errors and configuration problems to determine the origin of application error.
• Know how to support Business critical/ complex applications.
• Exercises Judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
• Drive departmental best practices, guidelines implementation and adhere to standards.
• Show expertise in designing and developing real-time integrations, file-based integrations and be able to optimize the use of database level processing.
• Demonstrate empathy with developer and poses an innate desire to create a superlative developer experience down to the last detail.
• Have a deep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure code.
• Always work to improve oneself and constructively support the team around them.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with3+ Years of experience.
• Intermediate to Strong experience designing or modifying modern microservice based systems
• Advanced interpersonal skills including communication and negotiation
• Advanced knowledge and experience with Java 11+
• Advanced knowledge and experience with Standard Design Patterns such as Factories, Command, Facade, Adapter, and more.
• Advanced knowledge and experience with OOD/OOA
• Advanced knowledge and experience with Spring and Spring Boot frameworks
• Advanced knowledge and experience with REST and APIs
• Advanced knowledge and experience with Unit Test and Mocking frameworks
• Advanced knowledge and experience with git
• Advanced knowledge and experience with Postman
• Advanced knowledge and experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Advanced knowledge and experience with Scrum and Agile
• Advanced knowledge and experience with wikis

Preferred Experience

• Automation Testing Framework Development
• React UI Development
• Gitlab Pipeline Development

Additional Information

This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants. If hired in New York, the base pay for this position is generally between $117,000 and $135,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment. Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.