Senior Staff Software Engineer

Ignite Banking; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Untracked/flexible time-off

Health Insurance

Health Savings

Vision

Life Insurance

Job summary

Ignite Banking is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer – Digital Banking to drive complex client engagements from design to delivery in a remote-work setting.

You will own end-to-end development, mentor teams, and partner with client technology stakeholders, leveraging Java, microservices, cloud, and data integration. This role emphasizes strong communication and delivery focus across banking platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on Java development (Corretto 21, Spring Boot 3.2.4)
• REST microservices and API design experience
• Frontend development with React JS and testing (Jest)
• SQL proficiency with Microsoft/Oracle databases
• Cloud-native deployments on AWS or Azure (AKS)
• Monitoring/observability with Splunk/Dynatrace
• Leadership in end-to-end development and code reviews
• Performance optimization and coding best practices

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-complexity, high-impact software projects for clients
• Collaborate with clients' technology teams and delivery consultants
• Lead end-to-end development, code reviews, and testing strategies
• Ensure reliable performance and scalable architectures

Skills

Java Expertise

Microservices

React

SQL

Cloud (AWS/Azure)

Containerization

Kafka

Code Reviews

Leadership

Tools

AKS

Azure SQL Server

Splunk

Dynatrace

Redis

Azure Key Vault

Kafka

Zookeeper

Job description

Overview

We are hiring Senior Staff Software Engineer, Digital Banking to deploy within our portfolio of engagements. Strong preference will be given to candidates with prior Commercial Treasury digital banking, data conversion. platform migration and/or software integration/implementation experience.

This role sits within our consultancy, directly on our team, delivering high complexity, high impact projects for our clients. This is a customer facing role that requires strong communications skills, an ability to partner with our customers technology teams, along with our implementation consultants/delivery team.

Qualifications & Experience

• Java Expertise: 10+ years of hands-on Java development experience (Amazon Corretto 21), Spring Boot (3.2.4), Spring Security. This extensive experience implies that the candidate is proficient in enterprise-grade Java applications, design patterns, and performance optimization.

• Microservices and REST API Proficiency: Skilled in developing web services, particularly microservices architectures, and REST APIs. This indicates a strong understanding of how to build, scale, and maintain distributed systems effectively.

• Client Side Development using React JS, Webpack, and application testing frameworks such as Jest are preferred.

• Database and SQL Skills: Proficient in Microsoft/Oracle Database, with expertise in writing complex SQL queries. This level of database knowledge is crucial for data-heavy applications and backend services.

• Cloud-Native and Platform Experience: Familiarity with cloud platforms, preferably AWS or Azure, as well as experience with deploying containerized (AKS) cloud-native applications.

• Broad Technology Stack Experience: Familiar with a range of modern tools and technologies, including Kafka (event streaming), Zookeeper (coordination service), Splunk/Dynatrace (monitoring), Redis (in-memory data structure store), Azure Key Vault, and Azure SQL Server. The ability to simplify and create common libraries/interfaces for these tools is a plus.

• Leadership and Collaboration Skills: Experience driving end-to-end development, conducting code reviews, developing test strategies, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and resolving operational issues. This suggests that the candidate can lead and manage projects while also being a key technical contributor.

• Performance Optimization and Code Reviews: Skilled in performance code reviews and implementing best practices for efficient, scalable code.

Location: 100% Remote (paid travel 1-2 times annually)

Employment: Contract to Hire on W2 (no C2C)

Benefits

• Untracked/flexible time-off
• Health Insurance
• Health Savings
• Vision
• Life Insurance

About Us

Ignite Banking is a boutique consulting firm serving exclusively banks and financial institutions in hands-on technology delivery roles. We are not a staff augmentation/recruiting firm. We are a trusted partner to our clients, standing shoulder to shoulder with them while we work together to deliver technically complex capabilities/projects/programs.

Our engagements support all aspects of retail and commercial banking, including digital channel transformation, payments, core banking, software and outsourcing, enterprise distributed software, and beyond. Our experts help our clients navigate the most challenging aspects of selecting and implementing new technology, saving them time, frustration, and financial resources.

Our consultants have a deep and thorough knowledge of the major enterprise banking platforms and digital channel vendors. Our understanding of the various market offerings allows us to separate fact from spin, and provide clients unbiased guidance about which products best suit their needs. Our experts collaborate with key stakeholders across the enterprise, and partner with vendors to find the right solution to achieve business goals.

We select associates based on how well their specific background and subject matter expertise aligns with the needs of the clients we serve. Our consultants share a can-do, roll-up-your-sleeves approach. We’re team players, and we’re in the trenches with our clients, ready to do the hard work it takes to build a stronger, more efficient organization. In short, we have the right solution and the relevant people to create real results.

About Our Team & Culture

• High performance team of senior consultants, leading high exposure/mission critical work
• Fast paced environment, focused on technically complex bank/financial services projects
• Results-driven approach, with a focus on making real impact for our clients