Software Engineer 2 - Digital Assets

U.S. Bank; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 98,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) and employer-funded retirement

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a Software Engineer to contribute to our digital transformation journey. The role focuses on analyzing, designing, testing, and maintaining enterprise-grade software within a security-conscious, agile environment.

You will develop and optimize services for the Digital Assets and Tokenization platform using Java, Spring Boot, and cloud-native architectures. Collaboration across teams and adherence to DevOps practices are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
• 3–5 years of relevant experience
• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Microservices Architecture
• Experience with RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures
• Experience with Kafka and high-throughput processing environments
• Cloud-native applications using Azure and/or AWS
• Hands-on with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and DevSecOps practices
• Familiarity with blockchain and distributed ledger tech is a plus

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade services using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices
• Engineer high-performance payment processing workflows for stablecoin transfer and settlement
• Build and integrate blockchain connectivity services and APIs
• Design and optimize real-time transaction monitoring, ledger synchronization, and settlement workflows
• Promote best practices in software engineering, API-first development, testing, and security

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

RESTful APIs

Kafka

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

CI/CD

Azure/AWS

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

Be a part of transformational change where integrity matters, success inspires and great teams collaborate and innovate. As the fifth-largest bank in the United States, we’re one of the country's most respected, innovative, ethical and successful financial institutions. We’re looking for people who want more than just a job – they want to make a difference! U.S. Bank is seeking a Software Engineer who will contribute toward the success of our technology initiatives in our digital transformation journey.

This position will be responsible for the analysis, design, testing, development and maintenance of best in class software experiences. The candidate is a self-motivated individual who can collaborate with a team and across the organization. The candidate takes responsibility of the software artifacts produced adhering to U.S. Bank standards in order to ensure minimal impact to the customer experience. The candidate will be adept with the agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles.

Essential Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade services for the Digital Assets and Tokenization platform using Java, Spring Boot, and cloud-native microservices architectures, enabling secure and scalable processing of digital asset and stablecoin transactions
• Engineer high-performance payment processing workflows for stablecoin transfer and settlement
• Build and integrate blockchain connectivity services, APIs, and event-driven architectures that interact with distributed ledger networks, custody platforms, payment rails, and core banking systems
• Design and optimize resilient workflows for real-time transaction monitoring, ledger synchronization, settlement processing, and exception handling across multiple enterprise and blockchain ecosystems.
• Drive best practices in software engineering, including domain-driven design, API-first development, test automation, secure coding, performance optimization, and distributed systems design.
• Design and integrate with Compliance , KYC,KYB systems

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
• Three to five years of relevant experience

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Microservices Architecture.
• Deep understanding of object-oriented design, design patterns, domain-driven design (DDD), and distributed systems.
• Strong experience developing RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, and asynchronous processing frameworks.
• Extensive experience with Kafka, messaging systems, and high-throughput transaction processing environments.
• Experience building highly available, fault-tolerant, cloud-native applications using Azure and/or AWS.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and DevSecOps practices.
• Familiarity with Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (Ethereum, Hyperledger, Canton, Besu, Corda, or similar).
• Familiarity with Cryptographic Security and Transaction Signing, including public/private key cryptography, digital signatures, MPC (Multi-Party Computation) and secure transaction authorization workflows.
• Familiarity with Custody platform integrations such as Fireblocks, BitGo or similar institutional digital asset custody solutions.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $98,175.00 - $115,500.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.